Paint - Purple

Paint - Purple is a paint item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Paint - Purple at a glance

Paint Building & survival

It weighs 5.

Weight5

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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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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.PaintPurple`	Paint

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Paint - Purple is on 6 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
Crate Paint	Closet (box, crate); Construction (box, crate); Garage storage (box, crate); and 6 more places	10%	8
Tool Store Paint	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	6.9%	4
Crate Wall Finish	Attic (box, crate); Construction (box, crate); Garage storage (box); and 6 more places	1.4%	4
Paint Studio Tools	Paint Shop (cupboard, shelves, tool cabinet)	1.2%	4
Art Supplies	Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places	0.59%	4
Crate Random Junk	Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places	0.15%	1

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 6 recipes: Paint Sign Arrow Down, Paint Sign Arrow Left, Paint Sign Arrow Right, Paint Sign Arrow Up, Paint Sign Skull, Paint Wall.

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Quick answers

How much does the Paint - Purple weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Paint - Purple?

Base.PaintPurple.