new member 1965 chevy

[bigballsbus]

Are you spraying it?

[timbuk]

yes we will spray the bus and roll on the roof coating we will use pressure pots to do the job! will have to wait untill it warms up though and are fighting the damp weather at this point. hoping 2 gallons of color will do the job from the black panels down may or may not paint the rub rails red-the goodwrench look!

[bigballsbus]

sounds like you have a good plan! keep us updated with pictures! I hope i get to paint my bus soon im waiting for the good weather and my days off to be on the same day!

[reprobate]

Oh Timbuk, you're one tough hombre. Looking good. I'm going to drive up and park my bus beside yours and let your overspray paint mine.

[timbuk]

[url][http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/g...=Bus2.jpg/url]

[timbuk]

[reprobate]

I can't understand why you would want to change. That bus looks awesome!

[timbuk]

well im just figuring out this photobucket stuff this is a good shot it shows the new metal going over the old stuff the black is a 26 guage roofing panel with many break lines in it the gray has been stripped to metal and the rest is plain ugly lots of hours strippin getting close though rep!

[reprobate]

Hey man. we now have one prime coat and 3 coats of white(our base). Soon to start adding colors. Have to draw out the design on the bus hopefully tomorrow. I'm going out of town for a few days so I imagine next week will be the big color week for us. I'm ready to be done. It's funny. Even though I knew better I thought all the imperfections you can see would go away with paint. Just the opposite. Now they reach out and slap you in the face. All those times I said, "that's good enough, it's just a bus" are coming back to bite me in the ass. Oh well, It's just a bus. Onward! Timbuk!

Whiskey! Miss Kitty! For me and my pals.

[timbuk]

oh yea miss kitty,oh yea the weather is not on the right page again i should have the whiskey and you should have the cold kokanee beer by the way i tried the "no touch" as seen in the last picure.... i did not work

[reprobate]

So if the weather cooperates, when will you be able to start applying paint? I'm looking forward to seeing all those bugs stuck to your paint When do the black flies appear in your neck of the woods?

[reprobate]

You know, Timbuk. I think I might rather scrape paint layers off instead of paint. God I hate to paint! Well I'm back and today we drew our design on one side of the bus, then masked and sprayed one coat of our blue. Wind here 25 to 40 mph. Same tomorrow, but I'll hit it early with another coat of blue. Any progress in the great white north?

[timbuk]

HEY THERE REP WELL WE GOT THE LAST SIDE OF THE BUS STRIPPED AND METAL PRIMED THANK GOD! so now its all looking good nso now im working on the front clip i like this part shes vintage chevy here looking good its all looking pretty solid for a 65 and traded a set of extra seats for some paint 3 days ago so were looking good and then the weatherman said its gonna SNOW!this weekend! honest this is the wet coast not alberta! and the bugs are out looking for the thin blood Got a spare propane bug killer good luck and may the wind keep the bugs away tiombuk

[timbuk]

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[timbuk]

and there shes all restored to stock!

[timbuk]

the back end before stripping

[reprobate]

I think that's me in that photo ad for that bus. About the right age. Snow, huh. Man you, Swinada, Karla, and the rest of the BC er's are tough.

[reprobate]

Bring your bus to the front Poppa Bear Timbuk. Hope your weather has been cooperating. We took the day off and went hiking at a friend's ranch. Clear coat next week(I hope)

[timbuk]