PAINT COLOR

hillbilly21 · Post by **hillbilly21** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:19 am

Looking for any info on the paint code or color for my restoration project of a 1955 m38a1 shore patrol jeep... I am doing a complete restoration and am in need of the body color...

Post by **wesk** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:28 pm

If you're going with shore patrol I would assume you're also going Navy which would make it Gray.

CJ3B · Post by **CJ3B** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:22 am

Hey Wes!

Shouldn't it be called "Battleship Gray?" Also, was this color flat, or semi-gloss?

Post by **wesk** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:01 am

I don't have my notes here. Everyone likes to call it Battleship gray unless they served on a CV or DD then they probably call it carrier gray or destroyer gray. I believe the federal standard has a slightly different name. I also believe it was semi-gloss.