Paint Thickness Gauge CM-205FN for Cars – Digital Coating Thickness Meter, Auto Fe/NFe Detection, 0.1 μm Resolution, 0–1500 μm (0–59.1 mils), ±(3%+2 μm) Accuracy, Backlit LCD

Works very well and simple to use excellent if you are one the used car business

A great tool for the money. It seems to be accurate but it wont work on fiberglass cars like Corvettes. I have used it for many car purchases.

This meter easily reads the paint on a car. Are any areas repainted? Plastic body filler buildup underneath? This meter can tell you all you need to know about the finish on a car your contemplating. It reads the paint thickness and repainted cars have a thicker coating on them. Of course, if there’s body filler underneath the paint the number will be quite high. Keep it on you when looking at cars. Put the measuring end on the paint and move around the car. The situation becomes clear. This unit uses a couple AAA batteries and not the coin battery of others. This makes it much cheaper to maintain. Nice tool

Good mil thickness gauge for the price but haven’t used it much due to bad weather in my area.

While this device might not be the most precise, it performs its function flawlessly. I have absolutely no complaints about how it works, and it’s definitely worth the price. Now, with a backlight and standard battery power, it’s a major improvement!

Does what it is meant to do. Nicely packaged and comes with batteries. Easy to calibrate.

Excellent for checking paint on automobiles. Unfortunately, I keep losing these but that is my own fault. Great quality with the ability to calibrate it every so often if needed

Good stuff

The reading results depend heavily upon how square you are to the surface. Will a small foot at the reading end, it's a challenge. Might be best set it on continuous mode and slightly tip it around to get the lowest reading. Same idea on convex/concave surfaces. The included calibration plates ensures confidence of the unit itself. I primarily use it for the delta(differences) readings rather than the absolute values.

to get a consistent reading is a challenge. after using the meter for a while i can get better results but if you want better more reliable readings i'd opt for a better meter/gauge.