[sqenixs]

So I bought a paint thickness meter to test the paint on my vehicle after an accident I had. The body shop gave me a new hood and then painted it and blended the paint into the fenders. They had said that the paint on the hood was thicker than factory paint. Well I determined that to be a lie.

Based on my paint thickness meter, the paint on my vehicle seems to be around 5-7 mils generally speaking. However the new hood is only 3.5-5 mils. The fenders which were blended show 7-12mils which is expected after them painting over the existing paint.

I'm glad I checked this since I know now that the paint on the hood is quite thin and I have to be careful when it comes to buffing and polishing. (ignore the numbers on the picture they don't represent anything in particular).

 

[N3GXQ]

So I bought a paint thickness meter to test the paint on my vehicle after an accident I had. The body shop gave me a new hood and then painted it and blended the paint into the fenders. They had said that the paint on the hood was thicker than factory paint. Well I determined that to be a lie.

Based on my paint thickness meter, the paint on my vehicle seems to be around 5-7 mils generally speaking. However the new hood is only 3.5-5 mils. The fenders which were blended show 7-12mils which is expected after them painting over the existing paint.

I'm glad I checked this since I know now that the paint on the hood is quite thin and I have to be careful when it comes to buffing and polishing. (ignore the numbers on the picture they don't represent anything in particular).

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So I bought a paint thickness meter to test the paint on my vehicle after an accident I had. The body shop gave me a new hood and then painted it and blended the paint into the fenders. They had said that the paint on the hood was thicker than factory paint. Well I determined that to be a lie.

Based on my paint thickness meter, the paint on my vehicle seems to be around 5-7 mils generally speaking. However the new hood is only 3.5-5 mils. The fenders which were blended show 7-12mils which is expected after them painting over the existing paint.

I'm glad I checked this since I know now that the paint on the hood is quite thin and I have to be careful when it comes to buffing and polishing. (ignore the numbers on the picture they don't represent anything in particular).

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Sounds like they needed another pass or two of clear…..

 

[sqenixs]

Sounds like they needed another pass or two of clear…..

Pretty sure it was just one pass of clear. I think they do one pass of color, and one pass of clear at most body shops. They still charged me $600 in paint! That's just the paint, not the labor...

Also I had it polished and put paint protection film over it so I should be ok. The ppf lasts 10 years so I should never need to do a full polish again. Maybe just a spot check here or there if I ever need the ppf replaced (which I hope never happens since it costs over $500 just to cover the hood). The ppf I had put on is also 8 mils so with that it is minimum 11.5mils down to the bare metal.