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02-07-2019, 04:58 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 1
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Trying to match paint
Hi,
We have done some repair work on our 2000 Georgetown and I would like to know how we go about trying to get some paint for touch up. I have the paint ID number but the parts places around us tell us we need to either bring the motor home to them or bring a piece of paint we need. I was hoping to be able to order direct from forest river, but do not see anywhere on their website to do that. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Moira Butler
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02-07-2019, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Kalamazoo
Posts: 2,139
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not a paint expert but would think the factory/dealer would be pointless. 18 year old coach? weathering and fading im sure have taken place and your unit is probably no where close to the original factory color?
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02-07-2019, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 1,740
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Large local body shops often have a machine to match the paint exactly.
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02-07-2019, 07:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Whitehouse, Texas
Posts: 1,275
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Automotive paint supply stores have the machine that will match the paint. I brought one of my cargo doors to them and they matched it. Takes about 5 minutes.
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2008 Honda CR-V
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02-07-2019, 07:37 PM
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Kanadian Kamper
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Southern Ontario
Posts: 8,170
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimber45
not a paint expert but would think the factory/dealer would be pointless. 18 year old coach? weathering and fading im sure have taken place and your unit is probably no where close to the original factory color?
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Yup x2
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Ken and Terry
2018 Sunseeker 2430S-CD, nicely modified and carried by a 2017 Ford E450 Sport
Former Georgetown 330TS owner for 10 years with more mods than I can count, pushed by our 2017 GMC Terrain
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02-08-2019, 05:14 PM
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Erinn
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: GORGEOUS Three Rivers, Central Oregon
Posts: 134
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Forest River will NOT sell you anything (I've tried)! I would go to a body shop & have them match your paint, as close as possible. Agree with the comment that your rig is 18 yrs old - even if you could purchase a small amt of paint, it would not match well, due to aging, discolorization, fading, etc... Good luck!
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02-08-2019, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 168
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I needed matching paint and write to Coachmen giving the VIN. They sent me the paint info:
Mirada Black and Tan
Beige Metallic
EVO
07 Nissan
Dark Bronzemist
WA529F
03 GM
Dark Red
3N6
02 Lexus
Black metallic
WA984A
99 GM
As you can see, these were all colors used on various auto makes/models. I found a couple from Duplicolor, others from Touch Up Paint and accessories | AutomotiveTouchup
I wouldn't be surprised if Georgetown does the same.
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Chuck and Susan, RIP Toby and Gracie, the greatest dogs.
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02-08-2019, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,916
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AbdRahim
Large local body shops often have a machine to match the paint exactly.
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correct as most large paint suppliers... called a spectrophotometer
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2017 Puma 297RLSS
2005 Ram 2500 4X4 diesel SMOKER!!
I love puns, irony and tasteless jokes...
born in Texas.... live in Arkansas
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02-08-2019, 07:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Cedar Creek Lake, TX
Posts: 3,484
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I have the paint codes and a sample on a metal plate and three different paint stores with spectrometers were unable to match the color from my Wildwood trailer. The manufacturer confirmed this, calling it an industrial coating that was rolled on and baked. Hopefully yours is a more conventional automotive type paint and can be duplicated.
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2019 Keystone Loredo 290SRL
2019 Ram 2500 4x4 Cummins crew cab
Andersen hitch
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02-09-2019, 10:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Hampton Roads, VA
Posts: 592
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Hi, welcome to the forum.
As others have said, get it matched at your local paint supplier. I recently took a cargo door, next to my repair area, to the local NAPA paint shop and they came up with the perfect match.
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2011 Georgetown 337DS
2003 Dodge Dakota
Hampton Roads VA
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