2006 Travel Touch Up Paint (7 OEM Colors)

The 2006 Travel Vibe

Welcome to 2006, the high-water mark for "Desert Chic." If you were piloting a Travel Supreme or a top-tier Motorhome back then, you weren't just driving; you were captaining a rolling estate. This was the era of the sophisticated neutral. We've tracked the survivors from this year, and the palette is a masterclass in earth tones: Sahara Sand (PPG 28415), Cool Beige, and Medium Suede (PPG 4817). It was a time when looking like a million bucks meant blending into a Sedona sunset with just a touch of Black Metallic or Cranberry to break up the horizon.

Paint Health Check

By 2006, we had entered the Thin Paint Era. The manufacturers had handed the spray guns over to the robots, and those robots were programmed for one thing: efficiency. While the 2006 Travel models looked deep and lustrous on the showroom floor, that factory finish is deceptively thin. After nearly two decades of baking in the sun, these rigs often suffer from "Robot Efficiency" syndrome-thin clear coats that eventually give up the ghost. You'll see it first on the roof radius and the front caps: the clear coat starts to delaminate, looking like a bad sunburn. Once that top layer lifts, your Dark Brown (PPG 5227) or Warm Gray base is sitting ducks for the elements.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2006, remember: build your layers slowly. Because the original factory coat is so thin, a heavy "blob" of paint will stand out like a sore thumb against the shallow profile of the surrounding finish. Don't try to fill a chip in one shot. Apply a thin layer of color, let it flash, and repeat until you're level with the surface. If you're dealing with that classic clear coat failure on the high-exposure panels, seal those edges immediately. Once oxygen gets under the clear, it'll peel faster than a cheap lottery ticket. A little patience now saves you from a full respray later.