2015 RV-Other Touch Up Paint (18 OEM Colors)

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The 2015 RV-Other Vibe

Welcome to 2015, the year when your "home away from home" finally started looking as sophisticated as a high-end condo. Whether you were piloting a Tiffin Allegro through the Rockies or squeezing a Leisure-Travel van into a tight coastal spot, the aesthetic was all about "organic luxury." We've got 17 different colors in the vaults for this year, ranging from the ever-popular Biarritz White to the more adventurous Caramel Bliss and Champagne Mist. It was a painter's buffet back then-if you couldn't find a metallic brown or a "sand" base that matched your personality, you simply weren't looking hard enough.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in the Thin Paint Era now. By 2015, the robots at the factory had become a little too good at their jobs. They were calibrated for maximum efficiency, which is just a fancy way of saying they sprayed the absolute bare minimum of clear coat to get the rig out the door. The Thor and Allegro models from this vintage often look like they've got a "sunburn" on the roof radiuses and front caps-that's the clear coat delaminating because it just didn't have the "meat" to survive a decade of UV pummeling. When you catch a rock chip in a color like Prescott Gray Metallic, it doesn't just dent; the thin layers tend to shatter at the edges.

Restoration Tip

Because these factory finishes are so lean, you have to resist the urge to "blob and go." If you try to fill a deep chip in one heavy pass, you're going to end up with a high spot that looks like a zit on a prom queen. Build your layers slowly. Apply a thin coat, let it flash off, and repeat until the depth is right. This mimics the factory's multi-stage approach without the robotic stinginess. And remember: once you've leveled that color, get some clear on it fast. In this era, the color is just the "pretty," but the clear coat is the "armor"-and you're already starting with a deficit.