2001 Four-Winns Touch Up Paint (4 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Four-Winns Vibe

Welcome to 2001, the year we realized the world didn't end at midnight, but our obsession with metallics was just getting started. If you're looking at a Four-Winns from this vintage, you're looking at the peak of the "champagne and forest" era. We've focused on the survivors that defined the turn of the millennium, like the sophisticated Dark Green and the quintessentially Y2K Light Rose Metallic. These weren't just colors; they were a statement that you'd survived the 90s and were ready for a future that looked like a brushed-aluminum cell phone. Back then, whether it was a Horizon or a Sundowner, if it wasn't shimmering in the sun, you weren't doing it right.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth from the spray booth: you are firmly in The Peeling Era. By 2001, manufacturers had mastered the art of the two-stage basecoat/clearcoat system, but they hadn't quite perfected the bond between them. Your Four-Winns likely left the factory with a deep, glassy shine, but twenty-plus years of UV rays and salt air are the ultimate clear coat killers. We're talking about "Delamination"-that ugly stage where the clear coat starts to cloud up, turn white, and flake off like a bad sunburn, leaving the base color underneath exposed and defenseless. If your Gloss Trim Black is looking more like a chalkboard, you're witnessing the clear coat's final surrender.

Restoration Tip

When you're dealing with 2001-era paint, the clock is your biggest enemy. If you see a small rock chip or a tiny nick in that Light Rose Metallic, do not wait. Once the seal of the clear coat is broken, moisture and air will start to tunnel underneath the layers, lifting the clear away from the color in a slow-motion disaster. Use your touch-up pen to seal those chips immediately. Think of it like a digital suture; you're not just fixing a spot, you're preventing the "clear coat creep" that eventually leads to a full-blown respray. Clean the area with a solvent-based prep, dab the color in thin layers, and keep that factory bond intact before it decides to part ways for good.