Hey everyone, I'm brand new to the forum. I typically keep my fifth wheel for several years. We are very meticulous with the maintenance and care of our camper and I do not like the effort of replacing the graphics, (although I have found a fairly good way to remove them ) so I'm looking to have a custom full body paint job on our new unit. I would be grateful for any advice or recommendations on a good body shop for the job. I'm in Chattanooga Tn and would prefer to stay within a few hours drive of 37363. Thanks in advance Sherman

Hi there, and welcome to the forum. I've often thought the same thing. I'll follow this thread and see what comes up.

There are many higher end MFRs that either offer Full Body Paint as an option, or other that it's standard. Or are you looking for something totally custom with special graphics and such?

Be prepared to spend around $8-10,000.00 for a quality job. If you shop the internet there are shops on there that advertise. Not everybody can do that they need a lot of room.B.O.

Boy you guys that got 8-10 Gs to spend on a paint job more power to you. Trade in value drops like a rock on these things, don't think I would spend it if I had it.

Something similar to the full body paint design shown in the Forest River XLR Thunderbolt brochure. Again I would have order it if they had not change the design. The price for upgrading to full body paint was $7500 from forest River and I would be ok with something in that ball park for a really good paint job. ***Link Removed***

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Sherman7050
Explorer
Sep 23, 2015
Winged one. Thank you great advice !
Winged_One
Explorer
Sep 23, 2015
Sherman, just a bit of advice from an owner of a FBP. You will get rock chips, just like a car or truck. So be sure to get as much extra paint of every color used on your trailer as you can. Store it well so it lasts a long time.
rockhillmanor
Explorer
Sep 23, 2015
$10,000+ versus replacing a decal every 6 or 8 years?
I think I'd go for replacing the decals!

Something else to think about; Adding full body paint or wraps devalues the RV when it comes time to sell or trade it in.
Sport45
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2015
Just be warned if you google "full body paint" you won't be seeing pictures of RV's. :E
Sherman7050
Explorer
Sep 23, 2015
I can't argue with "Flatbroke" as I do realize the very quick drop in value but Again I keep my unit for a while and keep it looking brand new. I feel the high quality paint will be something we would appreciate and be less maintenance. I still have my 08 raptor 3814 that looks practically brand new and is mechanical near perfect. I'll have it for sale next week.
Sherman7050
Explorer
Sep 23, 2015
Not sure why it will not let me post the link to the brochure. I like pretty much any swirl design like seen on most class a coaches
Sherman7050
Explorer
Sep 23, 2015
Something similar to the full body paint design shown in the Forest River XLR Thunderbolt brochure. Again I would have order it if they had not change the design.

The price for upgrading to full body paint was $7500 from forest River and I would be ok with something in that ball park for a really good paint job.

***Link Removed***
FlatBroke
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2015
Boy you guys that got 8-10 Gs to spend on a paint job more power to you. Trade in value drops like a rock on these things, don't think I would spend it if I had it.
B_O__Plenty
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2015
Be prepared to spend around $8-10,000.00 for a quality job. If you shop the internet there are shops on there that advertise. Not everybody can do that they need a lot of room.

B.O.
Michelle_S
Explorer III
Sep 23, 2015
There are many higher end MFRs that either offer Full Body Paint as an option, or other that it's standard. Or are you looking for something totally custom with special graphics and such?

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