Soft Paint Calibration
A short guide on how to calibrate soft uncured Basecoat.
Description of the problem
Basecoats with slow and non-reactive binder are showing prints of the measurement. This phenomenon causes inaccuracy in the thickness measurement and the resulting calibration is inaccurate and does not match with the microscope measurement.
Solution 1
Use a thin calibration film to mitigate or eliminate probe bleed into the soft paint.
A set of calibration films is included with commonly used ferromagnetic meter types –can be supplied, please contact your SprayVision sales representative if you need more information.
The thickness of the calibration film must be added to the total thickness of the clean film when creating the calibration!
Solution 2
Use a probe designed specifically for soft paints. In the case of using the Elcometer brand, it is the type of probe T456CF2B.
See the file attached below to get better understanding:
📄 Calibrations – Soft Paints