Need your opinion on color choice for a 40

Romanski · 05-15-08, 10:40 AM

Hi all,

I've been prepping my cruiser for painting and choose this color as the final color after breaking my head over greens, greys, and blues.

I got the paint from the Restoration shop. I sprayed one of the rear half doors and it looked really good to me but I would like to know what you guys think of this color on an FJ40. This paint was really easy to use. I was warned that metallic paint is more difficult to work with but I think I'll be able to manage it. It's a single stage urathane paint.

I'd appreciate your input!

Ohhh and here is the link to the website if someone is interested:

Cool Gray Metallic #2108

Romanski · 05-16-08, 11:41 AM

53 views, 5 votes and no comments

Wow .... I'm thinking maybe a darker grey.... decisions decisions.

Isotel · 05-16-08, 01:09 PM

thats a cool color, the only way to know if it will look good is to spray it!..

I wanted to spray mine a gray metallic at one point, but I like the OEM colors..

Metallic may look strange on a 40.. you got to stay with the Puke and Piss Colors of the 70's

Romanski · 05-16-08, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isotel

thats a cool color, the only way to know if it will look good is to spray it!..

I wanted to spray mine a gray metallic at one point, but I like the OEM colors..

Metallic may look strange on a 40.. you got to stay with the Puke and Piss Colors of the 70's

Thanks for responding Isotel. I was originally looking at the none matallic colors because I wanted to keep the FJ looking stock as much as possible but when I sprayed small areas with the colors I choose (kinda olive green and another darker green) it just didn't look that great TO me.

I figured after a a few trips to Rubicon and other offroading destinations I'll need to redue the body over the again so I can do a different color next time.

Like you said, spray it and see how it comes out.

Thanks again,
Roman

Nomis · 05-16-08, 07:35 PM

I always thought candies and metallics looked a little over the top and out of place on a cruiser IMHO. To each their own though - as long as you like it, that's all that really matters. Good luck and post up some pics of the finished product.

thecrazygreek · 05-16-08, 07:56 PM

NO!!!!

Go with an OEM color, or one that would pass as OEM.... my .02

BJEC69 · 05-16-08, 08:24 PM

Nice color, but OEM colors are best IMO. It is your truck and your money and you can do what you want. Good luck!

laguna80 · 05-17-08, 02:42 AM

Post a pic of the rear half door. I can't really imagine what colors look like on a cruiser. I gotta see a sample.

Romanski · 05-17-08, 06:26 PM

Ok, I'll paint a few parts and I'll post pics. I like OEM colors too but this is the oldest vehicle I've owned and the first none metallic. The way I look at it, it'll be a $100 lesson (I've wasted more on less).

Romanski · 05-20-08, 02:46 PM

changing color again to something more inline with the year and non-metallic paint. I'm really fixed on the blue/gray color, so I picked the Zenith blue which was available on Toyotas in 1970 (year of my Cruiser).

Zenith Blue

webelk6 · 05-20-08, 06:17 PM

Should look great. Might want to think about adding some stainless or other colored parts to offset the main color IHHO. I am doing mine in mustard with all stainless stuff.

Romanski · 05-21-08, 08:37 AM

thanks webelk6, chrome would be awesome but i'm not sure that chrome will work out well where i'm going after the cruiser is painted. i'm gonna go with black rattle can or POR-15 paint on everything below the fenders.

prado t · 05-30-08, 02:12 PM

I painted my BJ74 a metallic grey, a 2007 Toyota minivan , Yaris , Corrolla color OEM looks great! I would say go for it.

Romanski · 07-28-08, 09:39 PM

I'm back and just wanted to show the final color I chose for the 40. I went with a 1970 Toyota Zenith Blue. Here he is with his grandson.

The paint job came out pretty good thanks to Restoration Shop for all their help and patience!

wob · 07-29-08, 12:00 AM

I vote "No" on metallic paint on 40's. Too "jeepish" for my tastes.

71cruiser71 · 08-07-08, 09:05 PM

nice color choice.. you wouldnt happen to know the paint color code on that would you ?

code 621 · 08-09-08, 10:19 PM

Great choice over the grey. IMHO

Nomis · 08-10-08, 04:33 PM

That looks great! Nice choice.

tman12345 · 08-20-08, 01:19 PM

i like that color alot, great choice imo

4x4 Station Wagon · 08-21-08, 12:18 AM

THAT LOOKS GREAT!!!!! Your just bragging with your two fancy cruisers parked at your fancy house

NICE!!!!!!

ColoCruiserJeff · 08-21-08, 08:54 AM

The choice to decide on your finishing touch to your cruiser is HUGE!!

I've had the metallics on my FJ's before....and really enjoyed them.

