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Old 03-16-2017, 01:38 PM   #1
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Touch up Paint

Does anyone know the paint color or formula for a 2016 Montana. The beige color on the front cap has a couple of chips in it. Had it in for some warranty work and asked if they could get me some touch up paint, and that I was willing to pay for it. Got an email from them today and they said that Keystone does not know the paint color code and that I should go to a local automotive paint supply store and have them scan for the color. Ya, I'm gonna hitch that baby up and drive it down the road to have them test the color. What a bunch of crap. It must be a big trade secret or something. Of course we all know there is probably some EPA law that states that they cannot repackage paint and sell it. Anyway, hoping someone has the answer.
 
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Old 03-16-2017, 02:02 PM   #2
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If you can find a removable part off your trailer that is in that color, a door, hatch etc, take it to an automotive paint store they can match the color, both in a spray can, or brush touchup
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Old 03-16-2017, 04:54 PM   #3
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I tried this last year on our 2015, Keystone was absolutely useless! A guy from our local paint shop came out to our home with some sort of color camera and made two small bottles of touch up paint for us
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I also could use some touch up paint

hello,
just noticed today a little chip in the cap. We have a 2018 3731FL, and I'm sure the paint is the same as yours.

If you get some, let me know.

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Not sure if this will help you, but here are the codes from my 2017, full body paint, Sahara Stone.
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hello,
just noticed today a little chip in the cap. We have a 2018 3731FL, and I'm sure the paint is the same as yours.

If you get some, let me know.

Scott
When did they start delivering 2018 units? Mine was delivered from the factory to the dealer on 4-2-17 and it is a 2017 model.
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When did they start delivering 2018 units? Mine was delivered from the factory to the dealer on 4-2-17 and it is a 2017 model.
Was yours custom order or was it shipped from factory inventory?
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There should be a sticker somewhere in the RV with the paint codes .They are Sherwin William codes and a SW store can duplicate them....it is NOT cheap. Mine is a 2013 Bi Sky and two of the colors have been discontinued. We are not happy with the quality of the paint job.
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Was yours custom order or was it shipped from factory inventory?
I guess it was factory inventory. The dealer had already ordered it when we stated shopping
We just had to wait a couple weeks. Just curious when 2018's started; saw it in the signature.
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3 or 4 bottles of touch up paint came with my unit.
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2018's

Well we placed our order from the dealer on Feb '17. They were out of stock. It was built on 4/11, and to our surprise it is a 2018. Minor changes with the splitting of the grey tank into 2 tanks. Besides that it is a stock unit with a generator.
We were disappointed on some of the quality. It appears that the video of how the do their quality control at Keystone does not match the videos they did at Keystone.
We thought the Montana would be a step above the average quality. We may have set our expectations too high.


Thanks for all the info, and look forward to meeting you if you are going the rally.
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We did not get the full body paint. So we are looking for the paint to fix the minor issues with the base color of the fiberglass cap.
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What we see on the factory tour are strips of red tape marking faults both interior and exterior along the line. The tour is done when the plant is not in operation so we have no idea how these "quality" folks operate or what they look for. We see defects in the decals, paint dings, scratch's improper fits marked.
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Well we placed our order from the dealer on Feb '17. They were out of stock. It was built on 4/11, and to our surprise it is a 2018. Minor changes with the splitting of the grey tank into 2 tanks. Besides that it is a stock unit with a generator.
We were disappointed on some of the quality. It appears that the video of how the do their quality control at Keystone does not match the videos they did at Keystone.
We thought the Montana would be a step above the average quality. We may have set our expectations too high.


Thanks for all the info, and look forward to meeting you if you are going the rally.
Interesting; mine was delivered from the factory on 4/7 and it is a 2017 model. Guess it does not matter.

Sorry to hijack this thread.

Not sure about the rally; that is a 30 hour drive for us; thinking about it.
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