RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Collision • Repair • Paint

OUR MISSION

With a history of a quarter of a century repairing and repainting RVs in Tucson, Artistic Elegance is one of the rare “Old School” RV shops in the city. We have mastered all the techniques used to repair bent metal and cracked fiberglass, and to repaint with perfect color-matching.

Our mission is very simple: we are dedicated craftsmen who love our art, RVs, and our community of RV fanatics. When your RV comes into our hands, it leaves our shop like nothing ever happened to it, even better than factory specifications.

OUR STORY

our-story

Kent’s grandfather started the tradition back in the 40’s. He worked at Coach Works, working on early motor homes and buses in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Flash forward and little Kent was 6-7 years old working with his father on body work projects in their back yard.

Kent moved from Kentucky to Tucson in 1983. He first worked at a body shop doing restorations of old muscle cars, high end Mercedes & Jaguars.

After 3 years, he left to become the head painter at Holmes Tuttle Ford. During his 10 years there, he strived to and achieved very high customer service ratings and won employee of the month countless times. His attention to detail even won him employee of the year.

In 1996 he set out on his own bringing with him a lifetime of experience. He has trained his staff not only his attention to detail, but in good work ethics as well. He’s now helped countess happy customers with their projects, and receives many customer referrals as a result.

OUR SERVICES

We repair any type of collision damages on RVs: towable RVs and motorized RVs. No job is too big or too small. Our staff has a long experience of restoration and repair projects, and we have maintained an impeccable reputation as an RV repair shop in Tucson.

Check out some of our recent work below. Call us to ask for details, and to discuss your project.

We are a BUS-KOTE™ Authorized Distributor

Full repainting of a
Gray Line Tour Coach

Body work

Body work on a
Cherokee Travel Trailer

Fiberglass repair & repainting
on a cracked rear bumper

OUR REVIEWS

OUR DIFFERENCE

AN “OLD SCHOOL” PRIDE
IN THE QUALITY OF OUR WORK

Maybe because I was educated in my craft by my grandfather, a man of integrity and principles, I have a lot of pride in the work my team does for you and other clients.

Artistic Elegance is not a big shop. It’s a craftsman’s RV repair shop. When we repair a cracked fiberglass bumper, we have to make it look better than factory.

When clients bring their RV for repaint, we aim at making them proud of their vehicle wherever they go.

RECENT PROJECTS

Take a look at our most recent projects. They cover the whole gamut of RV repair and repainting challenges, and a wide variety of vehicles, from travel trailers to 5th wheels, to Class C, to very large coaches. Whatever your RV model is, it is highly likely that we already worked on this model or a very similar one.

2019 Forest River Arctic Wolf Repair

2019 Forest River Arctic Wolf Repair This project started a few days ago and was completed in record time. Our customers came to the shop with their beautiful 2019 Forest River. Very unfortunately, a large hole had been ripped in the upper sidewall by a protruding object. This type of accident is typical of RV […]

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2021 Newmar King Aire Repair

2021 Newmar King Aire Our customer bumped into an obstacle, and dented the rear door of this huge Newmar King Aire. The crash also ripped the fiberglass on the rear cap. The Newmar King Aire is an absolutely massive Class A motor coach (45 foot long), difficult to maneuver in tight spaces full of small […]

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1978 GMC Motorhome: High-End Paint Job

1978 GMC Motorhome: A High-End Paint Job Our customer brought us the iconic 1978 GMC motorhome for a high-end paint job. They had already disassembled it and started prepping it for paint. We received it in primer. We guide-coated and sanded the motorhome with a fine-grit sandpaper to ready it for paint. Click on the […]

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RV Repair: Front Cap Fiberglass Repair

Repairing RV Fiberglass Panels

RV Repair: 2 Fiberglass Repair Projects - The front cap of this RV has seen better days… The fiberglass has been badly mangled by some overhead obstacle. The second fiberglass repair project shows how stress cracks appear in the fiberglass when factory welds break.

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hit a pole not pretty

Newmar Ventana RV Repair: Bodywork and Repainting

Newmar Ventana RV repair: bodywork & repaint - A beautiful 2019 Newmar Ventana RV came to the shop last week. The owner had hit a low pole, a very frequent event, nothing special. But what was special is the damage it had inflicted to the RV. As you can see in the detail photos,

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rv repair fixing major damage

3 RV Repair & Repainting Projects

3 RV repair & repainting projects: Repainting a Forest River RV after front cap damage repair; repainting a Fleetwood RV and fixing clearcoat peeling; repairing and repainting the front cap of a 5th wheel

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RV Repair: Accident Damage to Lower Wrap

RV Repair: Accident Damage on Rear Cap Lower Wrap

RV Repair: Accident Damage on Rear Cap Lower Wrap. It’s always tricky to back up an RV, you can wind up hitting a pole. That’s what happened here, and you can see significant damage done to the lower wrap and to the cap. Some

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Fleetwood RVs: 2 Repair & Repaint Projects

Fleetwood Discovery RV body work: In this post we show the body work done on 2 Fleetwood RVs, a 2007 model and a 1999 model. Both RVs had some collision damage that required fiberglass, metal and wood repairs, then repainting to factory colors.

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Do You See Cracks on

RV Collision Repair-Repaint Projects: Examples

RV Collision Repair-Repaint Projects: You may have recognized the back of a Phoenix Cruiser. This beautiful example of the RV culture came to the shop to undergo a complete paint restoration. After years on the road, the clear coat had peeled off in many areas...

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OUR LOCATION

3577 E Golf Links Rd
Tucson, AZ 85713