David And Brenda Enjoying The Glassy Finish
So I just wanted to take this opportunity to show you these two amazing pictures of our coach as we are so very proud of how it all came out. (Yes, we know it has been six months.)
I know…I know…You can’t get enough of us talking about our coach. (Ok, so maybe you can.)
But then again, either can we. (Ok, so maybe we are “slightly” bias.)
When we had our coach built and thus painted, we had different Tiffin colors applied in a different order never used before. In fact one of the colors is usually used as a stripe color and we used it as a base color. (This made for it’s own issues…ah the memories.) Doing this was very nerving to say the least, as you really do not know how it would really look until it was done. After all, the rendering on paper is surely not the actual paint colors. So we needed to go on faith that what we came up with would all flow together and give us the desired result that we had envisioned in our heads. We even named it… “Solar Storm”.
Our Custom Colors for our 45LP Allegro Bus
We were very proud of the look in the end to say the least. But to get to that point it took a lot of work. We, and of course Tiffin, went above and beyond for our paint process to get our coach looking as good as it does. (And yes, paid for in end, as this was no small task. Please do not ask.)
When people see the coach in person, it seems as if they get lost in it. It truly looks like glass. But what really makes the coach stand out, and why they seem to keep looking as they walk by, is because of what it looks like at not only in different lights of the day, but also at different angles as you walk.
When it’s cloudy, the coach looks muted but yet still classy as such a Tiffin product should. It takes on a dark look. It’s different. It stands out. Which is what we were going for.
Now when the sun shines down on it or based on your angle of view and thus how the light hits it, it really comes alive and stands out.
So below I present to you two pictures. One of our coach when the sun was behind clouds and one when the sun was out, shining full on, and a slight change of angle.
Be amazed by what paint can do…
Our Coach On A Cloudy Day
Our Coach When The Sun Hits it And The Colors Pop!
Same coach? You be the judge. :) At Sunrise or at sunset is the best time to view the coach in our humble opinion.
Sunrise at Tiffin
We truly thank the team at Tiffin who helped to make this happen. From not only the sales directors and reps, but also the management at the paint plant. (They surely had their reservations as to our choice and had to believe in us. After all, it is a Tiffin’s name on the coach.) But also of course to the employees who worked to make it happen. Thanks guys, and gals, we are still in awe over it. And Mr. Tiffin, we will never forget you walking up behind us as we admired the work and saying “That is one fine looking motor home.” But again, I think he also may be just “a little” bias.
Here is a quick one minute flyby video to see the Solar Storm paint taken at two different RV Resorts. Note how the stripes reveal themselves as you move by the coach. At some angles, the coach looks almost black.
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Looks like you are going too fast. Looks like the paint has stretched a bit..ha ha Looking good!!! Would like to see it in person. Maybe some day when you are traveling south on 301 through Starke Fl.
David and Brenda:
That is phenomenally beautiful!
FANTSTIC , not much more can be said, enjoy your new toy I hope to meet you eye to eye some day…………….
Who washes your motorhome? The dark colors are hard to keep clean but look good under the showroom lights. We try to keep ours clean but lately we spent almost two days cleaning and one day later it rained, a dirty rain, frustrating. We are beginning to see the older lighter colors with envy.
House-less and full timing in Oregon. It is a great life.
Hi…Brenda and I wash it usually. That is, unless we are at a RV Park where we can find someone to do it for like $70 with spot free water. They are also not allowed to use a brush. So either sheep wool or just power washer. Otherwise, we wash it it baby shampoo with a little vinegar with a sheep wool wash end and then use a Original T-Bar Water Blade, RV and Truck Kit, 18 Inch, with Adapter to remove the rise water. We only do small sections at a time. Then I keep it clean with Aero Cosmetics Wash Wax ALL as I have the full cleaning kit.
But yes, darker coach can be a pain at times. But when done right, boy do they standout.
Oh my, how amazing.
It looks spectacular guys. The 2nd best 45LP paint job ever produced – lol. (Not that WE are biased about our Trekker paint job or anything!) As you say in your title your paint job can be a reflection of the owner. You are right about the red “popping” when the sun hits it. Our “Smoky Teal” color which we have where your red is – we took it from the Allegro Open Road color pallet – goes from dark blue to bright kelly green depending on the angle and the amount to sunlight that it is reflecting. Those metallic colors are amazing.
It’s also interesting that your base coat on the mock up looks gray. I’m assuming that it might be the “silver sage” that is on ours. Yet, in your sunbright, straight-on shot it looks almost like a copper brown. That’s almost as dramatic a change as your red accent color goes through.
Hi Jim…
Yes, Silver Sage is that color was used as the base. And yes, it surely changes from a silver/gray to tan/brown. We really love how it all came together as we were a little nervous until we had seen the first coat of clear go on.
Just awesome! What RV park is this?
Two parks…Thunderbay RV and Gulf Resort in Hillmen, MI and River Ridge RV Resort in Stanwood, MI.
Hey David and Brenda,
Just curious but I’m assuming there is an uncharge for changing the paint colors? If you use colors that Tiffin already uses on their various products is the charge less? Did you guys use custom BASF colors that Tiffin doesn’t existingly use? I’m assuming that the stripe mask is the standard Allegro striping scheme or did you do that custom as well?
Just curious where the largest additional charges come from if you want to paint something slightly different.
Thanks again!
-j
Hi Jamie…As mentioned in the post, yes their is a charge to make any change. I can not quote prices or anything as it all depends on what you want and if they can do it at the time. All I can say it is OVER $1,000 per change request. (Note OVER is in caps.) You can choose from Tiffin used colors as they like to stay with what they have on hand for to bring in custom colors requires a lot more to be done. (Prep wise etc.) They would not change the masking. Remember, this is an assembly line. Thus such changes can through things off and they do not like that.
The paint job is impressive…does Tiffin have it for copy cats and how did u add the clouds to the lighting???
Glad you liked it. It is not a paint job that is a Tiffin color as we designed it. Not sure what you mean about the clouds. The clouds were a reflection in the paint of the outside sunset.
What color code bottom 1999 allegro motorhome. Not bus or bay
I am sorry, not sure what you may be asking. If you are asking what a color is on a 1999 I would have no idea. :)