solid color Jeep JK...

[brianw]

I keep seeing JKs locally that are painted a solid color - flares and all. I'm getting ready to build a JK for myself and can't decide what color to paint it.

What are your thoughts on the solid color (sahara, artic editions, etc.)?

[STANG KILLA SS]

i LOVE the colored top JKs. didnt realize the fenders flares were painted too. ill have to pay more attention next time.
i like the road cone orange and metallic blue they have.

[Mr.Joshua]

I couldnt decide to paint mine body color or not either when I started my build. I ended up painting them black, I figured it would look more like a trail Jeep. I haven't seen too many Sahara's on the trail. I think either way would look good though. Actually I ended up totally cutting them off in the end and did "tubed fenders" and I REALLY like the looks of that. I have seen a few builds where they cut the flares to look like flat fenders that looked good too.

Mine black

Mine w/ tubes(not painted ye)

[brianw]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

i LOVE the colored top JKs. didnt realize the fenders flares were painted too. ill have to pay more attention next time.
i like the road cone orange and metallic blue they have.

Do a search for the artic edition...I've seen a pure white (flares and all) and a steele blue (silver blue) that's painted in the same fashion.

Locally I've also seen one that's more of a sunset orange metallic (GM color) that's all one color.

[STANG KILLA SS]

audrey would LOVE a SOM JK. her WS6 is SOM

the ones i saw were a neon road cone orange though.

[brianw]

This is the color I'm thinking of - I think Jeep refers to it as a Sunburst Orange or something like that but the ones I've seen have the matching roof, mirrors and all.

SOM WS6 =

[black reign]

They look good with painted fender and a black roof heres mine with Gen right high9 fenders painted black and the rears are cut down

[STANG KILLA SS]

Originally Posted by brianw

This is the color I'm thinking of - I think Jeep refers to it as a Sunburst Orange or something like that but the ones I've seen have the matching roof, mirrors and all.

SOM WS6 =

niiiiiiiiiiiiiice
thats actually too light for SOM. its much darker.
thats closer to GMs DSOM or Dayton Sunset orange mettallic that they use on the C6s.

[brianw]

I didn't say exact...just close...at least closer than construction come orange, lol.

On a side note, I saw a JK last night that was all silver...thought it was a Benz gwagon at first glance.

[brianw]

I think I've decided to go with a solid charcoal gray...when the time comes

[CAPTAIN INSANE-O]

I painted this gm charcoal grey for my buddy... We loved the way it turned out.

[Rockthrasher]

Charcoal grey really does look good. This is one that I shot a while ago.

[brianw]

you guys still have the roof and flares painted black...not all one solid color...but the charcoal does look good

[CAPTAIN INSANE-O]

I painted mine before they started doing the solid color thing, or atleast I never noticed them at the time and I wave at and eye rape every jeep I see I think charcoal grey is a color you will definitely be happy with

[Rockthrasher]

I wonder what it might look like if you shot it all in the charcoal grey, but gave the roof and flares a matte finish. I don't know, might not look right. Just a thought.

[canadianbacon]

What about the new Gecko Green?

[brianw]

I'm kinda liking the charcoal gray a bit better...

[spiderxx]

Charcoal gray looks nice. Who makes the color though? Pactra? Tamiya? And is it spray or airbrush? Polycarb?

[STANG KILLA SS]

tamiya makes a rattle can gunmetal.

[brianw]

I am going to try a duplicolor wheel paint from advance auto...says it can be used on all types of materials, plastics (hubcaps) included. I plan on starting with the removable section of roof first so if it doesn't work I haven't screwed up the whole body. I've used the same paint on a set of tamiya hummer wheels and they came out great!