What Color?

[JeffP]

Near the end of last summer I picked up a pretty nice ‘76 CJ5 . 50k original miles! But there’s a problem... for those who are old enough to remember, it looks identical to “Mindy’s Jeep” from the TV show Mork & Mindy.
Quit laughing! Anyway the paint isn’t bad, just can’t handle the color.
So... what color do I paint it?

 

[gert]

I am in love with Bonsai blue I think it’s a 79/80 color and always black


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[hole]

Cant say the color it is looks bad, but I wouldnt have chosen it. Upside, its not pink. My choice would be earthtones (brown/tans), but then again, I dont like mine to stand out.

 

[mdeluca]

I'd paint it right side up...

 

[shum8]

i'd paint it right side up...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That was the toughest decision I had during the whole build. Drove me nuts. When you have every color to choose from the choices are overwhelming.

 

[caveman]

I'm partial to light brown. If you don't wash your jeep every time it gets dusty, like me, The dust doesn't show as much.

 

[mtnwhlr]

I like dark green and blue, when I changed the color on my truck from brown I chose blue

 

[JeffP]

I like dark green and blue, when I changed the color on my truck from brown I chose blue

Back in ‘75 my friend bought a new CJ5 Renegade that was dark green... like forest green, with black stripes & top. It looked really good. I mightgo with that. Thanks!

 

[shum8]

Back in ‘75 my friend bought a new CJ5 Renegade that was dark green... like forest green, with black stripes & top. It looked really good. I mightgo with that. Thanks!

I ran across a dude a couple years ago with a real nice CJ5 . He had just gotten out of the army, bought the Jeep, and said he couldn't decide on a color. Finally, the paint color matched to a new ammo can. Was a very unique color - have never seen it on a vehicle since.........


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[82CJgo]

The military-ish colors are popular right now. I’ve seen several new trucks with the desert-coyote-tan whatever color. And different shades of olive green. I like it. The problem with color changes for Jeeps, maybe a little more so than other vehicles, is the whole inside shows. So do you paint the whole thing? Or have a two tone Jeep? That’s a big job.


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[mtnwhlr]

Here is my green Jeep https://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/attachments/f49/21678d1489534060-change-plans-20170314_165915.jpg

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I like white-
LG

 

[JeffP]

One of the huge advantages to painting Jeeps is that they come apart quick & easy. I’ll strip it down to the frame & do it right. The dash is hacked up so I’ll be replacing that and new wiring. With everything gone, it will be super easy to hide 100% of the factory color. New hardware, rubber & wires makes a huge difference.

The military-ish colors are popular right now. I’ve seen several new trucks with the desert-coyote-tan whatever color. And different shades of olive green. I like it. The problem with color changes for Jeeps, maybe a little more so than other vehicles, is the whole inside shows. So do you paint the whole thing? Or have a two tone Jeep? That’s a big job.


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