Best Colour For Hiding Off Road Use?

milowilli · 01-31-2007, 07:47 AM

For all you 4 Wheelers out there, What is the best colour vehicle to have for Offroad use? By this I mean hiding scratches and dings. I have a White 4Runner and the paint seems to stand up well to branches dragging along the sides while in the trail. The vehicle can be buffed and looks like new again. Lets hear about the other colours..especially the dark ones. I cant imagine black to do too well...especially a vehicle like a Black TRD FJ...Kindly post your thaughts.

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***Corey*** · 01-31-2007, 07:50 AM

White and silver.

My white 4Runner held up very well, and was easy to buff out PNW pinstripping.

The FJ with the silver is just as easy to buff out, and hides dirt very well.

woolsocks · 01-31-2007, 08:05 AM

I had a painter buddy tell me that green, even a dark green, would hide inperfections in bodywork pretty well. But traditionally the lighter the better.

em3e3 · 01-31-2007, 08:07 AM

On my '95 Runner I have the 'champagne' color, you know the silvery-metallic-sandy-tan color. Not the more goldy color on pre-95 4Runners. I have scratches on it from the first day I bought it (off the lot!), and you'll never see them unless you're close and the light hits them just right. Stand back about 5-10 feet, even the dust is hard to see.

harpen123 · 01-31-2007, 09:08 AM

yeah Id say white or silver unless u have a flat paint color like I one time heard they were going to do on the fj but have never seen one.

d0ubledown · 01-31-2007, 09:16 AM

not black. that said..black is my choice for all my cars. if i had to chose another..itd be a charcoal/dark grey/gunmetal colour.

all_terrain17 · 01-31-2007, 09:23 AM

White without doubt. From a good 20-30 ft. away truck looks great. It's not till you get up close that you can see all the pinstriping and dents.

Thought white was kinda bland when I first got the truck but I don't think I'd be able to wheel a black truck *shudders* White's definitely my favorite color for a truck that gets used.

***Corey*** · 01-31-2007, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harpen123

yeah Id say white or silver unless u have a flat paint color like I one time heard they were going to do on the fj but have never seen one.

Here comes an old FJ40 color, and hopefully Toyota will bring it back.

This guy is paying $6K to get his done in the old dune color.
I would have ordered it if it was avaible.

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...ghlight=enamel

Mikestang · 01-31-2007, 09:39 AM

Silver gets my vote. I hadn't washed the truck since November until this last weekend. In that time I went off-roading several times and spent a week up in Mammoth driving through snow and slush and the truck barely even looked dirty.

surf4runner · 01-31-2007, 11:35 AM

my silver has been easy to buff out branch scratches. only needed heavy work on the deep stuff.

Jacket · 01-31-2007, 04:18 PM

Gotta be silver first, white second.

seanz0rz · 01-31-2007, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woolsocks

I had a painter buddy tell me that green, even a dark green, would hide inperfections in bodywork pretty well. But traditionally the lighter the better.

you can really see the pin striping on mine, though not as bad as black.

woolsocks · 01-31-2007, 04:37 PM

Thats what I figured. I painted my 83 the new FJ yellow instead.

Tron · 01-31-2007, 05:05 PM

A buddy and I both went in most of the same off road spots this summer. I have white and he has dark green. His is pinsrtiped and mine looks great from 10 ft. away. Up close you can see some in the white.

Seems like the darker the color the worse it shows the wear.

Yota Tony · 02-02-2007, 07:43 AM

Flat black.
If the metal starts to show up just hit it with a rattle can.

jwbehm · 02-02-2007, 11:19 AM

Desert dune, mix of silver and white

spex · 02-02-2007, 07:52 PM

I confer, Desert Dune is a nice color on the trail and off...

