Method for measuring vehicle damage

Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves

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73600, 73627, G01N 924, G01B 1702

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060558601

ABSTRACT:
A method for producing objective, verifiable data which discovers and documents hidden prior vehicle paint and body damage by measuring paint with non-destructive instrumentation at several locations on the exterior surface of an automotive vehicle's body panels, comparing the highest and lowest of these measurements with the standard maximum and minimum measurements, and evaluating the vehicles as to the extent and location of repainting or body damage. Another step of calculating the range of the vehicle's measurements, and comparing these measurements and their range to the normal measurement variations found on new or unrepaired vehicles provides more conclusive evidence of repainting. A vehicle is then evaluated as having one or more body panels refinished if the range of measurements is greater than normal acceptable factory variation. The method also includes steps to further evaluate prior damage as excessively buffed paint, rust damage, minor collision damage, severe collision damage, sectioning, and switched VIN's on stolen cars. The paint measurements include thickness, surface finish and color.

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