2025 Forest-River Touch Up Paint (6 OEM Colors)

The 2025 Forest-River Vibe

Welcome to the peak of the "Earth Tone Renaissance." By 2025, the industry finally realized that a fifty-foot motorhome shouldn't look like a neon signs' midlife crisis. We've focused our collection on the survivors of this era-those sophisticated, moody neutrals that made models like the Berkshire and Georgetown look like rolling luxury estates rather than tourist traps. We're talking about heavy hitters like Bronze, Gold Metallic, and that Dark Charcoal that looks like a stealth bomber in a campsite. It was an era of "classy over flashy," where Light Beige and Dark Brown reigned supreme because they actually hid the road grime from a cross-country haul.

Paint Health Check

Now, listen close, because 2025 fell right into the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, we used to lay it on thick enough to sand it for a week, but by the mid-2020s, "Robot Efficiency" became the law of the land. The bean counters at the factory programmed those spray arms to be surgical-meaning your clear coat is likely thinner than a cheap diner's coffee. You'll notice it first on the leading edges of the front cap; one pebble at 70mph doesn't just chip the paint, it takes out the whole neighborhood down to the primer. If you see "checking" or micro-cracks in that Gloss Trim Black, it's because the sun is winning the fight against a very thin line of defense.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up these modern finishes, you have to fight the urge to be a "one-coat wonder." Because the factory stuff is so thin, a big heavy blob of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb and likely won't level out. Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. Dab a tiny amount, let it flash off, and repeat. You want to bridge that gap between the crater and the surface without creating a mountain. Modern high-solids clear coats are fickle-treat them with a little patience, or you'll be staring at that repair every time you go to hook up the shore power.