I ordered a touch-up paint pen for some chips around my grill area, and the 'Bright Silver ACC 0410' was apparently the match for my 2001 Silver XJ.

However, the paint clearly doesn't match as it's way too light. Has my paint just darkened over the years or is there a better match out there?

Thanks,
XJM

 

Honestly, I would just leave it alone. It'll just get chipped in the future by bugs anyway. Your jeep is very clean as is! However, the best bet isn't going to be cheap. Take it to a paint shop and they can mix you up a small pint of touch up paint or to respray the whole header panel, if you want it to be perfect that is. You could try a color match spray can from the auto stores.

 

What's the paint code off the vehicle?

 

Any idea where to find that? Inner door sticker?

 

You might need PS5, and not PS2? I ran into that issue with my 97, which is PGF. I bought a can of PG8 by mistake. Got my codes mixed up.

Should be a "PNT:" on the door tag, at the bottom. Thats the paint code. Should also be on the body tag by the driver side hood hinge. Google says PS5 is Silverstone Metallic.

 

Your paint color is called Silverstone Metallic. I have the exact same XJ. (Except 4 doors)

 

Ahhh it is indeed PS5, not PS2. bingo

 

Most paint codes will be three digits long and start with a "P". Older AMC Jeeps will be two digits long.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch-up-paint/jeep/

 

Holy smokes you stold my Jeep!

Been through this with my Jeep which is Silver stone metallic which if i remember correctly is paint code PS5.
Bought touch up paint from Chrysler and it was way way too light not even close.
Bought touch ups from a couple other places. None matched, not even close, too light.
Silver is one of the hardest colors to match.

I visited my friendly body shop and asked them to professionally match the paint then sell me a pint of it.
Wasn't cheap but now i've got more touch up paint than i'll ever need.

 

Dont limit yourself to just Chrysler paint codes. Sometimes you can find a close match using paint for other makes. For example; Ford, GM, etc. What color matches best i couldnt say, but whatever works.

 

#firstworldproblems

LOL

Not a diss, clean jeep...mine has just been so abused over the years I stopped caring, haha

Bad news is, yeah it looks like hell...

Good news is, who cares if it gets scratched? (which it does...more than I'd care to admit, haha)

 

 

I can make that happen for you, if that's what you really want, LOL

 

Yourself? Go ahead. Ha

 

You're right!.... i think!
Living in a 1st world country (at least for now the way things are going) comes with extremely serious 1st world problems like matching touch up paint.

Seen videos of Cuba on the news a while back.
Wow, mostly old US cars still rolling like vintage '57 Chevy's, etc.
Wonder if they worry about matching touch up paint?