What do you think about this color

[wannabefastcrf]

Originally Posted by wannabefastcrf

I can't decide if this combo would work with chrome or not. I'm not into black wheels and trim

Idea replace the Orange with anvil color



Here is the anvil color

My rendering

[turp mcspray]

IMHO, the orange can't be beat!

[wannabefastcrf]

this one doesn't look as saturated.

[Senorx]

Big fan of the two tone. I have narrowed it down to three paint choices when it's time to paint my K5.

1) Medium Olive
2) Ochre
3) Two tone Medium Olive over white. Basically replacing the Orange in your pic with Medium Olive.

[CTENTA1]

Originally Posted by Senorx

Big fan of the two tone. I have narrowed it down to three paint choices when it's time to paint my K5.

1) Medium Olive
2) Ochre
3) Two tone Medium Olive over white. Basically replacing the Orange in your pic with Medium Olive.

But really, what do you think about WANNABEFASTCRF's thought?

I think Anvil would look alright. what do you have planned for the interior, maybe compliment the interior with some white areas/sections?

[xRAY76]

im not a fan of the JK Anvil color from last year, simply because of the non metallic paint.
they also did a green color this year called Tank.

i do like the gray color, and you might check out the 2012 dodge charger Tungsten gray

[wannabefastcrf]

um interesting, I though the non metallic paint color would give it a modern twist on 70s paint style.

[blownz]

Too many Hugger Orange K5's

[67Steven]

Originally Posted by blownz

Too many Hugger Orange K5's

Unpossible.

[turp mcspray]

Originally Posted by 67Steven

Unpossible.

You said it!

[bouncytruck]

Originally Posted by 67Steven

Unpossible.

[Senorx]

Originally Posted by 67Steven

Unpossible.

I concur!

[FireBros.]

I love the non-metallic colors out lately from severeal manufacturers. Anvil gray is cool.

[mtully79]

Orange is the new black

[Guana]

Love the Orange........

[Senorx]

The Anvil color does nothing for me, but that's just me.

[skorpioskorpio]

That Mississippi mud grey does nothing for me either, very blah in my opinion. I may go as far as to say it may be less exciting than just about any color I've ever seen one of these trucks painted including primer. Sorry to be harsh but I just don't think it does anything for that period of vehicle, and the only reason it is passable at all on the Jeep is because the Jeep is a rather slabby plasticy looking vehicle.

[FireBros.]

Originally Posted by skorpioskorpio

That Mississippi mud grey does nothing for me either, very blah in my opinion. I may go as far as to say it may be less exciting than just about any color I've ever seen one of these trucks painted including primer. Sorry to be harsh but I just don't think it does anything for that period of vehicle, and the only reason it is passable at all on the Jeep is because the Jeep is a rather slabby plasticy looking vehicle.

You don't sound very sorry

[skorpioskorpio]

Too blunt?

[hold24]

I believe a vintage car or 4x4 should wear its original color ... So many great colors with a lots of character... But everybody's different

[TheCougarine]

I feel like the Anvil color might look better paired with black instead of the white.

[FireBros.]

A color can truly set the feeling of era for a vehicle. Non-metallics were used up to the fifties, with lots of chrome. On these trucks, they can give it a classic hot rod feel, but it definitely pulls it away from the 60-70's style that they were originally built with.
I for one, think it would look a lot better in person, than the photoshop renderings.
The flip side, is most people into a specific classic vehicle, like them for the memories and era they evoke. Original colors are part of that. I can't help thinking most of us would hate ochre, or the original greens on these trucks, if we didn't have positive memories of the era they were a part of.
Bottom line is if it looks cool to you, it is cool, unless you're trying to sell or show it.

[wannabefastcrf]

Originally Posted by FireBros.

A color can truly set the feeling of era for a vehicle. Non-metallics were used up to the fifties, with lots of chrome. On these trucks, they can give it a classic hot rod feel, but it definitely pulls it away from the 60-70's style that they were originally built with.
I for one, think it would look a lot better in person, than the photoshop renderings.
The flip side, is most people into a specific classic vehicle, like them for the memories and era they evoke. Original colors are part of that. I can't help thinking most of us would hate ochre, or the original greens on these trucks, if we didn't have positive memories of the era they were a part of.
Bottom line is if it looks cool to you, it is cool, unless you're trying to sell or show it.

you make great points. (and how funny, my blazers original color is ochre!) so the original color is out. I have kids telling me orange and a wife that hates that idea because it reminds her of the dukes of hazard.... haha like you said colors often evoke memories.

[67swb72klb]

like said above never too much orange!

[skorpioskorpio]

The color asked about is essentially battleship gray, it's an intentionally unexciting color chosen for Navy ships to make them not standout against, well, anything. It's kind of the definition of an unexciting color. I don't think one of these old trucks has the persona to carry a stealthy color like that, it's not the character of the truck. This for me has a lot more to do with it than whether it's a period correct color or not. I've seen these trucks look good in stereotype '50s colors as well as more modern colors, this color to me just looks more like Nantucket house paint than an exciting vehicle color. I also think it's a color that against chrome makes both the chrome and the color look worse.