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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    I asked a girl on Michigan State's FASE team how much the paint and graphics on the car weighed. She stated that it came out to about 3.5lbs. Given how small those things are I could easily see 20+lbs. for a full sized car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    I asked a girl on Michigan State's FASE team how much the paint and graphics on the car weighed. She stated that it came out to about 3.5lbs. Given how small those things are I could easily see 20+lbs. for a full sized car.
    One of the cars I know about was a full bodied chevelle bracket car. They soda blasted the entire car and chassis, weighed the car, primed and painted, then weighed again when finished. 22lbs!
    Hard to believe. Can any professional painters here verify this?
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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    I believe it, water weights 8 lbs. a gallon. Most high end paints have a mix ratio of 1:1. So paint and primer mixed in theory should be about 32 lbs. Not including sealer and clear coat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    So a car with 2 or 3 paint jobs + some body work could be loosing .10 in the 1/4 quite easily.
    My Laser paint should be pretty light then as it is still 99% factory original exterior paint, and I even sanded off alot of clear.
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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    Sounds about right... I heard that Pro Stock cars have ~20-25lbs of paint on them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warren Stramer View Post
    My Laser paint should be pretty light then as it is still 99% factory original exterior paint, and I even sanded off alot of clear.
    I was gonna say something to the same effect, sure is a clean original car! (that you started with anyways)

    This actually gives me a lot more confidence in achieving my own goals. Nice to know if I can only work it down to a 10.00 all I need to do is wet sand and polish and that'll put'er right into the 9's!

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    I'd figure that if you just weight the paint and other chemicals used in the process of painting you'd know how much paint you applied as well. I have wondered for years what the lightest color of paint is, weight wise! LOL I'd laugh it it was some puke yellow!! I'd still use it though. Then I'd actually have a REASON why my car was so d@mn ugly!! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper1 View Post
    I'd figure that if you just weight the paint and other chemicals used in the process of painting you'd know how much paint you applied as well. I have wondered for years what the lightest color of paint is, weight wise! LOL I'd laugh it it was some puke yellow!! I'd still use it though. Then I'd actually have a REASON why my car was so d@mn ugly!! LOL
    Don't they use titanium to color the white? That's a weight savings right there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper1 View Post
    I'd figure that if you just weight the paint and other chemicals used in the process of painting you'd know how much paint you applied as well. I have wondered for years what the lightest color of paint is, weight wise! LOL I'd laugh it it was some puke yellow!! I'd still use it though. Then I'd actually have a REASON why my car was so d@mn ugly!! LOL
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    Psshhh...I'm going carbon fiber!! Lighter AND stronger than aluminum!! (and now we are back to reality)

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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Don't they use titanium to color the white? That's a weight savings right there.
    I'm going to use carbon fiber paint! Super light!

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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Don't they use titanium to color the white? That's a weight savings right there.
    Quote Originally Posted by shackwrrr View Post
    Why not a whole car built from 3003 aluminum worked on an english wheel and a panish hammer? Thats the old way.
    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper1 View Post
    Psshhh...I'm going carbon fiber!! Lighter AND stronger than aluminum!! (and now we are back to reality)
    Quote Originally Posted by Reeves View Post
    I'm going to use carbon fiber paint! Super light!
    Psshhhaaaa X 4

    I'm going to carefully remove the steel and just run with the paint!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    Psshhhaaaa X 4

    I'm going to carefully remove the steel and just run with the paint!

    Can you say 8's baby!
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    So, Haven't you ever heard of someone Flapping their way into the 8's! (I know there's lots that have flapped their way to 10's and 11's around here!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Don't they use titanium to color the white? That's a weight savings right there.
    Might sound like a joke, but it's true as I *heard* many years ago that certain colors weighed a bit more than others...
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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    If you think about it, it HAS to be true. Different chemical compounds and pigments have different specific weights and such, so the overall weight of the final product WILL be different based on what is in it.

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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper1 View Post
    (and now we are back to reality)
    That was wishfull thinking, Holy Thread Jack Batman! I can hardly believe this, you guys are awful!

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    Re: Laser XE coming back

    Sorry

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    Ok, took out my quarter glass (speed nuts my a$$) they weighed 4.8lbs each with the butyl tape. Lexan replacements each weigh 1.2lbs.with screws and stand-offs, So good-bye 7 more pounds

    Dumb question....Should I paint the screw heads black?
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