Jeep paint idea...any thoughts?

acessna1

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Currently my CJ 7 is red. Was thinking about flat black but my friend already has one. So I thought about flat grey and make dummy rivets along each gap on the body. Kind of making it like an aircraft. Rivets would be ever 3 to 4 inches apart. What do ya think? Good idea or not

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I'm not a fan of flat paint. I say go with something alittle flashier
 

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Im not a fan of flat paints either, however i do like your idea, sounds pretty original, and im always a fan of that! i painted my jeep metallic black with metallic yellow scallops but then shortly after i stgarted seeing quite a few jeeps with the same style of paint job driving around here, so i went back to straight black and all stainless
 
So I am trying to go ahead with my flat grey paint scheme but the only flat grey enamel I can find is primer. Does anyone know if there is a clear flat top coat that I could use over the primer or if there is a flat grey paint somewhere? Everything I've found has been gloss only. Any help with this is greatly appreciated

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You should be able to get a no shine clear coat at any automotive paint store. A friend of mine in high school had a Scout that was primer red with flat clear coat. Looked good and was easy to match when he bent the metal.
 
I love the flat grey idea! Maybe u could find someone to paint a logo on it like the old WW2 bombers. I think House of Colors has a flat additive that u add to clear to make it flat. It was a long time ago I saw it. Good luck and send pics
 

I heard flat was hard to keep clean and looking good. who knows. I personally like red, flashier is gooder. lmao
 
I was going to go with a flat black myself and then remembered I painted wheels on my truck satin black, so thats what i put on my yj after all the body work and primer. Satin has just a little bit of shine to it. I think it turned out pretty good. This maybe a little hard to get a hold of but look into Harley davidson Denim Grey. That would probably be pretty close to what your looking for.
 

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I'm not really worried about keeping it clean. That's the beauty of jeeps. No matter how crappy one looks, the yuppie in the beamer envies you. I think what I am going to do is paint it primer gray myself then have a body shop put a couple coats of clear on it. I don't exactly have the space to do it all myself. I have a 2 car garage that the 4 kids have pretty much taken over.

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primer gray was my first car color and I painted it myself. I say go for it!
 
i am not fond off the beamer comment but since i notice you used beamer, then i know you are not a bmw person as true bmw driver would jump on you quick to let you know a beamer is a bmw motorcycle and a bimmer is a bmw car.

as you can tell, i am a bmw person, ha ha ha.
 
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