2005 Coachmen-RV Touch Up Paint (5 OEM Colors)

The 2005 Coachmen-RV Vibe

2005 was the high-water mark for the "sophisticated neutral" land yacht. If you weren't cruising the interstate in a Cross Country or a Leprechaun that looked like it was dipped in liquid champagne, you were doing it wrong. Coachmen leaned hard into a palette of executive class metallics-colors designed to look expensive under a campground spotlight. We've archived the true survivors of this era, focusing on the heavy hitters like Light Antelope Beige Metallic and Medium Gold Metallic. It was a time when "beige" wasn't a boring choice; it was a statement of luxury, usually paired with enough swooping graphics to make a fighter jet jealous.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the business end of "The Peeling Era." By 2005, clear coat tech was standard, but twenty years of baking in the sun has turned many of these rigs into flaking messes. You know the look: it starts as a cloudy patch on the front cap or the roof radius, and before you know it, the clear coat is peeling off in sheets like a bad sunburn. This isn't just oxidation; it's delamination. Once that protective top layer lifts, your Black Metallic or Medium Gold basecoat is effectively naked, leaving the pigment to fetch and fade faster than your last vacation memories.

Restoration Tip

In this era of paint, a rock chip is a ticking time bomb. Because the clear coat is often thicker than the color layer beneath it, a single nick creates an "edge" where moisture and air can get under the clear and start the peeling process. Therefore, you must seal chips immediately. When you apply our touch-up, don't just "blob" it into the hole; use enough to bridge the gap between the exposed base and the surrounding clear coat. This locks down the edge and prevents the "lift" from traveling. If you're working with those high-flake metallics, keep your coats thin and let the metallic settle naturally so you don't end up with a dark "mottled" spot in the middle of your beige.