2004 Coachmen-RV Touch Up Paint (9 OEM Colors)

The 2004 Coachmen-RV Vibe

Welcome to 2004-the year of the Motorola Razr, Shrek 2, and the absolute obsession with "Sophisticated Neutrals." If you were rolling in a Coachmen Leprechaun or a Catalina back then, you weren't just camping; you were making a statement in shades of champagne and shadow. We've focused on the survivors of this era, the heavy hitters that defined the look: Black and Light Antelope Beige Metallic. It was a time when RV designers decided that if the world was going to end in a Y2K-style whimper, we might as well go out looking like a high-end desert resort.

Paint Health Check

We are deep in The Peeling Era here, folks. By 2004, the industry had fully committed to the basecoat-clearcoat system. It looked great on the showroom floor, but the "Salty Painter" knows the truth: the sun is a hungry beast, and it loves the taste of early-2000s clear coat. If your Coachmen has spent its life outside, you're likely seeing "Delamination"-that lovely phenomenon where the clear coat starts flaking off like a bad sunburn, especially on the front cap and those upper roof radii. The pigment underneath might still be holding on, but once that clear shell starts to lift, the clock is ticking.

Restoration Tip

The secret to keeping a 2004 finish alive is aggressive vigilance. You need to seal chips immediately before the clear lifts. If you spot a small rock chip in that Light Antelope Beige, don't wait. Once moisture and air get under the edge of the clear coat, it'll start to tunnel, and before you know it, you're peeling off sheets of plastic. Use a fine-grit abrasive to lightly feather the edges of any flaking clear before touching it up; if you just "blob" paint over a peeling edge, the old clear will just keep lifting underneath your new repair. Lock it down now, or you'll be sanding the whole rig by next summer.