What Is A Mil?

What is a Mil? A mil is defined as one-thousandth of an inch. Easy enough, right? How many times have you read a technical data sheet only to see square footage measured in mil thickness? What exactly is a mil?

For those who use the same products over and over, it may be easy enough just to guesstimate how much material to use, but is that really a wise thing to do? Some materials require a very specific thickness, so let’s jump right in and gain some knowledge together.

When we use the term mil thickness we’re thinking of how many square feet we can get out of a coating at a […]