2010 RV-Other Touch Up Paint (15 OEM Colors)

The 2010 RV-Other Vibe

Welcome to 2010, where the "Big Rig" look finally started to soften up. This was the year Tiffin and Thor decided we'd all had enough of those heavy, Darth Vader blacks and transitioned into what I call the "Earth Tone Renaissance." We're looking at a palette dominated by 15 survivors in our database-shades like Goldfire Mist, Sunlit Sand, and the legendary Rocky Mountain Brown. It was a sophisticated time for the open road; your National or Phaeton didn't just look like a bus; it looked like a high-end desert spa on wheels. These metallic mists and satins, especially Ebony Satin (PPG 941018), were designed to shimmer under the interstate lights, provided you kept the road grime off 'em.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in the Thin Paint Era now. By 2010, the factory robots had become "efficient"-which is just a fancy way of saying they got real stingy with the spray. While the multi-layer clear coat tech was technically advanced, the actual physical thickness is about as substantial as a polite suggestion. On these 2010 models, you'll likely see the clear coat starting to give up the ghost on the front cap and along those upper roof radiuses where the sun cooks it all day. If you see white, flaky edges or "creeping" transparency loss, that's the robot efficiency failing you. It's not rust you're fighting here; it's delamination from thin-film fatigue.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up these 2010 finishes, you have to respect the thinness. You can't just go in there and "blob" it on like you're frosting a cake. Because the factory base is so lean, you need to build your layers slowly. If you're fixing a chip in Silky Tan or Platinum Effect, apply your color in two or three whisper-thin passes rather than one heavy drop. If you're dealing with a peeling clear coat edge, wet-sand the "lip" of the peel very gently with 1500-grit to stop the spread before you seal it. Remember: the goal is to mimic that factory-flat finish, not to create a mountain of paint that'll just catch the wind and lift again.