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Paint Bucket at a glance
Water Container Tools
It holds 10. It weighs 1.
Weight1
Capacity10
Paint Bucket
Paint Bucket is a water container item in Project Zomboid. It holds 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.PaintbucketEmpty | Water Container |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Paint Bucket is on 3 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derelict House Junk | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 0.78% | 1 |
| Bin Generic | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.58% | 4 |
| Bin Dumpster | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.45% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Make bucket of milk.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Bin Generic (weight 1)
- Bin Dumpster (weight 1)
- Derelict House Junk (weight 1)
Counts as: any bucket, any cookable, any hasmetal, any helditemblocksshove.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Paint Bucket weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Paint Bucket?
Base.PaintbucketEmpty.
How much can the Paint Bucket hold?
Capacity 10.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.