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I bought a cheap paint thickness gauge from Harbor Freight and it cost me a job
It was only $40, but the readings were all over the place on a Honda Accord I was checking for a customer. I told them the quarter panel had way too much filler based on the bad reading, and they took it to another shop who found it was fine. Lost a $1200 repair because my tool lied. What's a decent gauge that won't break the bank but actually works right?
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keith_rivera197d ago
My old Defelsko PosiTector worked for years after a bad gauge cost me too.
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Check the calibration block that came with it first. Those cheap ones can drift if you don't reset them constantly. Might save you from buying another tool right away.
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jamesm3811d ago
Skip the calibration, that gauge is junk. Grab an Elcometer 456, it's the real deal for used car checks.
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