Pictures of grey jeeps?

I want to paint my 1970 cj5 grey. Ive seen only a few grey jeeps and would love to see if there's any more out there so i can see what a nice shade is, want to go quite dark, but want to still see the contrast against black softtop etc. Don't want to spray paint it either, was thinking i could do it with a roller. Has anyone done this with a good result? Previous owner painted it with primer and left it, so i figured any paint job would be better than leaving it to rust. Get a lot of rain and damp weather here in The Netherlands..

 

Just e-mailed you. Let me know what you think..

 

I have found that Grey is one of the best color for using off road, as it is very forgiving in hiding scratches and mars from showing. I'll post a pic of my TJ if you would like, but it looks a lot like Speedbuggy's new one.

Jim

 

Like the TJ colour, nice and dark but not too dark, what colour is it? Body work on my cj is not perfect, got a few dints, and i need to patch a small piece thats rusted on passenger side, so i thought darker would cover any imperfections better. Although i like the blue grey of Lulu also! Gonna be tough deciding!

 

cjtom has a grey jeep. I can see if he has a picture. Here's my TJ, it's silver and I think it's sharp...

 

Herobi,

I'm in the final stages of painting my 65 CJ-5 with Rustoleum Smoke Gray Gloss. I sprayed some parts and painted some with a brush and they both look good. If it ever stops raining I'll take a picture of it and post it here for you. I think it looks much closer to what was originally on the jeep for paint. They didn't have basecoat/clearcoat in 65, just glossy paint. So that's what I used to paint mine and I think it looks great and should be easy to touch up when the next tree jumps in front of me:JEEP: !

Good luck with your paintjob...Gman

 

You are correct Sir! My previous fun car/non daily driver was a 1987 Buick Grand National purchased new in December, 1987. They came in any color you wanted, as long as it was black. The imperfections of factory assembly (i.e. 1/4 to roof) were clearly visible to even the non educated eye. Conversely, in my 20 years of insurance & body experience, you have to look hard to see even a large hail dent on a white car. If you want to hide imperfections, go white or a very light gray. JM2C

 

Here is an oldie/goodie...

sorry it is in black and white, but it is a grey jeep.....

Battleship grey... hey u asked..

This was a 63 M38A1 we obtained from navy about 1970 or so... fixed it up... just noticed it did not have a split windshield.... hmmmm.....it eventually became my HS driver... then a race jeep in the late 70's to about 1983

Now I wish it was as it was then.....

 

Floor gray

I eventually want to go silver

 

Jon-
I see the all-to-familliar parking brake is deployed! R) R)

I like the looks of the "floor Gray" by the way

 

Wife keeps asking "when will the white Jeep run?" ITS GRAY!

Putt Putt has the same braking system --although I accidentally left that paver brick at Tellico at the top of Schoolbus *shrug*

 

R) R) I'll bet another jeeper is using it right now

 

Here's a picture of my 65 Tux with Rustoleum Gloss Smoke Grey. I like that it isn't too shiny like some of the modern (basecoat/clearcoat) paints.
Plus, It's only $7 a quart at Home Depot and you can touch up trail rash with a brush.

 

Durabak - smooth grey

I am not worried about any scratches now.

 

I love those grey's without metalic! They all look great! I would love to paint my jeep and would seriously consider the shiny light grey look.

 

Nice Jeep Tim! I love those wheels

 

Steel Glow Gray - Factory color

 

Gray (and black, tan and white) solid will be one of the least expensive paints to buy - likely half the price of metallic red or purple. Solids are easier to shoot than metallics too, and easier to match (for spot repairs). A solid gray would also weather well (unlike a metallic gray, although modern base-clear silver may be better).

I'd prefer charcoal gray; light gray looks too much like buffed-out primer.