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This color is compatible with the following Jeeps:

MODELS: All Models

YEARS: 1977

To determine if Tawny Orange is the correct color, check your vehicle's color code. It should match the paint color code, which is 7Y.

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Once you've added custom color paint to your cart, you will need clearcoat and (depending on your damage) other non-paint products to complete your repair.

Your Paint Color Profile

7Y - Tawny Orange

The Look

You are looking at a true one-year wonder. This earthy, burnt-clay shade was a staple of the 1977 catalog, gracing everything from the rugged CJ-7 to the full-size Cherokee and Wagoneer. It captures that specific late-seventies transition where manufacturers moved away from the neon "high-impact" colors of the muscle car era and toward the desert-inspired tones of the off-road boom. Since your vehicle has been tackling trails or city streets for nearly half a century, expect the original finish to have matured. This color ages with character, but it requires a careful touch to blend new pigments with the seasoned paint on your panels.

Technical Details

This is a solid finish, which is actually great news for your repair. Unlike metallic paints that use tiny aluminum flakes, this pigment is consistent all the way through. You do not have to worry about the "mottling" or dark stripes that happen when flakes bunch up, but you do need to be mindful of depth. Solid oranges can sometimes look "flat" if applied too thin. Because there is no metallic shimmer to distract the eye, your surface preparation is everything. Any small scratch or bump left under the paint will show up clearly in the final reflection, so make sure your workspace is clean and out of the wind.

Best Practices

Before you spray or dab Jeep Tawny Orange (check for code 7Y), you need to shake it for 60 seconds to ensure the heavy orange pigments are fully suspended. On these classic models, you can usually verify your code on the metal identification plate riveted to the firewall near the brake master cylinder or inside the driver's door jamb. Test the color on the included card before touching your Jeep to ensure the shade matches the current state of your weathered paint. When applying, keep the container moving in steady, overlapping passes to build the color gradually. Give it a generous drying time between layers; rushing the process on a solid vintage color can lead to sagging or an uneven gloss.

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Find your Jeep paint code

Jeep codes are difficult to find. In the good old days, they hid them on top of the radiator support, under engine grease and oil. Later models put them on the drivers door jamb. Typical format: BS/GBS; only BS is the color code (also QBS, PBS, TBS, etc.). The first letter is a "Year Code". BS corresponds to Deep Water Blue Pearl Clearcoat; the G in GBS is not part of the color code. Lately, Jeep lists just BS.

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