Paint Wet Film Thickness Gauge

Wet film thickness or wft is the measured thickness of any applied wet paint that is liquid based.

Paint wet film thickness gauge. This unique range wet film thickness gauge is the standard gauge for testing coil coatings. These gauges display readings in mils on one side and microns on the other side. This point on the scale indicates the thickness. For readings in mils one mil equals 0 001.

Various measurement ranges from 0 to 25µm 0 to 3000µm 0 to 1mil 0 to 40mils are available. The wet film thickness wft of the coating lies between the values of the smallest un coated dry tooth or notch and the largest coated wet tooth or notch. How to measure wet film thickness using a wet film wheel. If the paint has a volume solids value of 80 and the wet film thickness is 200 µm the dry film thickness will be 160 µm 200 µm x 80 160 µm.

A wet film thickness gage should be used by the applicator as the coating is being applied to ensure that the measurement is representative of the calculated wet film before significant solvent evaporation occurs. 3 pack stainless steel welding gauge set wire thickness gauge round dual sided metal sheet guage 25 3000um wet film comb standard thickness metal gauge awg and sae 4 8 out of 5 stars 7 15 99 15. The ends of the teeth or notches are visually examined some will be coated or wet and some will not be coated or wet. Hold the wheel by its central spindle using either a finger and thumb or a wet film wheel handle.

Measure the thickness of wet coatings such as paint. The model c wet film thickness gauge is a precision instrument for use in the lab the field and on the production line. The elcometer 3230 wet film wheel is a high precision accurate and easy to use instrument which measures the wet film thickness of coatings.