Paint Equations
To use the online calculators, click on the calculator icons to input the numbers into the equations. For some items, there is a swap option to reverse the calculation - i.e. "Converting ft/s to m/s" becomes "Converting m/s to ft/s" if you click on the swap button. Results are rounded.
Index
| WFT |
Wet Film Thickness (µm) |
| VS% |
Volume Solids (%) |
| VSthin |
VS after Thinning (%) |
| Volinitial |
Initial volume of paint (L) |
| Volfinal |
Final volume of paint (L) |
| DFT |
Dry Film Thickness (µm) |
| COV |
Coverage (m2/l) |
| µm |
Micrometres/Microns |
| M2/L |
Square Metre per L |
| LOSS |
Loss Factor (%) |
Temperature Conversion
| C° to F° |
= |
9/5 x C° + 32 |
|
| F° to C° |
= |
5/9 x (F° - 32) |
|
| 1000 µm |
= |
1 mm |
|
Imperial
| 1 US Gallon |
= |
3.79L |
|
| 1 UK Gallon |
= |
4.54L |
|
| Yards to M |
= |
x 0.9144 |
|
| Feet to M |
= |
x 0.3048 |
|
| Inches to mm |
x |
25.4 |
|
Velocity
| in/min - cm/s |
x |
0.0423 |
|
| ft/s - m/s |
x |
0.3048 |
|
Pressure
| psi - kPa |
x |
6.8948 |
|
| psi - MPa |
x |
0.00689 |
|
| psi - bar |
x |
0.0689 |
|
Phonetic Alphabet
| Alpha |
Juliet |
Sierra |
| Bravo |
Kilo |
Tango |
| Charlie |
Lima |
Uniform |
| Delta |
Mike |
Victor |
| Echo |
November |
Whiskey |
| Foxtrot |
Oscar |
X-ray |
| Golf |
Papa |
Yankee |
| Hotel |
Quebec |
Zulu |
| India |
Romeo |
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