Picked up a $40 paint thickness gauge on a whim and it saved my bacon on a 67 Mustang yesterday

I was working on this old 67 Mustang that came in from a guy who swore it was all original paint. Something looked off to me, like the orange peel was too uniform you know? So I pulled out this little gauge I got off Amazon (I think it was like $38 with shipping) and started checking the panels. The hood and driver door were reading way thicker than the rest, like 8 mils vs 3 mils. Turns out someone had already done a half-baked respray on those panels and the owner had no clue. I had to break the news to him that I couldnt match the blend across the whole car without stripping those panels down. Saved me from a major mismatch headache and a redone job that would have cost me hours of my own time. Has anyone else run into a situation where a simple tool like that caught a problem before you started painting?

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lilyg8316d ago

Ha! Guess my bacon was more like burnt toast then crispy.

hugo_bennett16d ago

Did it actually save your bacon or just cost you time on a already messed up Mustang?