However, I too, went with an FJ blue for my current build-up.

Going VOODOO Blue on my 74 FJ 40.......Good choice with yours!!

It looks AWESOME!!

89GASHOG · 08-25-08, 11:04 AM

Nice choice. It looks great!

77HesterSue · 09-22-08, 05:44 PM

Nice color choice. I like it much better than the metallic grey. Enjoy!

Romanski · 09-23-08, 02:28 PM

Thanks gents for all the nice comments. It's been really good therapy to work on the 40.

fieldsken1 · 09-23-08, 11:43 PM

heres a nice color its called speedway blue met from toyota

marks69cruiser · 09-26-08, 06:08 PM

speedway blue looks awesome! nice work. Mark

Awl_TEQ · 09-26-08, 08:38 PM

I know a guy selling a "B"J45 LWB that is Toyota metallic grey and he has had trouble because people want tan/red/blue stock colors. The grey looks awesome but not stock. Now if you're never going to sell your family heirloom than go for whatever you like. I am waffling between metallic grey and stock tan myself - depends on my mood at any given moment. Today I like tan.

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05-15-08, 10:40 AM	#1
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	Need your opinion on color choice for a 40 Hi all, I've been prepping my cruiser for painting and choose this color as the final color after breaking my head over greens, greys, and blues. I got the paint from the Restoration shop. I sprayed one of the rear half doors and it looked really good to me but I would like to know what you guys think of this color on an FJ40. This paint was really easy to use. I was warned that metallic paint is more difficult to work with but I think I'll be able to manage it. It's a single stage urathane paint. I'd appreciate your input! Ohhh and here is the link to the website if someone is interested: Cool Gray Metallic #2108

05-16-08, 01:09 PM	#3
Isotel IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Crawlorado.com TLCA# 16898 Posts: 2,952	thats a cool color, the only way to know if it will look good is to spray it!.. I wanted to spray mine a gray metallic at one point, but I like the OEM colors.. Metallic may look strange on a 40.. you got to stay with the Puke and Piss Colors of the 70's __________________ 1976 FJ40 TBI350 700R4 D300 SOA Locked 37" PBR's Protected by REDLINE Colorado Land Cruisers - Club Redline Land Cruisers - Safety First CrAwLoRadO.com - Just Check it out

05-16-08, 07:35 PM	#5
Nomis IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 862	I always thought candies and metallics looked a little over the top and out of place on a cruiser IMHO. To each their own though - as long as you like it, that's all that really matters. Good luck and post up some pics of the finished product. __________________ 1976 FJ40 - See Build Up Thread Here: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/125665-1976-fj40-build-up-resto-thread.html 1996 Lexus LX450 2006 Mustang GT V8 Manual Trans

05-16-08, 07:56 PM	#6
thecrazygreek IH8MUD Junior Whopper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 769	NO!!!! Go with an OEM color, or one that would pass as OEM.... my .02 __________________ Yahsoo! 1969 Breathe FJ40 Currently in the middle of a ground up... 1976 Olive FJ40 finished as of May 2008 Faster Track Resto

05-16-08, 11:41 AM	#2
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	53 views, 5 votes and no comments Wow .... I'm thinking maybe a darker grey.... decisions decisions.

05-16-08, 08:24 PM	#7
BJEC69 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Oct 2006 TLCA# 17519 Posts: 93	Nice color, but OEM colors are best IMO. It is your truck and your money and you can do what you want. Good luck! __________________ OEM- "Never second guess the manufacturer" 7/69 FJ40LV 8/02 UZJ100L

05-17-08, 02:42 AM	#8
laguna80 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: HI Posts: 399	Post a pic of the rear half door. I can't really imagine what colors look like on a cruiser. I gotta see a sample. __________________ Blue Bomber Build http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pi...ue-bomber.html 1974 FJ55 Stock w/ Canadian weight reduction (that's going away though) front wheel disks. "In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God."

05-17-08, 06:26 PM	#9
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	Ok, I'll paint a few parts and I'll post pics. I like OEM colors too but this is the oldest vehicle I've owned and the first none metallic. The way I look at it, it'll be a $100 lesson (I've wasted more on less).

