Does any one know what kind of factory paint was used on our Wranglers exterior? 2002 TJ.
Acrylic enamel maybe?
Google no help.
Thanks!
Acrylic enamel maybe?
Google no help.
Thanks!
What kind of paint was used on the exterior of factory TJs?
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I’m weak all over but still can’t find what paint was used.
There’s about 4 million posts about painting a wrangler and what to do and on and on but not what was used. Of course, I only read about half of them
Yep, weak and old and tired.
I even used Duck Duck Go search engine too. I’m a weak Duck Duck Go user too.
Weak.
Think I’ll go lay down.
Thank you sir!
There’s about 4 million posts about painting a wrangler and what to do and on and on but not what was used. Of course, I only read about half of them
Yep, weak and old and tired.
I even used Duck Duck Go search engine too. I’m a weak Duck Duck Go user too.
Weak.
Think I’ll go lay down.
Thank you sir!
alittleoff
TJ Addict
Just a guess but, probably not good quality Daimler/Mercedes-Benz Acrylic Lacquer.
But more than likely, crappy Chrysler (water base) Lacquer. Single color coat and single clear coat, to appease the bean counters.
The hood on my Patriot Blue '03 has been lacquer checked for several years now.
It looks ok from a distance....
But more than likely, crappy Chrysler (water base) Lacquer. Single color coat and single clear coat, to appease the bean counters.
The hood on my Patriot Blue '03 has been lacquer checked for several years now.
It looks ok from a distance....
Solvent borne basecoat clear systems were used almost exclusively in that manufacturing era.
What AndyG said. All manufactures were spraying base coat/clear coat at that time, and only the higher dollar vehicles (BMW, Mercedes etc) were moving into water based paints in the early-mid 2000s.
One of the troubles with the hood of a jeep Is twofold-
The intense heat creates expansion and contraction of the metal every time it’s driven and at the same time it hardens and causes the clear topcoat to lose elasticity. Checkering and peeling is near inevitable- and reds tend to not like the sun, and dark colors fall right behind.
Not having any insulation under the hood surely does it help-
Really the engine compartment should have had some design to evacuate hot air-
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alittleoff
TJ Addict
I'm only going by the fact that I was painting cars in the mid-'70's just before the phase in of water based paints of that era.
Then it was just an experiment by paint manufacturers on cars. I have not kept up with it since then. Obviously things have changed.
Bean counting still applies.
Then it was just an experiment by paint manufacturers on cars. I have not kept up with it since then. Obviously things have changed.
Bean counting still applies.
I don't think any manufacturer sprayed laquer after the 1970s and were probably all done spraying enamel by 1990. In the early 80s when I was learning to paint urethane was the hot new thing and I think its a fairly safe assumption that is what is on our Jeeps.
You hood may appear to have laquer checking but I doubt that is what it is.
Paul Land
TJ Enthusiast
Our shop uses PPG Paints Lacquers and Enamels we also hand sand primer and each coat there after. No chemical etching for us. You can go custom paint or MACCO. It not the type it's the perfect color matching that makes the job shine. Every production line paint job I see has some degree orange peel somewhere on the car. It drives me nuts. My boss, later partner would literally go nuts if a auto with fish-eye or orange peel areas, was pulled out of the paint booth.
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alittleoff
TJ Addict
Like I said, I've been out of that game for a long time. For all I know they could be using cow piss nowadays.
alittleoff
TJ Addict
Yep.The diesel trucks do.
When I worked, our heavy eq. was using the DEF. But I gotta say, the Tier 4 motors had clean tailpipes.
But the worst is following a ford or dodge p/u that spews out half burnt diesel fumes.
Here in comifornia no laquer is available we sell waterbase paint (which is best matching) and solvent. When I am ready I want to paint my jeep its green now but I would like it to be yellow.