1998 Newmar Touch Up Paint (12 OEM Colors)

The 1998 Newmar Vibe

Welcome to 1998, the year Newmar decided your Motorhome shouldn't just be a vehicle; it should be a rolling estate. This was the era of the "luxury nature" palette-think less "truck stop white" and more "I own a vineyard." With 11 colors in our database, it's clear Newmar was leaning hard into the earth-tone obsession of the late '90s. We're talking about sophisticated shades like Rainforest Pearl, Midnight Pine Pearl, and enough beige variants-Kalahari, Mojave, and Coronado Sand-to make a desert camel jealous. It was a time of transition where the blocky designs of the early 90s started getting smoothed out, and the paint followed suit with deep, multi-stage metallics that looked like a million bucks under a sunset.

Paint Health Check

Now for the cold, hard truth from the spray booth: you are living in the Peeling Era. By 1998, the industry had fully committed to the basecoat/clearcoat system. While it gave your Black Gold Metallic that incredible depth, it came with a shelf life. On a rig as big as a Newmar, the "radius"-that curved part where the side wall meets the roof-is a prime target for UV-induced delamination. If you see white, flaky skin starting to lift away from the color coat on the end caps or roof rails, that's the clear coat giving up the ghost. Once the clear lifts, the basecoat underneath is about as protected as a paper bag in a rainstorm; it'll fade and chalk out faster than you can find a level campsite.

Restoration Tip

If you've caught the peeling early, don't wait for the whole side to unzip. The trick with these late-90s high-solids clears is to feather the failure. Use 800-grit wet sandpaper to carefully sand back the edges of the peeling clear until you hit "healthy" paint that won't flake off with a fingernail. Be surgical-if you sand through the thin color layer of your Topaz Metallic or Stratus Metallic, you're looking at a much bigger repair. Once the edges are smooth and the surface is prepped, hit it with a high-quality urethane clear to seal the wound. Remember: seal those chips and edges immediately before the clear starts to lift, or you'll be repainting the whole zip code.