02 land cruiser repaint opinions

[OffRoadRN]

I went through this thought process a few years ago. I've always believed Land Cruisers look better in utilitarian vs. "elegant" colors. No flames, please, this is just my opinion, deeply held for 30+ years of Land Cruiser ownership. I don't like metallic, flaky or pearlescent paint on ANY Land Cruiser, and prefer the old school simple, non-metallic colors like white and khaki.

I always hated the Imperial Jade Mica that my 100 came in, and after 20 years the truck was faded, dinged, scratched and had peeling clear coat. I considered a textured paint job like some have suggested, but decided to go a different route. I couldn't find a good place to paint my truck *reasonably* here in the Austin area, so a great friend and fellow Cruiserhead offered his buddy's shop in Idaho(!), and I ended up driving the truck up there to drop it off.

Then the agonizing decision on color came. I am a sucker for greens but looked at white, the Quicksand beige of the new Tacomas, and some non-Toyota colors. I finally found one that I liked and fit my desired look for the Cruiser, it's "personality", and mine. I opted to have the side trim deleted and the holes from the wind deflector on the hatch deleted prior to painting, and I had them do the mirrors, door handles and vents in contrasting black. I have been THRILLED with the results. So thrilled, that I am considering going down a similar path with my other UZJ100, which has very oxidized white paint after a lifetime in Colorado and Texas.

Here's the old girl. I know the color is polarizing (have received positive AND negative comments about it), but I happen to love it:

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How much did this run you, what year did you have it done?

 

[Beto Cruiser]

Cadet blue with cream top. FJ40 colors.

 

[Jer08]

I'm going through the same prices now.... I've got a 2000 LC white with the old man gold bottom trim. I'm leaning towards the galactic gray mica 1e9, cant wait to see what you pick!

 

[CBdeJ]

Cadet blue with cream top. FJ40 colors.
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Your neighbor notice that his roof is leaking yet?

 

[Bisho]

Cadet blue with cream top. FJ40 colors.
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I like it. I've debated painting my roof white to reduce the radiant heat inside. Did you notice any difference?

 

[ptad]

First time poster but long time lurker, just wanted to share that I was in the same boat as the OP couple of years ago, prior to repainting, my rear bumper got clipped at an airport parking lot. Previous color of the truck was gold with a lot of dings/dents. Instead of paying for the deductible for the insurance to repair the bumper, I convinced myself either to do wrap or paint but ultimately went for paint due to inspiration after reading through kelly saad painting saga. Prepping car for paint or wrap appears to me the same amount of effort but painting only took approx 3 hours for me. I did everything myself from prepping to painting, never done this kind of job before but i graduated at the university of youtube after 2 weeks before tackling the job. As for the cost, i spent $800 for chemicals, approx 200 for supplies and $150 for paint booth rental locally. Owner of the shop was nice enough to set up the paint gun for me and said goodluck. I joked to the owner how much he will charge me if he did the work, he said $6000 without repair of dings/dents/damage but he’ll do door jambs, which i did not but can always paint anytime. Good luck to the OP on his decision.

 

[Beto Cruiser]

I like it. I've debated painting my roof white to reduce the radiant heat inside. Did you notice any difference?

Not yet, but I painted it right before winter so maybe I’ll see a difference during summer.

 

[daohaus]

First time poster but long time lurker, just wanted to share that I was in the same boat as the OP couple of years ago, prior to repainting, my rear bumper got clipped at an airport parking lot. Previous color of the truck was gold with a lot of dings/dents. Instead of paying for the deductible for the insurance to repair the bumper, I convinced myself either to do wrap or paint but ultimately went for paint due to inspiration after reading through kelly saad painting saga. Prepping car for paint or wrap appears to me the same amount of effort but painting only took approx 3 hours for me. I did everything myself from prepping to painting, never done this kind of job before but i graduated at the university of youtube after 2 weeks before tackling the job. As for the cost, i spent $800 for chemicals, approx 200 for supplies and $150 for paint booth rental locally. Owner of the shop was nice enough to set up the paint gun for me and said goodluck. I joked to the owner how much he will charge me if he did the work, he said $6000 without repair of dings/dents/damage but he’ll do door jambs, which i did not but can always paint anytime. Good luck to the OP on his decision.

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you did a great job, wanna help me paint mine

 

[Manhattan]

@ptad that is damn impressive! Nice work. What color is that? Let's see a couple more pics - in different light.

 

[LCcaio]

I went through this thought process a few years ago. I've always believed Land Cruisers look better in utilitarian vs. "elegant" colors. No flames, please, this is just my opinion, deeply held for 30+ years of Land Cruiser ownership. I don't like metallic, flaky or pearlescent paint on ANY Land Cruiser, and prefer the old school simple, non-metallic colors like white and khaki.

I always hated the Imperial Jade Mica that my 100 came in, and after 20 years the truck was faded, dinged, scratched and had peeling clear coat. I considered a textured paint job like some have suggested, but decided to go a different route. I couldn't find a good place to paint my truck *reasonably* here in the Austin area, so a great friend and fellow Cruiserhead offered his buddy's shop in Idaho(!), and I ended up driving the truck up there to drop it off.

Then the agonizing decision on color came. I am a sucker for greens but looked at white, the Quicksand beige of the new Tacomas, and some non-Toyota colors. I finally found one that I liked and fit my desired look for the Cruiser, it's "personality", and mine. I opted to have the side trim deleted and the holes from the wind deflector on the hatch deleted prior to painting, and I had them do the mirrors, door handles and vents in contrasting black. I have been THRILLED with the results. So thrilled, that I am considering going down a similar path with my other UZJ100, which has very oxidized white paint after a lifetime in Colorado and Texas.

Here's the old girl. I know the color is polarizing (have received positive AND negative comments about it), but I happen to love it:

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Love that color. Would you be willing to share the color code or name?
Thanks