Kind of a silly question about colors

[WannaMav]

Which paint color do you think adds the least weight to the finished Maverick?

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[Speed2000]

White is the lightest color available

 

[JibbersCrabst]

Which paint color do you think adds the least weight to the finished Maverick?

I would guess any non-metallic, non tri-coat paint would be the lightest weight but it would be so negligible I don't see what difference it would make. That's not even the kind of thing people who are trying to shave 10th's of a second off a quarter mile worry about.

 

[FriscoTXJoe]

If you are hoping for the best mileage, the weight of the paint is inconsequential. Driving habits and weight of passengers/contents is a gazillion times more important.

 

[WannaMav]

I would guess any non-metallic, non tri-coat paint would be the lightest weight but it would be so negligible I don't see what difference it would make. That's not even the kind of thing people who are trying to shave 10th's of a second off a quarter mile worry about.

Oh, it's not something I'm worried about. An am certainly not any kind of Leadfoot Lenny when taking off from a full stop.

Just thought it a moderately amusing thing to contemplate for a moment or three.

 

[jc888888888]

who even knows that LOL

 

[bgillen35]

In mostly all applications, white will always be the least heavy paint. It lacks other pigments and binders that are found in other color paints. This is however a negligible difference.

 

[Rob Cactus Gray]

This color scheme should be good

 

[RonFLA]

White paint…

Hey, learned something new today!

 

[Hack]

In mostly all applications, white will always be the least heavy paint. It lacks other pigments and binders that are found in other color paints. This is however a negligible difference.

This does make me wonder, though, if any types of paints are aerodynamically "slicker". That is, do some paints introduce more/less aerodynamic drag. Yeah, doesn't probably matter practically, but something I've never thought about before. 'Seems like I read years ago that the right kind of surface roughness could cause little air bubbles to form while movingk that acted like aero lubricants. (Obviously I have too much time onmy hands this Saturday.)

 

[bgillen35]

This does make me wonder, though, if any types of paints are aerodynamically "slicker". That is, do some paints introduce more/less aerodynamic drag. Yeah, doesn't probably matter practically, but something I've never thought about before. 'Seems like I read years ago that the right kind of surface roughness could cause little air bubbles to form while movingk that acted like aero lubricants. (Obviously I have too much time onmy hands this Saturday.)

Me too.. bored at work..

I would imagine the quality of the paint would effect the slickness of it more so than what color it is. But same quality paints from the same manufacturer, only difference being color, I wouldn't think it would make a difference. The application and finishing of it would matter more at that point.

Also related to your comment, I know that Mythbusters is not the end all, be all of scientific data, but they had an episode where the covered a car in clay, smoothed it out and measured the MPGs. Then they put dimples in it just like a golf ball and measured the MPGs. I believe the dimpled car got better MPGs.

 

[KenC]

 

[KenC]

 

[Hack]

Me too.. bored at work..

I would imagine the quality of the paint would effect the slickness of it more so than what color it is. But same quality paints from the same manufacturer, only difference being color, I wouldn't think it would make a difference. The application and finishing of it would matter more at that point.

Also related to your comment, I know that Mythbusters is not the end all, be all of scientific data, but they had an episode where the covered a car in clay, smoothed it out and measured the MPGs. Then they put dimples in it just like a golf ball and measured the MPGs. I believe the dimpled car got better MPGs.

Cool! Thanks. I need to hunt that up.

 

[icegradner]

Which paint color do you think adds the least weight to the finished Maverick?

Bare metal, no paint, no primer. Don't think it's an option though.

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