2007 Forest-River Touch Up Paint (8 OEM Colors)

The 2007 Forest-River Vibe

Welcome to 2007-the year of the first iPhone, the height of the "bigger is better" motorhome craze, and a whole lot of earth-toned luxury. If you're rolling in a 2007 Forest-River Motorhome, you know the aesthetic: it was all about looking sophisticated at the campground. We've tracked down the 8 essential survivors from this era's palette. While Silver was the global king that year, Forest-River was leaning hard into the "classy" side of the spectrum with Gold Metallic and Brown Metallic. If you were feeling flashy, you went for Dark Toreador Red. It was a time when these rigs looked like moving executive suites, and the paint was designed to shimmer under the neon lights of a Vegas RV park.

Paint Health Check

Here's the truth from the spray booth: you're firmly in the "Thin Paint Era." By 2007, the robots in the factory had become dangerously efficient. They weren't spraying for depth; they were spraying for the absolute minimum thickness required to pass inspection. While the finish looked like a million bucks on the showroom floor, that factory clear coat is likely feeling the strain by now. On these 2007 models, we often see "checking"-those tiny spiderweb micro-cracks-and the clear coat on the front cap or the darker sections like Black Mist tends to peel in the sun. The robots were precise, but they were stingy. If your clear coat is flaking off in sheets, don't take it personally; the factory just didn't leave you much "meat" on the bone to buff out.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up these thin factory finishes, the golden rule is: Build layers slowly; don't blob it. Because the original paint is so thin, a heavy "one-and-done" glob of touch-up will stand out like a sore thumb and might even react with the edges of the failing clear coat. Apply your color in several whisper-thin passes. If you're working on a metallic shade like Silver or Red Metallic, those flakes need to lay down flat to catch the light correctly. Once your color is set, level it gently, but go easy with the sandpaper-you've got very little factory clear left to work with around the repair site. Treat it with a light touch, or you'll sand right through to the primer before you even start polishing.