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01-31-2007, 08:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
em3e3 Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 39	On my '95 Runner I have the 'champagne' color, you know the silvery-metallic-sandy-tan color. Not the more goldy color on pre-95 4Runners. I have scratches on it from the first day I bought it (off the lot!), and you'll never see them unless you're close and the light hits them just right. Stand back about 5-10 feet, even the dust is hard to see. __________________ '95 4Runner 4WD M/T Ltd 3VZE 166K * 31x10.50 R15 BFG M/T * Custom Air Bag Rear Suspension * Downey Ceramic Headers * Flowmaster Muffler * Sea2Sky Cams * O/S Valves

01-31-2007, 09:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
harpen123 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mooresville, NC but college at Auburn, AL Posts: 427	yeah Id say white or silver unless u have a flat paint color like I one time heard they were going to do on the fj but have never seen one. __________________ 2002 4runner sport edition, 3.4 liter, OME rear coils, OME shocks, front tundra coils, ARB front bumper, custom rear bumper, and a milemarker 10,500lb winch, 265/75r16 BFG A/T's 1985 P/u basically stock. old motor is out! new stuff swapped over and motor soon to go in. Trail gear 5in has been shipped next, 5.29's, doubler and a buncha other goodies. "If at first u don't succeed , ur probably going about 10 miles per hour too slow." (Only in my 85) "Didn't barbie drive a jeep?"

01-31-2007, 09:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
d0ubledown Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vansterdam BC. Posts: 1,432	not black. that said..black is my choice for all my cars. if i had to chose another..itd be a charcoal/dark grey/gunmetal colour. __________________ sonny ------- 1998 4Runner LTD. Fabtech CO fronts, OME/Pro Comp rears, SS rear links, Revtek diff drop, oem elocker, ARB RD90, 4.88's, 315/75/16 MT/R's on FZJ-80's, Trail Gear sliders, ARB Prado Bar, 1.5" 4Crawler BL, Tundra Brakes, wabfab disco's, IPF's...satoshi'd deckplated & ISR'd. SOLD!!! new ride: 1997 FZJ80. ome/arb/bfg/etc. when clinton lied..nobody died

01-31-2007, 09:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
all_terrain17 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 748	White without doubt. From a good 20-30 ft. away truck looks great. It's not till you get up close that you can see all the pinstriping and dents. Thought white was kinda bland when I first got the truck but I don't think I'd be able to wheel a black truck shudders White's definitely my favorite color for a truck that gets used. __________________ 94' Pickup

01-31-2007, 08:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
woolsocks Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: centerville, tn Posts: 72	I had a painter buddy tell me that green, even a dark green, would hide inperfections in bodywork pretty well. But traditionally the lighter the better.

01-31-2007, 09:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mikestang Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ontario, southern CA Posts: 278	Silver gets my vote. I hadn't washed the truck since November until this last weekend. In that time I went off-roading several times and spent a week up in Mammoth driving through snow and slush and the truck barely even looked dirty. __________________ '04 SR5 4Runner v8 4x4 Magnaflow cat-back, rear diff breather mod, Surco rack, 265/75/16 Goodyear SA, Midland 75-822, Wilson 5000, Shrockworks bumper, PIAA 510s/580s, Scion T1806 w/iPod, Demello sliders, DR COs UCAs monotubes, Deaver coils, Pro Comp alloys, Slee SS lines, Garmin 276c, Optima yellow top, BudBuilt skids, 2wd sway, WabFab links, KurtFab LCAs www.mikestang.com

01-31-2007, 04:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jacket Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boulder/Lafayette, CO Posts: 188	Gotta be silver first, white second. __________________ 06 Tacoma TRD OR 4x4 V6, TRAC, DAC, OME, ARB, Warn, Demello...

01-31-2007, 04:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
woolsocks Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: centerville, tn Posts: 72	Thats what I figured. I painted my 83 the new FJ yellow instead.

02-02-2007, 07:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
Yota Tony Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,063	Flat black. If the metal starts to show up just hit it with a rattle can.

02-02-2007, 11:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
jwbehm Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 443	Desert dune, mix of silver and white

02-02-2007, 07:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
spex Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Cal Posts: 16	I confer, Desert Dune is a nice color on the trail and off...

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