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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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SO I’m ready to paint my 1993 2 door XJ…. Right now it’s a red back with a rattle can silver front… Very Starsky and Hutch. I’ve done all the scuffing I’m going to do and will be painting it with some oil based Rustoleum thinned out with my HVLP gun… I just cannot decide on the color… Of the Stock Rusto color choices what do you think !!!

Not going to rattle can it… so stick with the stock choices.

The jambs are red FYI with a grey interior

It’s a driver but a camping / trail runner as well. Doesn’t have to be to nice BUT I’d like to pass it along to my Son in a couple of years.
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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Forest green
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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silver is the best ...one thought here,...you can be uniqe and go with Hammerite (made by Rustolem)paint....I ran across this stuff when restoring my old ford...it is very duarable and if you go silver it has a marble (for a better term) look to it...dark siver grey is awsome...that is what i did for the inside door trim on my old Ford....all my armor ,rear hitch and Dring, front tow bar on my Jeep is hammered black....you scratch it and you can spray right over it...and it is tough to scratch ......looks awesome....just a thought
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p.s....you can get it in gallon form...spray it on and color sand it and I think it would real cool..

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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Blues always sharp!!
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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My XJ is white, looks clean as heck and pretty sharp when it's clean/shined up. Also, makes the layers of mud look better when there is the contrast between pearl white and brown. Haha
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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have to go with the black looks the sickest
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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I personally am about to do mine midnight metallic blue or a similar color with a gallon of rustoleum,mineral spirits and some elbow grease! Hahaha who knows! I have grey interior aswell
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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I LOVE the look of all white too...
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JSmith0055
I LOVE the look of all white too...
I have all white haha I'm gunna paint! It does look ssick! But its way to much work hahahahaha
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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Charcoal gray
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 05:39 PM
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Bronze... or sunburst orange.... or do a different shade of red.... everyone has a black white or silver jeep that is boring... no offense...
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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I've always been partial to blue myself.
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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Went with Rustoleum gloss smoke grey.. looks OK. Paint needs to harden then I'll wet sand and polish it...
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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Here is the before pic
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Old Mar 14, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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Id be glad to welcome you into the purple XJ club. We can bypass the 600$ enterance fee and paperwork for you my friend
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