Paint question...How thick is a mil?

[Bugman]

My data sheets tell me that my film build should be 2-3 Mils thick. How thick is that in thousandths of an inch? Just wondering. Thanks

-Jeff

[flt-blk]

1 Mil = 0.001

[DrJ]

A human hair is .001"-.003" thick... so that ain't very much, especially if you are going to color sand... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

(curly RCH = .001", straight course hair = .003") http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Bugman]

Now I know. Thanks for the info and the quick replys.

-Jeff

[autocol]

do they not mean 2-3 millimetres?

a millimetre is 40 thou...

a paintjob HAS to be thicker than 0.003 of an inch. 2 or 3 mm, or 80 to 120 thou, sounds much closer to the mark to me...

[marq]

jeeze man no not 2-3 millimeters ya wouldnt be able to open and close ya doors it's about 1000th of an inch ya need..........Marq

[autocol]

yeah...

i think you're right. i'm too hungover to post i think http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Fraz]

Mil in imperial is 1/1000 of an inch. Mil in metric is a millimeter.

Leave it to us Americans to be stubborn and use imperial, but do enough metric stuff to it to make it all screwy.

[mr.midnite]

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1 Mil = 0.001

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Fraz is correct, .001 is one thousandth of an inch.