2014 Itasca Touch Up Paint (10 OEM Colors)

The 2014 Itasca Vibe

By 2014, the folks at Itasca were leaning hard into the "Executive Land-Yacht" aesthetic. The loud, jagged graphics of the early 2000s were out, replaced by a sophisticated palette of ten high-end finishes. Whether you were piloting a top-tier Meridian or the nimble Navion, the vibe was all about those deep, moody metallics like Black Mist and Anthracite, or the "Quiet Luxury" of Moonstone Metallic and Taupe. It was the year of the neutral-making these rigs look more like high-end touring buses and less like rolling campsites.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. Back in the day, we used to spray until the gun ran dry, but by 2014, those factory robots were calibrated for maximum efficiency. While it looks like a million bucks when it leaves the line, the reality is that there's very little "meat on the bone." After a decade of baking under the sun, the clear coat on the upper radii-the "brow" where the roof meets the sidewall-is usually the first to go. Since the factory layers are so thin, once a stone chip pierces that Dark Beige Metallic skin on your front cap, moisture gets under the clear faster than a leak in a slide-out.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2014 finish, you have to fight the urge to "blob" the paint. Because these modern coatings are applied so thinly by the manufacturer, a heavy-handed repair will stand out like a sore thumb. Build your layers slowly-think thin, multiple passes rather than one thick coat. If you're repairing a metallic shade like Silver or Gray Metallic, remember that the "flop" (how the light hits the flakes) depends on the paint leveling out properly. Apply your color, let it flash, and for the love of the craft, don't over-sand; you've only got a few microns of factory clear to work with before you're down to the primer.