2017 Winnebago Touch Up Paint (27 OEM Colors)

The 2017 Winnebago Vibe

Welcome to 2017-the year Winnebago decided your motorhome should look less like a "white box" and more like a luxury SUV parked outside a mountain lodge. This was the peak of the Class B and C boom, where models like the View and Navion were rolling off the line sporting some seriously sophisticated finishes. With 27 colors in our vault from this year, it's clear the designers were obsessed with "earthy sophistication." We aren't just talking about white; we're talking Antique Sage Metallic, Carbon Bronze Metallic, and Lunar Sky Metallic. It was a time when your coach was designed to blend into a Sedona sunset or a foggy Oregon coastline. If you're rocking Kalahari Beige or Silver Birch Metallic, you're driving a rolling time capsule of late-2010s "Adventure Luxe."

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real. You're living in The Thin Paint Era. By 2017, the factory robots had become masters of "efficiency," which is just a polite way of saying they got real stingy with the clear coat. While these multi-stage metallic finishes look deep enough to swim in, that protective top layer is thinner than a diner pancake. If your rig has spent its life chasing the sun in Arizona or Florida, you're likely seeing "the fade" on the front cap or the roof radiuses where the UV rays have started to eat through that thin clear. Worse yet, because these coatings are applied so lean, a stray pebble on the I-80 doesn't just leave a mark-it often shears the paint right down to the substrate, leaving a "crater" that's a magnet for moisture.

Restoration Tip

When you're fixing a chip on a 2017, you have to fight the urge to "blob and go." Because the factory finish is so thin, a heavy drop of touch-up paint will stand out like a sore thumb. The Pro Move: Build your layers like you're painting a masterpiece. Apply a very thin layer of color, let it tack up, and repeat until the depth matches. Since we're dealing with high-end metallics like Silver Blue or Pewter, the "flake" needs room to lay down flat. Once the color is level, hit it with a clear coat to seal the deal. If you just slap a thick coat on there, the metallic particles will "mottle" (clump together), and you'll end up with a dark spot that looks like a fly landed on your fender. Take it slow, keep it thin, and respect the robot's work.