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Paint Test & Surface Finish Equipment

GNW offer a range of paint test equipment and surface finish test equipment. We can offer individual items or complete paint inspection kits. Please see details of our equipment below.

The Paint Inspection Kit is an essential piece of equipment for all industrial painters and paint inspectors, enabling them to have all the necessary paint inspection equipment to ensure that industrial paint coating is correctly applied throughout the paint coating process. Supplied in an Industrial Foam-Filled Carrying Case, ensuring that all the Paint Inspection equipment is easily available and transportable.

The Paint Inspectors Kits contains the following listed equipment:Eban 4000 Coating Thickness MeterBresle TestSet of 8 Precision Measured Calibraiton Foils Steel Zero Plate Digital Thermometer with surface contact thermocoupleRH%-Dewpoint MeterWet Film Gauge (Stainless, range 25µm to 1,500µm 45 teeth)Testex Tape roll (X-Coarse)Testex Snap Gauge Burnishing tool ISO Surface Roughness Comparator Fitz's Atlas Inspection Manual of Coating DefectsX7 Illuminated Magnifier

Paint Inspectors Kit

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Eban 2000 Mk2

The Coating Thickness Gauges are top of range Coating Thickness Meters and are top performance instruments with a modular design allowing an extensive range of feature options to be chosen at time of purchase or upgrade in the future.

Features:Easy and accurate calibration multi facility for different substrate shapes and blast cleaned profiles.Detachable flexible lead, constant pressure measuring probes.Accuracy of up to ±1% when referred to reference standards.BacklightBattery check

Simply select the features that you need either at the time of purchase or upgrade in the future. The Eban2000Mk2 also has the option of upgrade to the higher specification Eban3000Mk2.

Feature options A: Mean / Average, No of readings, Micron / Thou conversion.
Feature options D: Company name permanently personalised. Appears on display at switch on and on every printout.

Ferrous models will measure all non-ferromagnetic coatings on Steel and Iron substrates. Examples: Paint, Epoxy, Tin, Copper, Zinc, Cadmium, Galvanizing, Metal spray, Chrome, Powder Coating, Lacquer and Enamel etc.

Non ferrous models will measure all non-conductive non-ferromagnetic coatings on conductive non-ferrous substrates. Examples: Paint, Anodizing, Powder Coating, Lacquer, Plastics etc on Aluminium, Brass, Copper and Non-magnetic Stainless etc.

Combined Ferrous and Non ferrous versions are available which will measure all of these combinations.

Eban 3000 Mk2

The Coating Thickness Gauge Eban3000Mk2 is the top specification DFT Gauge (Dry Film Thickness) having an extensive range of features offering full batching and statistical capability with date and time being recorded.

Can output direct to a printer or download all batches to a PC which has the Data Analysis Program installed.

Extensive range of models with measuring ranges up to 50 millimetres.

High accuracy of up to ±1% when referred to reference standards.

Eban3000Mk2 Ferrous models will measure all non-ferromagnetic coatings on Steel and Iron substrates. Examples: Paint, Epoxy, Tin, Copper, Zinc, Cadmium, Galvanizing, Metal spray, Chrome, Powder Coating, Lacquer and Enamel etc.
Eban3000Mk2 Non ferrous models will measure all non-conductive non-ferromagnetic coatings on conductive non-ferrous substrates. Examples: Paint, Anodizing, Powder Coating, Lacquer, Plastics etc on Aluminium, Brass, Copper and Non-magnetic Stainless etc.

Combined Ferrous and Non ferrous versions are available which will measure all of these combinations.

Simply select the features that you need either at the time of purchase or upgrade in the future.
Features in as standard: Backlight, Battery Life %, Micron / Mil, Auto Mode Detection.

Feature options A: Mean/Average, No of readings, Max/Min, Coefficient of variation, Standard Deviation, Hi/Lo Limits.
Feature options B : Profile, Continuous Mode, Key Lock, Calibration Memories, Instant.
Feature options C: Printout, Multiple Batching, Auto Batching, Batch recall by job or sequence number, Date & Time, Histogram Printout.
Feature options D : Personalised Name.

Calibration Standard Foils

Calibration foils are necessary for the day to day calibraiton checking of Coating Thickness Meters.

Each individual foil is measured in the centre and the value is written on the label and is supplied in a strong robust wallet which allows protection of each foil from dirt, grease etc.

The foils are supplied as a set of 8 foils and can be either the standard set of 25 / 50 / 75 / 125 / 175 / 250 / 500 / 750 micron or alternatively a special set can be supplied made up of any 8 values as listed below which will cater for more specialised measurement ranges.

