Originally the RV was re-painted by the previous owner in plain white “Kilz” primer from the original factory job…and they covered absolutely every surface with it. We took the vehicle to a wooded area and tried to come up with an idea on what and how to paint it. Finally, we decided on camouflage as it seemed the only thing that would look natural in the woods…after all the plan is to use this for weekend trips in a private forest area and not in public campgrounds etc. So we drove it down and into the woods and began to paint. I obtained the US Army’s color formulas for the colors and created a swatch for each of the four colors that were needed. In an ICC color controlled environment I printed the swatches and had the paint mixed. We applied the base, and with chalk drew the outline for each color and numbered them as you would see in a paint by numbers kit. Below are photos of the four stages of painting and drawing.
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- Here you can see the chalk outlines for the next three colors…
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- and the second color…
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- now the third..Sand
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- and finally Black.
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- and Black again.
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- Before
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- First coat of Green.
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- A close up.