05-20-08, 02:46 PM	#10
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	changing color again to something more inline with the year and non-metallic paint. I'm really fixed on the blue/gray color, so I picked the Zenith blue which was available on Toyotas in 1970 (year of my Cruiser). Zenith Blue

05-20-08, 06:17 PM	#11
webelk6 Brewers in '08! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: God's Country Posts: 690	Should look great. Might want to think about adding some stainless or other colored parts to offset the main color IHHO. I am doing mine in mustard with all stainless stuff. __________________ 04/75 fj40 slowly under resto...... build thread http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/99015-04-75-frame-off.html '94 FZJ80 (DJ81) with 14k gold emblems(wifes) '06 Tundra/Work Truck Model Iforce V-8 ( paint/estimating rig)

05-21-08, 08:37 AM	#12
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	thanks webelk6, chrome would be awesome but i'm not sure that chrome will work out well where i'm going after the cruiser is painted. i'm gonna go with black rattle can or POR-15 paint on everything below the fenders.

05-30-08, 02:12 PM	#13
prado t IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: vancouver B.C. Canada TLCA# 17424 Posts: 862	I painted my BJ74 a metallic grey, a 2007 Toyota minivan , Yaris , Corrolla color OEM looks great! I would say go for it. __________________ 2.5 OME Heavy coils, ARB rear locker PRADO STOLEN 89 BJ74 ARB lockers front and rear 4" ZEAL lift, 24v M8000 winch ARB bull bar, Marks 108 to 1 HI 305 to 1 low

07-28-08, 09:39 PM	#14
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	I'm back and just wanted to show the final color I chose for the 40. I went with a 1970 Toyota Zenith Blue. Here he is with his grandson. The paint job came out pretty good thanks to Restoration Shop for all their help and patience! __________________ Roman 2007 FJ Cruiser 1970 FJ40

08-07-08, 09:05 PM	#16
71cruiser71 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 34	nice color choice.. you wouldnt happen to know the paint color code on that would you ? __________________

08-25-08, 11:04 AM	#22
89GASHOG IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Latitude 58 Posts: 668	Nice choice. It looks great! __________________ Bret Juneau, Ak 1989 FJ62 3FE 122K 1992 Toy short cab 4x4 22RE 175K

08-09-08, 10:19 PM	#17
code 621 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Calgary,AB Posts: 64	Great choice over the grey. IMHO

08-10-08, 04:33 PM	#18
Nomis IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 862	That looks great! Nice choice. __________________ 1976 FJ40 - See Build Up Thread Here: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=125665 1996 Lexus LX450 2006 Mustang GT V8 Manual Trans

08-20-08, 01:19 PM	#19
tman12345 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5	i like that color alot, great choice imo

08-21-08, 12:18 AM	#20
4x4 Station Wagon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 234	THAT LOOKS GREAT!!!!! Your just bragging with your two fancy cruisers parked at your fancy house NICE!!!!!!

08-21-08, 08:54 AM	#21
ColoCruiserJeff IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Just moved to Highlands Ranch, CO! TLCA# Don't have one yet :) Posts: 591	The choice to decide on your finishing touch to your cruiser is HUGE!! I've had the metallics on my FJ's before....and really enjoyed them. However, I too, went with an FJ blue for my current build-up. Going VOODOO Blue on my 74 FJ 40.......Good choice with yours!! It looks AWESOME!! __________________ "Soon Ralph, Soon!" MY TOYS: 72' FJ40, Sold on eBay,guy never heard of an FJ40! :( 81' FJ40, went the way of the destructor! (parted out) 66' FJ45LV, currently being fixed back up! 02' Tacoma Double Cab, TRD SuperCharged- My Daily Driver 99' Acura TL - Wife's My Fix-up Thread: http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj45-owners-club/113621-here-goes-66-lv-restore-thread.html

09-22-08, 05:44 PM	#23
77HesterSue IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 13	Nice color choice. I like it much better than the metallic grey. Enjoy!

09-23-08, 02:28 PM	#24
Romanski IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90	Thanks gents for all the nice comments. It's been really good therapy to work on the 40. __________________ Roman 2007 FJ Cruiser 1970 FJ40

09-23-08, 11:43 PM	#25
fieldsken1 IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 168	heres a nice color its called speedway blue met from toyota Attached Images

09-26-08, 06:08 PM	#26
marks69cruiser IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lebanon, Oregon Posts: 25	speedway blue looks awesome! nice work. Mark

09-26-08, 08:38 PM	#27
Awl_TEQ IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 98	Metallic Grey or Stock Tan I know a guy selling a "B"J45 LWB that is Toyota metallic grey and he has had trouble because people want tan/red/blue stock colors. The grey looks awesome but not stock. Now if you're never going to sell your family heirloom than go for whatever you like. I am waffling between metallic grey and stock tan myself - depends on my mood at any given moment. Today I like tan. __________________ 78 FJ45 LWB - stock starting restomod 81 4x4 PU - 35's and lifted etc- sold 05 Sienna - the wifes sold 07 Corolla - the commuter 08 RAV4 - new toy(ota) Comfort the disturbed - disturb the comfortable

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