Jaguar 1978 Touch Up Paint

1978 Jaguar Touch Up Paint (10 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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How to Find Your 1978 Jaguar's Color Code

Jaguar paint color codes are usually on the drivers door jamb. On older Jaguar models, the color code can be ANYWHERE! Under the hood, in the trunk. Typical format: 1957/HGZ, which corresponds to Jaguar Racing Green Pearl. Some Jaguars will have the 1957 code but most will only show the HGZ code. Same color across models may have different names: Racing Clearcoat, Green Performance Clearcoat, etc. It's the same paint!

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1978 Jaguar Background Info

The 1978 Jaguar Vibe

Welcome to 1978-the year Jaguar was trying to prove it still had its soul while surviving the "creative" management of the British Leyland era. Whether you were piloting a Series II XJ6, the whisper-quiet XJ12, or the polarizing new XJ-S, you weren't just driving a car; you were maintaining a piece of British estate. Our database shows 10 survivors from this year, a mix of "safety" colors and pure 70s flair. You had the quintessential British Racing Green and Old English White for the traditionalists, but if you really wanted to lean into the decade, you were looking at Carriage Brown or Yellow Gold. These weren't just colors; they were a lifestyle choice involving velvet blazers and wood-rimmed steering wheels.

Paint Health Check

Here is the cold, hard truth: 1978 falls squarely in the Single Stage Era. This was the age of high-solvent thermoplastic acrylics and enamels that went on thick and rich. The good news? The pigment goes all the way through. The bad news? There is no clear coat "shield" protecting your Regency Red or Squadron Blue from the elements. If your Jag has been sitting, it probably looks like a chalkboard right now. That's Oxidation-the paint is literally drying out and dying on the surface. Also, being a product of late-70s Britain, keep an eye on the roof seams and window channels; the factory wasn't always generous with the primer back then, and those "character lines" are often just rust in a fancy suit.

Restoration Tip

When working with these 1978 single-stage finishes, don't panic when your polishing pad turns the same color as the car (like a bright Signal Red). That's not a mistake; that's the dead, oxidized layer coming off to reveal the fresh pigment underneath. To keep a 1978 finish alive, remember the Salty Painter's Mantra: "It needs wax or it dies." Once you've polished it back to a mirror shine, you must seal it immediately. These old-school solvents are porous; if you don't keep a high-quality wax or sealant between the paint and the sun, that Silver Gray Metallic will turn into a dull, flat primer-lookalike before the next oil change.

Jaguar Models Released in 1978

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