2002 Coachmen-RV Background Info
The 2002 Coachmen-RV Vibe
Welcome back to 2002-an era when your cell phone had a physical antenna, "The Middle" was topping the charts, and your driveway was likely occupied by a Catalina, a Leprechaun, or a Santara. Coachmen was leaning hard into the "sophisticated neutral" trend that defined early 2000s luxury. We've focused our database on the true survivors of this period, specifically the heavy hitters like Light Antelope Beige Metallic. It was the color of every high-end coach and suburban SUV on the road, designed to look expensive while hiding a cross-country trip's worth of road grime.
Paint Health Check
Listen close, because we are squarely in The Peeling Era. By 2002, the industry had mastered the depth of solvent-based clear coats, but they hadn't quite accounted for twenty years of UV rays beating down on a fiberglass roof radius. If your Coachmen looks like it's suffering from a nasty, flaky sunburn, you're witnessing delamination. Once that clear coat starts to lift and turn into white "potato chips," the metallic pigments in your paint are exposed to the air and will dull out in a matter of weeks. If you see bubbles or white edges around your Black accents or beige body, the clock is officially ticking.
Restoration Tip
The golden rule for this era: Seal chips immediately before the clear lifts. In 2002 paint systems, a single rock chip is an invitation for moisture to get between the layers. Once that bond is broken, the wind at highway speeds will peel your clear coat back like an orange skin. If you've already got some lifting, sand the edges of the "peel" back with a fine grit until you hit a spot where the clear is still stuck tight. Level it out, hit it with your base color, and get a fresh seal on it fast. You aren't just painting for looks; you're performing surgery to stop the spread.