Early Jeep logo

[ursusarticus]

Does Anyone know what the correct colors are for the early red & Gold round Jeep logo used on the early Wagoneers and Pickups? I ask because I'd like to freshen up the ones on the grille and horn button on my 1969 Jeepasaurous Wagoneer.

[joe]

The emblem colors aren't listed with the body paint codes in the PM's so don't know the "correct" colors. I've freshened up the emblems buy taking them into a hobbly/nodel shop. Look for the racks of Testors Enamel model paint. You'll find some close enough colors that will look/work pretty good.

[MMinMN]

Many paint shops have color scanners, just bring it in and adjust from there

[goldhammer]

For scanning the colors, lightly hand polish and take to an auto paint supply store and they can take a pic of it and come up with a formula. Bite is you might be able to buy a couple of ozs. of each color or you might have to buy up to a pint of each. Not cheap if you have to do a pint.

The hobby sop for Testors, Tamiya, etc. model enamels might be the better choic if not coing for a "restoration perfect" look.

[YJ-4BT]

Look for the racks of Testors Enamel model paint. You'll find some close enough colors that will look/work pretty good.

Not a bad idea. Any ideas on how long the color would go without having to touch up due to UV/fading?

[joe]

Not a bad idea. Any ideas on how long the color would go without having to touch up due to UV/fading?

No idea but it's enamel paint so should last a reasonable time. The ones I did were still on the truck when I sold it a couple years later and still looked good so it'll last a couple years anyway. Like any paint, final results are highly dependent on the surface prep work.

[goldhammer]

I used some blue on the alum trim belt molding on the cab back on a 75 Chev p/u to put the wife's nickname and my blood type on it. Held up for 4-5 years before I had to redo it.