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Paint

General

Encumbrance

5.0 (Full)
1.0 (Empty)

Function

Paint plastered wooden walls
Paint signs on walls

Properties

Capacity

10 units

Technical

Item ID

Base.PaintbucketEmpty
Base.Paint[Color]

“

Used to paint plastered walls. Requires paintbrush.

— In-game tooltip

Paint is an item used for painting on walls and signs.

Usage

Paint is used with a paintbrush to paint plastered walls. A full can of paint can be used to paint up to ten walls or signs.

Once a can of paint has been used, or if the paint is poured out, it will be replaced with an empty paint bucket, which can be used to collect water.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

PaintWhite distribution Show / Hide

Containers

Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
all	crate	1	0.8
bedroom	crate	1	0.4
closet	crate	4	1.0
closet	crate	4	10.0

Vehicles

Vehicle Type/Location	Rolls	Chance
PainterTruckBed	4	10

Types

Paint can come in 15 different colors:

Icon	Name		Item ID
	Black Paint	5.0	Base.PaintBlack
	Blue Paint	5.0	Base.PaintBlue
	Brown Paint	5.0	Base.PaintBrown
	Cyan Paint	5.0	Base.PaintCyan
	Green Paint	5.0	Base.PaintGreen
	Gray Paint	5.0	Base.PaintGrey
	Light Blue Paint	5.0	Base.PaintLightBlue
	Light Brown Paint	5.0	Base.PaintLightBrown
	Orange Paint	5.0	Base.PaintOrange
	Pink Paint	5.0	Base.PaintPink
	Purple Paint	5.0	Base.PaintPurple
	Red Paint	5.0	Base.PaintRed
	Turquoise Paint	5.0	Base.PaintTurquoise
	White Paint	5.0	Base.PaintWhite
	Yellow Paint	5.0	Base.PaintYellow

Trivia

• The model has PAINT FOR U written on the side.

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Base.PaintbucketEmpty
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item PaintbucketEmpty
    {
        DisplayCategory = Material,
        Weight	=	1.0,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Empty Paint Bucket,
        Icon	=	PaintbucketEmpty,
        MetalValue = 20,
        StaticModel = Bucket,
        CanStoreWater	=	TRUE,
        ReplaceOnUseOn	=	WaterSource-WaterPaintbucket,
        RainFactor = 1,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_item_RainFromGround,
        EatType = Bucket,
        WorldStaticModel = PaintTinEmpty_Ground,
    }

Base.NAME
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Paint[Color]
	{
		Weight	=	5,
		Type	=	Drainable,
		ReplaceOnDeplete = PaintbucketEmpty,
		UseWhileEquipped	=	FALSE,
		UseDelta	=	0.1,
		DisplayName	=	[Color] Paint,
		Icon	=	Paint_[Color],
		Tooltip = Tooltip_Paint,
		StaticModel = Bucket,
	}

See also

• Carpentry
• Bucket
• Paintbrush