Fleetwood Beige (U7-54671) Touch Up Paint

The Look

This isn't a color that screams for attention, and that is why it was the king of the road for Fleetwood during the late nineties. Your motorhome was designed to look at home in a desert campground or a national park, and this earthy neutral is the ultimate camouflage for the dust and road grime you've collected over the years. It provides a clean, understated backdrop that makes the surrounding vinyl graphics pop. Since your rig has seen plenty of sun, expect the original finish to have matured, but this shade is forgiving when it comes to blending in small repairs.

Technical Details

Unlike the flashy pearls found on modern luxury coaches, this is a dependable solid finish. This is good news for you because you don't have to worry about metallic flakes settling in a patchy way or creating dark stripes across your panels. The challenge with a solid beige is that it can show the transition between the old and new paint if applied with a heavy hand. Because it is a lighter tone, it requires patience to build enough opacity to hide the dark primer or a deep scratch underneath.

Best Practices

Fleetwood often hid their paint data, so if you haven't found your ID tag yet, check the inside of your kitchen cabinet doors or the wardrobe in the bedroom. Before you spray or dab Fleetwood Beige (check for code U7-54671), you need to shake it for 60 seconds to ensure the pigments are well mixed. Always test the color on the included card to see how it reacts to the lighting in your garage or shade. To avoid any runs or drips, keep the container moving across the surface and focus on applying three or four thin layers. Give each layer enough drying time so the surface isn't tacky before you move on to the next.