Open Road - Paint & Body

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Open Road - Paint & Body Southern Illinois' trusted RV and Semi Truck body shop. We offer custom paint matching and protective coatings. We can handle any cosmetic repair. No shortcuts.

We specialize in fiberglass repairs including front caps, rear caps, camper collision damage, and much more. Open Road specializes in cosmetic and structural repairs for RVs, motorhomes, and semi-trucks — both privately owned and commercial. From paint and dent repair to fiberglass, collision, and insurance-covered work, we handle the damage others won’t touch. No fluff. Just skilled hands and real experience. Built by two craftsmen with 20+ years of experience each, Open Road exists for one reason:
solve a local problem no one else was stepping up to handle. We serve the Southern Illinois region — from Mount Vernon to Cairo, Cape Girardeau to Shawneetown — working with owners who actually use their rigs and expect them to look right when the job’s done. This page documents the work, the builds, and the journey. If it rolls, hauls, or camps — we’re in.

New sign! Let us know if you see it!
10/07/2026

New sign! Let us know if you see it!

Bout done with this monster sized RV!!
10/07/2026

Bout done with this monster sized RV!!

New shop poster?
10/02/2026

New shop poster?

We reppaired the peeling paint on this customers bumper. She was asking about seeing what could be done to make her step...
10/01/2026

We reppaired the peeling paint on this customers bumper. She was asking about seeing what could be done to make her stepboards black again instead of being all chalky looking. See the comments for the fix.

Not too bad for straight out of the gun!
09/16/2026

Not too bad for straight out of the gun!

09/15/2026

We got this motorhome in last week to repair the rear cap that was hit and cracked all over. Today we found more damage that originally looked related to the accident and perhaps the initial crack we found in the side panel was but we found a lot more damage once we started this portion of the repair.

More to come as we get this unit better than new!

09/15/2026

Finally got thr new fuel system in Lily!

Kurt & Ryan heading out in our monster to go grab some tools real quick.

This thing is great! It's a 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca sitting on a 1974 K5 Blazer chassis thats sitting on 25 inch rims and 37 inch tires if you are curious.

Thanks T Street Rides for trusting us to get your bus looking great again!
09/08/2026

Thanks T Street Rides for trusting us to get your bus looking great again!

And for Sundays fun.....a whole bus side!
09/06/2026

And for Sundays fun.....a whole bus side!

09/04/2026

Found all the cracks. Cutting grooves into all the cracks and drilling the ends of each crack to stop them.from spreading. New resin & fiberglass and then on to bodywork next week!

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507 N 5th Street
Marion, IL
62959

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