Polyester paints can be used as surface finishing paints for materials; the dataset includes major raw and auxiliary materials, energy inputs, and atmospheric emissions from the production process, while infrastructure such as manufacturing of production equipment and construction of facilities are excluded from the system boundary; the life cycle inventory is compiled from data sourced from multiple references; the manufacturing process of polyester paints comprises raw material preparation, resin synthesis, solvent formulation, mixing, stirring, and filtration.