2014 Winnebago Touch Up Paint (39 OEM Colors)

The 2014 Winnebago Vibe

Welcome to 2014-the year Winnebago decided your motorhome should look less like a camper and more like a high-end German sedan. We're talking about the height of the "Full Body Paint" craze. Whether you were piloting a nimble Trend or a massive Adventurer, the palette was all about sophisticated, "don't-call-it-beige" neutrals. With 39 colors in our database for this year alone, it's clear the factory was staying busy. You had everything from the sleek Gunmetal Metallic and Dark Titanium to the desert-ready Mojave Mist Metallic. It was a time of transition where those deep, glassy metallics were designed to glimmer under the highway lights, making every RV park look a little bit more like a country club.

Paint Health Check

Here's the thing about 2014: you've officially entered the Thin Paint Era. By this time, the robots in Forest City had become incredibly "efficient." While that means the finish was perfectly uniform when it rolled off the line, it also means there isn't a lot of material to work with. These modern clear coats are applied with surgical precision, but they are notorious for being brittle. You're likely seeing the "Robot Efficiency" tax right now in the form of peppered stone chips on the front cap or the clear coat starting to lift and flake along the roof radius where the sun beats down hardest. Because the layers are so thin, once the clear coat decides to give up the ghost, it happens fast.

Restoration Tip

When you're touching up a 2014 finish, you have to fight the urge to be "generous." Because the factory paint is so thin, a big, heavy blob of touch-up paint will stick out like a sore thumb. The golden rule for this era: build your layers slowly. Instead of trying to fill a chip in one shot, apply a thin skin of color, let it tack up, and repeat until you've leveled it out. If you're working on those tricky metallics like Champagne Silver or Pewter Metallic, multiple thin coats are the only way to get those tiny metallic flakes to lay down correctly without turning into a dark, muddy spot. Take your time-the robots did, and your repair should too.