Before and after 2011 Coachmen Freelander paint job.

mlh wrote:
That is a nice paint job. I am very interested in something like this but not quite so fancy. Would you think that the price would be considerably cheaper to put a coat or two of plain white with a few coats of clear? At that point you could install graphics if desired. Like I said, I wouldn't want anything fancy. I just like the idea of easier upkeep.

Yes, that would be a lot cheaper. It takes a lot of labor to paint all the different colors, each one has to be masked off before the next one can be sprayed. Less material and no spray mask needed also trims the price a lot.

That is a nice paint job. I am very interested in something like this but not quite so fancy. Would you think that the price would be considerably cheaper to put a coat or two of plain white with a few coats of clear? At that point you could install graphics if desired. Like I said, I wouldn't want anything fancy. I just like the idea of easier upkeep.

Wow, that is impressive!!! Must not show dh ;)


~ Dori ~

Very impressive!

The more I look at the pics I've noticed how nasty my wheels are. Wow, gotta go shine them things up!

WOW

Night and day difference.

I'll be honest, at first I didn't like it, but the more I look at it the more I like it. I also thought that the chrome on the front should have been blacked out, but after looking at it more, actually like the contrast that the chrome makes.

I guess what I'm saying is that it's a cool paint job and takes a run of the mill RV and makes it 100% unique.

FYI, black and that shade of blue are two of my favorite colors. I also like grey, so the colors are ones I actually love. So I guess it's why it's growing on me.

Anyway, NICE JOB and hope you have many many years of enjoying it!

Your right ron.dittmer, we used a cnc cut spray mask(a big one time use template) to make sure all the lines are exact and the symmetrical. The perfect corners and edges are all thanks to careful preppers that nip and tuck tape in all those spots. I prefer using an automotive seam sealer under the paint like you see in the bed of a truck, that way it is uv protected by the paint and lasts forever. Clear sealer is common on top of the paint and it looks just fine. A job like mine will take a good shop pretty much a full work week to complete. I probably have pics of my rv in different steps of the process, I'll look tonight. 8k is a bargain to paint a used unit - New units don't have the decals and caulk to remove before you can start prepping, that can easily eat a whole day! The more colors involved and the wilder the design, the more it costs. Mine is a very busy design with 5 colors, most would be a bit cheaper.

redsuperduty wrote:
$8,000 bucks well spent!

Ah....Agreed! You've got a whole lot more square footage than our rig has. Sounds like a decent price.

Now that my MH is 10 years old. I can see where the sun has faded the finish. Painted area still look good. Instead of all the different paint colors what would one look like painted one color like silver?

Wouldn't it have been easier to paint the truck on the trailer, white?....just kidding. I am not good at being funny.

Very very nice paint job!

Back in 2007 we got the full body paint option (roof remains unpainted white fiberglass) from the factory. MSRP on full body paint back in 2007 was $6020 which cost us $4631. Today MSRP is $6450, not much more over 7 years. Someone here guessed $15,000 to the OP. Some of you would be surprised how affordable it can be when ordered from the factory that way. The right RV manufacture with flexibility would likely be able to work out a custom color scheme, but less likely a different pattern.


Someone mentioned how caulking is handled.

A little factory caulking was done on ours over the paint with "Clear" around marker lights and such. You really have to look hard to see it. Very carefully done with minimal use of caulk. They did nice work.

Construction level caulking was done before the paint. We got 3 different color bottles of touch-up paint for covering over such if needed. 7 years so far and nothing needed yet.

I wonder how they paint "with perfection" all the patterns across so many uneven surfaces. They must use some kind of computer controlled method because it is just too perfect. No overspray between colors anywhere, not even in corners and such. It baffles me. Maybe there is a YouTube video somewhere on this.