2001 Isata Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Isata Vibe

Welcome to 2001-the year your Motorhome was the king of the campground and "champagne" wasn't just a drink, it was a lifestyle. The early millennium was obsessed with looking expensive without trying too hard, which meant neutrals were everywhere. While other manufacturers were busy making everything look like a plastic appliance, the Isata kept it classier. In our vault, we've focused on the survivors that defined this era of luxury travel: Lt. Neutral Metallic and Med. Neutral Metallic. If you're driving one of these today, you aren't just driving an RV; you're piloting a metallic-flecked time capsule of the "Silver is the New Beige" revolution.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's talk shop. Your 2001 Isata was born right in the thick of The Peeling Era. By the turn of the century, manufacturers had mastered the basecoat/clearcoat system, but the sun hadn't finished its war on those early clear coats. On a rig as big as a Motorhome, you've got massive surface areas baking in the UV rays. The metallic pigments in those Neutral tones look incredible, but they're experts at hiding "Clear Coat Cancer" until it's too late. Once the UV inhibitors in that top layer go on strike, the clear starts to delaminate, turning your sleek finish into something that looks like a snake shedding its skin. If you see a white, cloudy edge around a stone chip, that's not just a scratch-that's the clear coat lifting.

Restoration Tip

The secret to keeping a 2001 metallic finish from looking like a disaster is speed. Because this era is prone to delamination, you need to seal chips immediately before moisture gets under the clear and starts the "lift." When you're touching up those metallics, don't just blob the paint on like you're icing a cake. Metallics from this period rely on the way the flake lays down; use thin, light passes to get the flake to sit right. Once your color is down and dry, get that clear coat over it fast to lock the edges of the original paint down. Think of it like a surgical graft: you're trying to stop the peel before it travels.