2017 RV-Other Touch Up Paint (20 OEM Colors)

The 2017 RV-Other Vibe

By 2017, the "Rolling Luxury Condo" aesthetic had reached its final form. If you were piloting a Tiffin, a Thor, or a Holiday Rambler that year, you weren't just driving a motorhome-you were captaining a 40-foot statement in earth-tone sophistication. The palette was a masterclass in "Desert Chic," dominated by colors like Sahara Gold, Roman Bronze, and Champagne Mist. We've got 20 of these survivors in our database, from the crisp Biarritz White to the deep Merlot Red. It was an era where everyone wanted their rig to blend perfectly into a Sedona sunset, and for the first few years, they looked like a million bucks.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2017, factory robots had become surgically efficient, which is a polite way of saying they applied the absolute bare minimum of clear coat required to survive the warranty. While these finishes have incredible gloss, they lack the "meat" of older rigs. The main enemy here is "Robot Efficiency" meets "UV Reality." On models like the Tiffin Allegro or Thor Miramar, keep a sharp eye on the upper roof radii and the front cap. You'll likely see the clear coat starting to give up the ghost, or worse, "checking"-those tiny, microscopic spiderweb cracks in the fiberglass that happen when dark pigments like Ebony Satin or Maroon absorb too much heat and cook the substrate from the inside out.

Restoration Tip

Because 2017 finishes are notoriously thin, the "blob and pray" method of touching up chips is your one-way ticket to a repair that looks like a high-school art project. If you're fixing a stone chip in a complex flake like Smoke Metallic or Blue Metallic, you have to build your layers slowly. Don't blob it. Apply the paint in two or three paper-thin passes, letting it tack up in between. This allows the metallic flakes to lay flat and uniform, matching the stingy factory application. Finish it with a high-solids clear, and for heaven's sake, don't get too aggressive with the sandpaper-you've only got a few microns of factory finish to work with before you're staring at bare primer.