12µm / 25µm / 37µm / 50µm / 63µm / 75µm / 100µm / 125µm / 150µm / 175µm / 190µm / 200µm / 225µm / 250µm / 275µm / 300µm / 350µm / 375µm / 500µm / 625µm / 750µm / 1000µm / 1250µm / 1500µm / 2000µm / 3000µm / 5mm / 9.5mm / 15mm

Note all values shown are nominal values

RH% Dewpoint Meter

RH%-Dewpoint Meter allows the determination of the relative humidity, dew point and air temperature before the application of a coating

Specifications usually detail that the relative humidity and the dew point temperature must be strictly adhered to as well as monitoring the surface temperature.

Range and accuracy: RH 0-100% ±2%, Temperature –40°C to +85°C ±1%.

Supplied in a Carrying Case with Battery fitted.

Alternative equipment for determining the relative humidity and Dewpoint are the Whirling Hygrometer and Dewpoint Calculator.

Digital Thermometer

Digital Thermometer is a pocket sized type K thermometer supplied with fitted surface contact thermocouple which will measure air and surface temperatures quickly and easily.

The probe is conveniently hinged and folds back into the side of the casing when not in use.

Measurement range -50°C to +300°C. Accuracy ±1% ±1 digit.

Tricomb Stainless Steel Wet Film Gauge

A range of precision gauges for the quality control of wet film paint thickness from GNW. All gauges have dual Micron and Thou / Mil scales.

Tricomb Stainless Steel Gauges: Have a wide measurement range with high resolution measurement, catering for virtually all of the standard wet film measurement requirements on one gauge.

Measurement range from 25µm to 1,500µm 45 teeth.
Measurement range from 50µm to 5,000µm 45 teeth.

Testex Tape

Simple operation, place the Testex firmly on the blasted surface, apply moderate pressure with the Burnishing Tool, the replica has now been taken and can be measured using the Snap Gauge.

Testex Tape is supplied in a roll containing 50 tests and is available in four different grades to cater for different applications.

Testex Tape (Press-O-Film) offers a simple and very accurate method of measuring blasted profiles. can produce virtually exact replicas of the blasted surface profile which can be measured using a Snap Gauge.

Testex Snap Gauge

Testex Snap Gauge is used for the measurement of the surface profile when taken with Testex Tape

Testex Tape offers a simple and very accurate method of measuring blasted profiles. Can produce virtually exact replicas of the blasted surface profile which can be measured using a Snap Gauge.

Simple operation, place the Testex firmly on the blasted surface, apply moderate pressure with the Burnishing Tool, the replica has now been taken and can be measured using the Snap Gauge.

Complies with ASTM, NACE and SSPC methods of measurement.

The Snap Gauge can also be used as a micrometer for checking Calibration Test Pieces and also thickness of flakes of paint.

Minimum display resolution 0.002mm ( 2µm )

Testex Kit

Testex Kit has all the necessary equipment contained in one kit to cater for blast cleaned surface profile measurement.

Testex Kit Contents:Two rolls of X-Coarse grade Testex TapeTestex Snap GaugeBurnishing Tool. Other grades of Testex Tape can be supplied in this kit on request.

ISO Surface Roughness Comparator

Easy to use, place the Comparator against an area of the test surface, compare in turn the four sectors of the Comparator against the test surface using the X7 magnifier, placed so that the test surface is viewed simultaneously with a segment of the Comparator, the nearest profile to the Comparator determines the grade.

The different grades are defined as follows. Fine grade profiles equal to segment 1 and up to but excluding segment 2, Medium grade profiles equal to segment 2 and up to but excluding segment 3 and Coarse grade profiles equal to segment 3 and up to but excluding segment 4.

Supplied in a Protective Wallet.

A precision Nickel Comparator Plate which conforms to International Standard ISO 8503 for grit and shotblast surface roughness comparison measurement

When steel has been blast cleaned, the surface consists of random irregularities with peaks and valleys that are not easily characterised. Experts have recommended that the profile should be identified as dimpled (shotblast) or angular (gritblast) and that they should be graded as Fine, Medium or Coarse with each grade being defined by limits specified in ISO 8503, these characteristics are considered to give sufficient distinguishing features for most painting requirements.

Fitz Atlas Inspection Manual

A useful manual which illustrates a range of coating and surface defects likely to be encountered by the painting inspector

There are sections on blast cleaning grades Sa1, Sa2, Sa2½, Sa3, pre surface conditions, surface preparation, with guidance notes on dry abrasive blast cleaning and high pressure water jetting.

A pictorial reference of coating defects with a description of each defect and its probable causes together with prevention and repair recommendations.

Also illustrates various types of marine fouling with an appendix giving details of breakdown scales with a quick reference guide to the characteristics of certain types of paint and paint compatibility.

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