Paint weight debate
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My car is currently at the body shop. It has a couple of scratches on the drivers door, and a very small dent in the rear quarter panel. I just called the owner and asked about paint weights. He said that it would take about eight pounds of materials to cover my entire car. That includes primer, paint, and clear coat. Eight pounds for the whole car.
Stripping a car to paint it (for weight savings) seems a huge waste of time.
Stripping a car to paint it (for weight savings) seems a huge waste of time.
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When I painted my FC I maybe had 20lbs of materials in a box when I started, Considering I did not use it all and the ammount that was sanded off and on top of that the paint giving off the voc's when it sets up I would guess under 10lbs more like 5-7. Thats Bondo over the dings then sand, Primer surfacer over the whole car then sand, then a base then clear then sand the clear flat and buff.
Given the ammount that went into the gun on the scale and the fact that it gets considerably lighter when it dries Im going with 5-7lbs total.
Nobody seems to worry when they put 18-19 inch rims and tires on their car but suddenly a few lbs of paint is a big deal? I easily gained 20lbs with 17X10's vs 16X7's
Take your floor mats out
Given the ammount that went into the gun on the scale and the fact that it gets considerably lighter when it dries Im going with 5-7lbs total.
Nobody seems to worry when they put 18-19 inch rims and tires on their car but suddenly a few lbs of paint is a big deal? I easily gained 20lbs with 17X10's vs 16X7's
Take your floor mats out
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I have seen a lot of stupid threads over the years. This one has to be near the top.
Guess what?? You have to paint your car. It is going to add some minimal amount of weight to the car. That little bit of extra weight doesn't make any difference!!!! You have to paint the car!!!! Do you think that professional racers (like Nascar) don't want all those logos on the car because it weighs the car down? Maybe its time for a reality check?
Guess what?? You have to paint your car. It is going to add some minimal amount of weight to the car. That little bit of extra weight doesn't make any difference!!!! You have to paint the car!!!! Do you think that professional racers (like Nascar) don't want all those logos on the car because it weighs the car down? Maybe its time for a reality check?
As someone mentioned...Im not talking about an FD Delorean tribute. (If) the paint weights 20lbs, Id like to remove it first before applying new paint. Im not looking for opinions on how you think I should build my car. My question was intended to anyone with actual experience or data pertaining to the typical weight of an automotive paint job.
Great logic. How much weight is saved by using a carbon hood vs the stock aluminum? 3-5lbs? How about sound deadening? Titanium exhaust? Individually insignificant I suppose. I think you know where this is headed...
1(1000)=1000(1)
No. Its Sebastian fuc*kin Vettel.
Thanks to the rest of you for your input. I think its really interesting.
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I can't really comment on how much car paint weighs but where I work we use some kind of paint that comes in 5 gallon buckets.
I can't remember which color it was but one was much heavier than the others.
It's non automotive paint but some paints do weigh more or less than others.
I can't remember which color it was but one was much heavier than the others.
It's non automotive paint but some paints do weigh more or less than others.
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I have a brand new unpainted fender from mazda and 2 CYM ones. IMO, the CYM fenders were noticably heavier (although they had the fender vents on them as well). 20 - 30 lbs would not surprise me in the least. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will post up any time now.
When rolling the fenders, my left front fender rolled like butter. That fender had been replaced with a new one.
The right front fender was considerably harder to do. It could just be the quality of the metal, but IIRC the new one was actually thinner.
If I get ambitious I will go out to the garage and measure it later.
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Paint weight sepends on the type of paint and the quality of it. If it is bad quality you want to remove it all off anyway because it would reduce the quality of your paint in the long run (chipping, etc). But make sure to paint it with good quality paint and primer. And always give it a good waxing for that extra soothness
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there are poor hiding colors that take more coats, and there are tri coat paints ( such as CYM ) that are additional coats.
reds, yellows, and even some blues can be poor hiding.
single stage colors will be lighter then mettalics
high solids primers will be heavier then finishing primers
high solids clearcoats are heavier then some other clear coats
I can weight any kind of paint you guys wish I have some on hand
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we can be more scientific, how about the total weight for a gallon according to the mix?
red is actually one of the lightest, white is heavy- you would think white would be light, but its not.
paint I am referencing is DuPont Imron
kenworth white: 4407 grams ( 9.715 lbs )
dark silver metallic 3783.5 grams ( 8.34 lbs )
peterbuilt red : 3968.5 ( 8.749 )
Chrysler dodge truck red : 3919 grams ( 8.639 )
seven-up company green : 4066 grams ( 8.963 )
red is actually one of the lightest, white is heavy- you would think white would be light, but its not.
paint I am referencing is DuPont Imron
kenworth white: 4407 grams ( 9.715 lbs )
dark silver metallic 3783.5 grams ( 8.34 lbs )
peterbuilt red : 3968.5 ( 8.749 )
Chrysler dodge truck red : 3919 grams ( 8.639 )
seven-up company green : 4066 grams ( 8.963 )
Last edited by Rob XX 7; 04-28-11 at 12:29 PM. Reason: wrong lbs for green
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we can be more scientific, how about the total weight for a gallon according to the mix?
red is actually one of the lightest, white is heavy- you would think white would be light, but its not.
paint I am referencing is DuPont Imron
kenworth white: 4407 grams ( 9.715 lbs )
dark silver metallic 3783.5 grams ( 8.34 lbs )
peterbuilt red : 3968.5 ( 8.749 )
Chrysler dodge truck red : 3919 grams ( 8.639 )
seven-up company green : 4066 grams ( 8.963 )
red is actually one of the lightest, white is heavy- you would think white would be light, but its not.
paint I am referencing is DuPont Imron
kenworth white: 4407 grams ( 9.715 lbs )
dark silver metallic 3783.5 grams ( 8.34 lbs )
peterbuilt red : 3968.5 ( 8.749 )
Chrysler dodge truck red : 3919 grams ( 8.639 )
seven-up company green : 4066 grams ( 8.963 )
I came across this:
http://www.speedtalk.com/forum/viewt...4d7de0b6d35f91
The last few posts are interesting and suggest something around 20-40lbs (40 was including undercarrage). Of course this is taken with a grain of salt, but food for thought nonetheless.
Thanks for the great data you guys are contributing!