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Old 12-19-2008, 08:45 PM
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Anybody have any idea of how much the paint job weighs on a 4th Gen Fbody?

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Old 12-19-2008, 08:53 PM
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Macco has a special on there presidential package$250! lol just messin man. What kinda paint job you looking for? solid color? custom?
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um 700 lbs. im ballparking it. i have the really heavy paint on my car
Old 12-19-2008, 09:07 PM
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oh you meant literally weight! lol no idea
Old 12-19-2008, 10:28 PM
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Your just kidding right?? If your serious I would say around 50 lbs at the most with no body work.
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700lbs? If that were the case youd see some of the guys on here doing the !paint mod.... haha probably between 50-100lbs at the most.
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well, it takes roughly a gallon to paint a whole car, factor in primer, sealer.and clear....humm? i would say about a total of 30 lbs...thats about the weirdest question i have seen thus far!
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Thanks guys. I agree it is a pretty weird but question but I needed to know. I was prepared for the sarcasm. Thanks again!

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wouldnt paint weigh more wet? like in a can? if so, dry paint shouldnt weigh **** a whole lot and it shoulnt be a question
Old 12-21-2008, 02:59 AM
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yeah actually i guess paint will weigh more wet than dry.

You could just take a small amount of auto paint, weigh it wet (on a gram scale or letter scale), let it dry and then weigh it again to find how much difference.

I'm guessing 20-30 lbs including primer, color, and clear maybe less even
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My brother found a site that listed a bunch of stuff to do for weight reduction, and using lighter paint was one of them. But so was wearing lighter shoes.
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paints going to weigh more wet. also you have to figure in that your not going to use every last ounce of it either. and when you spray out of a gun you have overspray thats not going onto the car. id say 30lbs depending on what your putting on it.
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do the !poop and !pee mod before entering the car and things should balance out....


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