Is it mandatory to perform a new weight and balance after a paint job?

brcase said:
I had an elevator flutter on me at 145 knots once. That was a wake up call and a reminder that VNE is True airspeed not Indicated airspeed. Fortunately it was low frequency and recoverable but that was just luck of the draw. Flutter is dangerous.

Brian
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Curious, what airplane? Is there a TAS gauge installed with a redline at Vne?
 
It wasn’t a direct before and after, but my 180 was weighed after paint. It had been weighed 2 years previous. It appears that paint added 12 pounds, it was not painted previously.
 
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