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PURPOSE The purpose of this procedure is to describe the equipment and techniques used to measure the dry film thickness of coatings over abrasive blast cleaned substrates. SCOPE This procedure applies to steel substrates, which have been abrasive blast cleaned in accordance with AS 1627.4, to at least class Sa 2?, as described in AS 1627.9. PRINCIPLE The presence of a textured or profiled surface results in a gauge reading, when coated, which is somewhat higher than the actual thickness, meaning that the thickness of paint applied may be significantly less than that specified. It