1962 Jaguar Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 1962 Jaguar Vibe

It's 1962, and the E-Type has just spent a year proving it's the most beautiful thing on four wheels, while the Mark II is busy being the getaway car of choice for every gentleman thief in London. This wasn't an era for boring colors; it was an era for presence. We've focused on the survivors from this vintage-the iconic trio that defined the Coventry look. You've got the Cream (Old English White) that made every curve on a Roadster look like poured silk, and the Opalescent Silver Blue and Silver Gray Metallics that gave the big saloons the look of high-speed industrial sculpture.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Single Stage Era. Back in '62, your Jag was sprayed with thick, pigment-heavy lacquer or synthetic enamel. We weren't hiding the color under a plastic-looking clear coat back then; the color was the finish. But here's the reality: single-stage paint is a living thing, and it's a thirsty one. If your 1962 Jag hasn't been pampered, it's likely suffering from "Oxidation." That deep Silver Blue Metallic starts looking like a dusty chalkboard, and the Old English White loses its glow and goes "chalky." Once that surface pigment starts to fade and flake, you aren't just losing the shine-you're losing the paint itself.

Restoration Tip

If you're touching up an original 1962 panel, you have to respect the age. This paint needs to be "fed." Before you apply your touch-up, you've got to mechanically polish away that chalky oxidation to find the "live" color underneath. And listen to me now: it needs wax or it dies. Without a modern clear coat to act as a sacrificial lamb, a high-quality carnauba wax is the only thing standing between your Jaguar's finish and the graveyard. If you want that Silver Gray Metallic to keep its depth, you better be prepared to buff it like you're polishing the Crown Jewels.