What Color are the Cabinets in a Scamp

[Frank R]

I was cleaning my 77 Scamp yesterday and I notice the cabinets and benches were more of an ivory color. Were they originally egg shell white and they faded or were they originally an off-white color?

[Dennis mn]

In my 1999, they were a match to the exterior. A pure white.

[Jon in AZ]

I'm curious whether the OP's cabinets match the exterior. Fiberglass doesn't seem to yellow with age like some other plastics. For example, the white plastic u-channel trim on the cabinet edges in mine is quite yellowed (though not evenly so throughout the trailer), but the inside and outside fiberglass is still a very bright white. Or perhaps it does, just much slower, but even if that's true, seems like the interior and exterior should be similar, since they were molded at about the same time.

How about pictures, inside and outside?

[Glenn Baglo]

Originally Posted by Jon in AZ

How about pictures, inside and outside?

Not sure that will help. Here's pix of mine shot at the same time, but different light, depending on the side of the trailer.
Close in colour is Krylon Dover White, but that doesn't help you.

[Darwin Maring]

The fact that he stated the cabinets are the same color as the outside of the camper is good enough. It did not matter if it was purple, green, white etc, It told me they matched. And by the way, It is a color, The same color as the outside.

[Glenn Baglo]

Try again Darwin. "Pure white" is not a colour. Doesn't exist.
And, if you look at the cabinets inside and then go outside to compare, you won't get anywhere.

[Darwin Maring]

Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo

Try again Darwin. "Pure white" is not a colour. Doesn't exist.
And, if you look at the cabinets inside and then go outside to compare, you won't get anywhere.

Please take your argument up with the following paint company. It is sold at Home depot.

BEHR PREMIUM PLUSUltra Pure White Paint
Model# 305001

Getting all scientific with campers that cant even figure out what type of air to put in their tires or how to get the hot water out of their heater, well, why bother.
K I S S works really well here.
Cheers. Datwin.

[Frank R]

The outside of the trailer was painted with a brush or roller previously, so nothing to compare there.

I am expecting the color on the outside to be, dare I day?, Eggshell White?

I would like the inside to be lighter than an ivory color. I think it has just aged.

[Jon in AZ]

The fiberglass can be painted, but it's a lot of work and will have to be re-done every so often. Unless they're beat up, I'd be inclined to work ivory (or whatever the resident color experts want to call your particular shade of off-white) into your decor.

You might try cleaning and polishing them with a mild compound suitable for fiberglass. I use Meguiar's marine/RV products, though I've never tried it on the inside. You could also try Barkeeper's Friend (liquid if available, otherwise mix with water to a thin paste. Test an inconspicuous spot first. Just getting them uniformly clean and shiny might improve the appearance a lot.

[Frank R]

Originally Posted by Jon in AZ

You might try cleaning and polishing them with a mild compound suitable for fiberglass. I use Meguiar's marine/RV products, though I've never tried it on the inside. You could also try Barkeeper's Friend (liquid if available, otherwise mix with water to a thin paste. Test an inconspicuous spot first. Just getting them uniformly clean and shiny might improve the appearance a lot.

This is good advice. If it fails to achieve the desired look, well I have just prepped it for paint anyway.

[Jon in AZ]

How about this for "eggshell" paint? I've always liked robin's egg blue as an exterior color for small molded trailers.

[Frank R]

Blue is not white.

[Donna D.]

I have no dog in this fight but I do agree with some of the comments. IF you want to match, is there any fiberglass piece you can remove and take to the paint store? Most have a spectrophotometer machine they can use to match to a color.


Best of luck (y)

[Frank R]

Thank you Donna.

I don't want to match the color of the existing cabinets. It looks like a slightly yellowish white, kind of like ivory.

It may have just aged that way or it may have been the factory standard at the time of building, I don't know.

[Jon in AZ]

Originally Posted by Frank R

Blue is not white.

Gotcha. Intended it as an injection of humor in this silly “eggshell” debate, but clearly I missed the mark. Carry on.

[parmm]

Originally Posted by Frank R

I was cleaning my 77 Scamp yesterday and I notice the cabinets and benches were more of an ivory color. Were they originally egg shell white and they faded or were they originally an off-white color?

I would think that white cabinets in a Scamp were fiberglass with a thin layer of gel-coat. At 45 years old, I'm sure the color is no longer a pure white, more likely more a dirty or "ivory" color. Chip off a piece and take it to the paint store, but remember that a different paint company will call it a different color!

[RogerDat]

Old scamp cabinets are same color as the trailer. Not like they used different gel coat for one or the other. They can be polished with a mild abrasive fiberglass polish. Depending on how deep the staining and discoloration goes that may return them to white.

If they have a brownish tinge it may be from former smoker and that stain can give you some issues when trying to cover with paint.

[Frank R]

Thanks, good information.

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[Darwin Maring]

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