04-25-2012, 01:12 PM | #1 |
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| solid color Jeep JK... 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.)? |
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04-25-2012, 01:46 PM | #2 |
~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
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. |
04-25-2012, 01:51 PM | #3 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
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) |
04-25-2012, 01:51 PM | #4 | |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK... Quote:
Locally I've also seen one that's more of a sunset orange metallic (GM color) that's all one color. | |
04-25-2012, 01:57 PM | #5 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
audrey would LOVE a SOM JK. her WS6 is SOM the ones i saw were a neon road cone orange though. |
04-25-2012, 02:05 PM | #6 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK... 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 = |
04-25-2012, 02:52 PM | #7 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
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 |
04-25-2012, 03:22 PM | #8 | |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK... Quote:
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. | |
04-27-2012, 07:01 AM | #9 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
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. |
04-29-2012, 04:18 PM | #10 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK... I think I've decided to go with a solid charcoal gray...when the time comes |
04-30-2012, 08:28 PM | #11 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK... I painted this gm charcoal grey for my buddy... We loved the way it turned out. |
04-30-2012, 08:36 PM | #12 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
Charcoal grey really does look good. This is one that I shot a while ago. |
05-01-2012, 11:00 AM | #13 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
you guys still have the roof and flares painted black...not all one solid color...but the charcoal does look good |
05-01-2012, 08:38 PM | #14 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK... 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
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05-01-2012, 08:47 PM | #15 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
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.
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05-02-2012, 11:28 AM | #16 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
What about the new Gecko Green? |
05-02-2012, 09:32 PM | #17 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
I'm kinda liking the charcoal gray a bit better...
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05-03-2012, 02:20 AM | #18 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
Charcoal gray looks nice. Who makes the color though? Pactra? Tamiya? And is it spray or airbrush? Polycarb?
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05-03-2012, 07:05 AM | #19 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
tamiya makes a rattle can gunmetal. |
05-03-2012, 08:47 AM | #20 |
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| Re: solid color Jeep JK...
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!
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