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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Paint colors

« on: August 28, 2012, 10:27:37 AM »

I'm actually retired; we're in Colorado because of my wife's job.

Are there any flatfender events around here?

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Paint colors

« on: August 21, 2012, 02:39:27 PM »

Bob,

I meant to say "Aero" where I said "truck"; I looked at the Sherwin-Williams paint chart for 1949 - 1952 on the CJ-3A page.  I am beginning to understand that there is much conflicting information concerning Jeeps!

I am in Arvada.

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Re: Paint colors

« on: August 20, 2012, 01:39:27 AM »

athawk11,

Thanks for the info on the engine color, semi-gloss black should be easy to do.

It looks like there are several body colors on your photo. From left to right, under the crackled green paint, there is a blue-ish color, then white, then a small patch of green that looks similar to mine.

I can't do photos right now, the jeep is in NH and I'm in Colorado.  I'll take some when I get back there.

Bob,

Thanks for the info on Hampshire Green.  I suspect that is the color my jeep came in; however, the 1952 DuPont chart lists that color for trucks, not jeeps.  Do you know if it was available as an option, or perhaps the factory just painted any vehicle with any color that struck their fancy?

I'm not going for a "restoration", rather "as close as possible without breaking the bank while making is drivable".  I always thought the original color was very close to the color of a friend's '63 Impala but I haven't gone looking for it yet....

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"Original"-- Technical Questions, Answers, Observations / Paint colors

« on: August 19, 2012, 04:50:31 PM »

Hi, I�m new to this forum and hope someone can help with my questions, I�ve read several forums and google�d lots of sites but still have no answers.

Does anyone know what the original color of a �52 CJ-3A engine should be?

And, my 3A has traces of the original paint under the hood and inside the tool box.  The color is a dark-ish, metallic, green.  Is this Emerald Green? The few examples I�ve seen on the web don�t look very metallic to me.

Thanks,