2011 Forest-River Touch Up Paint (3 OEM Colors)

The 2011 Forest-River Vibe

Welcome to 2011-the year your motorhome decided it wanted to look like a high-end lodge on wheels. If you're steering a Forest-River from this era, you're likely rocking that classic palette of the Great Recession hangover: earth tones. We've focused on the survivors of this generation, keeping the heavy hitters like Gold Metallic, rich Brown, and that sharp Gloss Trim Black in our vaults. These weren't just colors; they were a statement that you could take the comforts of a suburban living room anywhere with a paved road.

Paint Health Check

Now, here's the reality: we are firmly in the "Thin Paint Era." By 2011, factory robots were getting a little too good at their jobs, meaning they sprayed just enough paint to look pretty on the lot but not a micron more. The clear coat on these rigs is the real heartbreaker. It's thin, and if that Gold Metallic has spent a decade baking in the sun, you're probably seeing the "edge fail"-where the clear coat starts to lift and flake like a bad sunburn. Those front caps take the worst of it, pelted by road grit and bug acid until the finish gives up the ghost.

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing chips or scratches on a 2011 finish, patience is your only friend. Because the factory coats were so thin, you can't just "blob and go." If you drop a heavy bead of paint into a chip, it'll stand out like a sore thumb against the flat factory profile. Instead, build your layers slowly. Apply a thin coat, let it flash, and repeat until you've leveled the surface. It's better to do three thin passes than one thick one that'll never lay flat. You want to mimic that robot-efficient depth, not a house-paint slap-job.