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    Ideal pre-paint weight for a 5oz BSA car?

    Thank you everybody... Never even though of using aluminum tape! So if I brought the weight of the car up to 4.9-ish, and then paint, do you guys think I'd be OK? I have a package of tungsten spheres... Using 5 spheres, I can bring the weight of the car up to 4.931 - pre-paint. So perhaps...
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    Ideal pre-paint weight for a 5oz BSA car?

    Hello all - First post. First time building a pinewood derby car since 1983! Does anybody have any suggestions/guidelines as to the pre-paint weight my son's car should be? (I have no real world experience knowing how much weight the primer and paint will add to the car) My son is racing...