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01-26-2018, 08:06 PM
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#21
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
I used a heat gun and a scraper. There are a lot of scratches on it so it comes off in pieces, not sheets like I would hope.
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Yeah, I know how that is.
Spent a couple more hours today with the heat gun, scraper, and whizzy wheel undoing the damage done by a tiny house crowd having a paint party and doing little to no prep.
I'd be glad to help yall out if you'd like a hand with that.
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01-26-2018, 08:29 PM
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#22
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
AWESOME!
Most people woulda just painted over it.
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I heard it was cracked and peeling, definitely not something you would want to paint over.
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01-26-2018, 09:57 PM
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#23
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
I heard it was cracked and peeling, definitely not something you would want to paint over.
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Agreed, but-
You obviously haven't seen a lot of skoolies up close. Most people simply find it too much work to do a REAL paint job.
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01-26-2018, 10:55 PM
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#24
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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Amen. It takes forever just to sand one of these beeches.
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Nobody's Business
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01-27-2018, 06:17 AM
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#25
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Agreed, but-
You obviously haven't seen a lot of skoolies up close. Most people simply find it too much work to do a REAL paint job.
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No way, you saw the pretty nice (not perfect) little paint job I did on our international. It would look ugly as hell to paint over this wrap, even if we just sanded over the flaking parts. We are doing this right. And I would Love your help Charlie! -Hillary
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01-27-2018, 06:24 AM
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#26
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
No way, you saw the pretty nice (not perfect) little paint job I did on our international. It would look ugly as hell to paint over this wrap, even if we just sanded over the flaking parts. We are doing this right. And I would Love your help Charlie! -Hillary
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You did a pretty nice job on that Vista! I know you weren't gonna paint over the wrap. I was just talking some smack after working on a bus with a lot of paint over decals and adhesive.
Let me know when and where!
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01-27-2018, 07:40 AM
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#27
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
You did a pretty nice job on that Vista! I know you weren't gonna paint over the wrap. I was just talking some smack after working on a bus with a lot of paint over decals and adhesive.
Let me know when and where!
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I will for sure. Not sure when it will be, still healing and ****. I think the wrap will be one of the last things we really tackle, get the inside liveable first. I think we are going to take the seats out today. -Hillary
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01-27-2018, 07:42 AM
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#28
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
I will for sure. Not sure when it will be, still healing and ****. I think the wrap will be one of the last things we really tackle, get the inside liveable first. I think we are going to take the seats out today. -Hillary
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Save me as many as you can! They sure look NICE!
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01-27-2018, 07:52 AM
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#29
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Save me as many as you can! They sure look NICE!
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I think we are going to use the metal out of some of them to block off the windows. We will rip one up to see what it looks in there, if not they are yours! -Hillary
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01-28-2018, 04:22 PM
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#30
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Today's update!
We took out the rest of the seats and pulled up all the floor. The wood was surprisingly damp, the metal was surprisingly not that rusty. None of the wood came out intact, a lot of it was just crumbling in my hands. I knew it wasn't great because I felt soft spots in the floor before I bought it, I was always planning to rip everything out but I honestl expected to be spending a bunch of time adding metal.
I gave it a good sweeping and now I need to give it a scrub, run some rust converter on it, and lay down a coat of rustoleum. All things I forgot to get when I was in town yesterday! So I suppose I'll go for a drive.
I had planned to put the new subfloor down before I started on the walls and ceiling but with that much moisture I assume rain is getting in so I'll delay adding new wood until I've found and solved the leaks.
Pics follow!
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01-28-2018, 04:24 PM
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#31
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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01-28-2018, 05:04 PM
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#32
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Mas Photo's. - Hillary
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01-28-2018, 06:24 PM
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#33
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
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You're making good progress.
Somehow I ended up doing the demolition during the hottest part of the summer.
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Nobody's Business
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01-28-2018, 07:15 PM
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#34
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,753
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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the floor doesnt look too bad overall!! you going to keep the nice A/C system it has? with the floor up now you can actually see where the leaks are.. im going to bet the roof hatches leak into the ceiling and then run down either through the A/C line-heide or behind the window bezel trim..
-Christopher
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01-28-2018, 07:17 PM
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#35
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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I"m keeping it but modifying it... It's set up like an airplane, two vents at each row of seats. My plan is to replace it with a duct system and vents. My vision for this bus includes multiple areas separated by walls!
The water source isn't obvious yet... But I'll be sealing it before I put any wood down!
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01-28-2018, 07:17 PM
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#36
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,753
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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tire-wise I dont have any complaints about the Samsons on my red bus.. ive run 20k since i got the bus wsith no issues.. they were on there a couple years before i got the bus.. I did replace my 2 front ones when I thought they were my source of front end shimmy.. turns out i probably replaced to good tires.... the issue was king pins..
-Christopher
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01-28-2018, 08:16 PM
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#37
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Seats look real nice!
When can I get some??
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01-28-2018, 08:31 PM
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#38
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Are you going to the Feb 17 thing? We can probably carry a couple in the sport bus.
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01-28-2018, 08:32 PM
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#39
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
Are you going to the Feb 17 thing? We can probably carry a couple in the sport bus.
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Probably will be, but not 100% sure yet.
I could always come with a trailer and truck.
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01-28-2018, 08:35 PM
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#40
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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BTW...I have been meaning to tell you...I LOVE the sound of that name.
The WanderLounge.
Yes!
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