EXAMINATION OF U.S. AUTOMOTIVE PAINTS: 1. MAKE AND MODEL DETERMINTATION OF HIT-AND-RUN VEHICLES BY REFLECTANCE MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY

The feasibility of using the Nanometrics DocuSpec I microspectrophotometer for paint analysis was investigated. The reflectance spectra of 15 panels of visually similar color from the Reference Collection of Automotove Paints were stored in the DocuSpec computuer's memory. Paint samples taken from salvage yard vehicles were compared against this reference library, and in 8 out of 11 instances the DocuSspec correctly identified the right panel as a possible source of the paint fragment. The DocuSpec I can be used as a rapid and discriminating screening tool in the determination of the make and model of a hit-and-run vehicle from a paint chip found at the scene.

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  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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• Authors:
  • NOWICKI, J
  • Patten, R
• Publication Date: 1986-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 464-470
• Serial:
  • Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0022-1198
  • EISSN: 1556-4029
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Hit and run crashes; Paint; Spectrophotometers; Testing equipment
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 800
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM