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added weight from RV-8 paint job?

Sherwin Williams Sky-Scapes aerospace base/clear paint. Same paint Cirrus uses on their planes.

by Midwest Aircraft

added 11 lbs
moved CG aft by .25inches

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This is consistent with what Jonathan McCormick at Evoke Aviation told me as well. About 10 lbs if the painter knows what he's doing!
 
20-years ago, I used same set of scales to weigh RV-6 after paint that I did before 1st flight. Weight increased 8-pounds so the number of 10-pounds sounds very reasonable to me.
 
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