Acura's paint thickness

[Ultraman]

I was just testing out my paint meter and found something interesting.

I tested on my RL and noticed the hood and the trunk has thicker paint than other areas of the car.

This got me curious so I went down to the dealer and tested on their new cars. I tested on the TL, TSX, ILX and ZDX, and noticed that TL, ILX and ZDX have thicker paint on the hood than other body panels.

 

[anesthesia]

did you get a chance to test on the NSX? wonder how it compare to other model?

 

[Ultraman]

Since NSX's panels are made of aluminum, paint meter doesn't work in this case.

 

[White92]

The hoods of the 09+ TL, 07+ MDX, ZDX and 05+ RL are aluminum. Additionally, the trunk and front 2 fenders are also aluminum on the RL.

 

[Ultraman]

The hoods of the 09+ TL, 07+ MDX, ZDX and 05+ RL are aluminum. Additionally, the trunk and front 2 fenders are also aluminum on the RL.

I see! That's probably why I'm getting those readings, now I understand. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Hugh]

This one works on aluminum.

 

[Du SportsCars]

5.5-7.5 average on NSX where as most cars are around a 4.5.