Measured the paint thickness on my BMW - Can this be true!?

[Anzafin]

Hello all!



I got my Paint Detective 8 on wednesday and hadn't time to try it until today. The first impressions are good. But I have couple of question though.



I went to my garage and took some quick readings on my BMW E60 2004 sapphire black car. And now I am a bit confused about the readings???



Facts:

- Ok, I know the PD8 is a low-end gadget

- The car wasn't just washed, but all panels measured were quite clean (no visible grit)

- There is one layer of AG SRP + one layer AG EGP on it

- The paint has been corrected twice



Readings:

- I got readings from 120µm up to 180µm depending on a panel.

- I got the lowest readings on door panels, which needed the harshiest compounds in last detail.

- Highest readings were on the roof



1) Can it be true that there would be this much paint+clearcoat? 180µm!?

2) How much the LSP's affect the readings?



I have been worried about the thickness after the last detail (noobie), and if these readings are even near the truth, I would be really happy!



Any thoughts are much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Jay J]

Sounds about right..At least on a E39 M5 I took references on. However the roof was around 160

 

[Jean-Claude]

Sounds right for new paint.