2022 Itasca Touch Up Paint (7 OEM Colors)

The 2022 Itasca Vibe

Welcome to 2022-the era of "Tactical Neutrality." By this point, the industry had fully embraced what I call the Grayscale Monolith. If you were looking at an Itasca rig coming off the line, you weren't seeing the wild stripes of the 70s or the teal-and-pink swooshes of the 90s. No, 2022 was about looking "expedition-ready." Our database for this year tracks the 7 colors that defined the "sophisticated nomad" look: White, Silver, Gray Metallic, Iron Gray, Dark Neutral, Light Beige, and that one splash of personality, Seafoam. It was a time when looking like a high-end battleship was the ultimate flex at the campground.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth about 2022 paint: we are living in the Thin Paint Era. Back in my day, we sprayed enough lacquer to drown a cat, but these modern Itascas were painted by robots programmed for "Efficiency." That's a fancy corporate word for "as thin as possible without seeing through it." Because these coats are micron-thin, the clear coat is brittle. You'll notice the "Edge Pull" effect, where the paint is at its thinnest right on the corners of your slide-outs or the roof radius. If you've got one of the darker shades like Iron Gray or Dark Neutral, keep a sharp eye out for "checking"-those tiny hairline fractures that start when the sun bakes that thin clear coat until it gives up the ghost.

Restoration Tip

Since you're dealing with "Robot Efficiency," you cannot treat a 2022 Itasca like a 1970s Chevy. Build your layers slowly; don't blob it. If you've got a rock chip on that Gray Metallic hood, don't try to fill the crater in one go. If you put a heavy glob of solvent-heavy paint into a deep chip, the edges will lift, and it'll look like a zit on a prom queen. Apply a thin layer of color, let the solvents flash off completely, and repeat until you're level with the factory clear. It takes patience, but it's the only way to match the precision of a machine that doesn't have a heartbeat.