The Elcometer Protective Coating Inspection Kit 1 is a packaged set of test equipment that lets an inspector assess a substrate before a coating is applied. Coating failures often trace back to conditions present before the paint went on, such as an unsuitable surface profile, the wrong climatic conditions or poor adhesion, so checking these first is what protects the finished job.

The Elcometer Protective Coating Inspection Kit 1 covers four measurement parameters: surface profile, climatic conditions, coating thickness and adhesion. Contents include the Elcometer 122 Testex replica tape in coarse and extra-coarse for surface profile, the Elcometer 124 dial thickness gauge, the Elcometer 116 whirling hygrometer and Elcometer 114 dewpoint calculator for climatic readings, the Elcometer 212 digital pocket thermometer with surface probe, the Elcometer 107 cross hatch cutter and Elcometer 112/3236 hexagonal stainless steel wet film combs, and an Elcometer 456 digital coating thickness gauge for dry film thickness.

The Elcometer Protective Coating Inspection Kit 1 can be used in accordance with a broad list of standards, including SSPC PA 2, NACE RP0287, the ASTM D 4417-C surface profile method, ASTM D 3359-B and ISO 2409 adhesion methods, ASTM D 4414-A wet film thickness, and ISO 2808 and ASTM D 7091 / ASTM B 499 dry film thickness methods, among others, which lets inspectors report against the codes their projects require. Used in coatings inspection across marine, structural steel and protective coating work, the Elcometer Protective Coating Inspection Kit 1 is supplied by BAMR, South Africa's authorised Elcometer distributor.