1999 Forest-River Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 1999 Forest-River Vibe

Welcome to 1999-the year everyone was hoarding canned beans for Y2K while you were just trying to get your Forest-River Motorhome to the campsite without losing a hubcap. In the paint booth, the vibe was all about "Champagne Dreams" and class. We've focused our attention on the real survivors of this era: Gold Metallic and Gloss Trim Black. These weren't just colors; they were the "Millennium Suit" for your rig. Gold Metallic gave these massive Motorhomes a touch of desert-sun class, while the Gloss Trim Black provided that sharp, tuxedo-edge contrast that made a Forest-River stand out in a sea of beige at the KOA.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real about the "Peeling Era." By 1999, the industry had fully committed to the Basecoat/Clearcoat system, but they hadn't quite mastered the UV-resistance needed for a vehicle the size of a small apartment. If your rig has spent its life under the sun, you're likely dealing with Delamination. It starts as a faint white haze on the roof radius or the front cap, and before you know it, the clear coat is peeling off like a bad sunburn after a week in Cabo. Worse yet, that Gloss Trim Black is a heat magnet; it expands and contracts faster than the fiberglass underneath, leading to "paint checking"-those tiny spiderweb cracks that tell you the clear coat has finally given up the ghost.

Restoration Tip

If you see the clear coat starting to lift or "fluff" at the edges of a chip, you've got to move fast. Once oxygen and moisture get under that clear layer, it'll peel back like a cheap sticker. The fix? Seal those chips immediately. Use a fine-grit abrasive to very carefully feather the edges where the clear is failing-don't go crazy, or you'll burn right through the Gold Metallic base. Once the edges are smooth, hit it with a high-quality solvent-based touch-up. You aren't just making it look pretty; you're "capping" the delamination to stop the spread. Think of it as a tactical strike against the sun's attempts to skin your motorhome alive.