Patent ID: 8771785

Claim:
A method for obtaining characteristics of a target coating layer, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a removable front support layer having a lower surface and an upper surface; b) providing a clearcoat layer having a first surface and a second surface, wherein at least a portion of said lower surface of the front support layer is affixed to said second surface of the clearcoat layer and removable from said clearcoat layer; c) applying a target coating composition over at least a portion of said first surface of the clearcoat layer to form a wet coating layer thereon, wherein the wet coating layer comprises the target coating composition; d) at least partially curing or drying said wet coating layer to form said target coating layer; e) applying a back support layer over said target coating layer, wherein said target coating layer is positioned between said clearcoat layer and said back support layer, and wherein said back support layer comprises a primer layer; and f) obtaining said characteristics of said target coating layer by measuring from the second surface of the clearcoat layer.