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Originally Posted by matrix_808
so why are resprayed panels so much thicker than stock? What paint layer makes it thicker? or does it just vary depending on who sprayed the car?
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Cars painted by hand typically have thicker paint than those sprayed by robots in the factory - just humans are not as able to get a thin even layer as a programmed machine.
Hand painted cars, like the F355, are thick out of the factory: 300um+ not unknown. My robot sprayed S60 is around 120um.
The thickness does depend on who sprays the car, and also how many layers o base, colour and clear coat are applied. I have seen a car that had 17 layers of CC applied, gave a very deep gloss to the paint job, and the paint was 500um+!