Roll your own

[EastCoastCB]

Going out on the scooter today. Armed with shoes and long sleeves, I'm planning to chemically remove the last of the tar and tomorrow I'll start wire wheeling off what's left. By this weekend I'm hoping to have it primered and "done".

[nat_ster]

Best part about riding a scooter home after a dirty days work, is it blows away all the dust / dirt, and you don't get your car seats dirty.

Nat

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by nat_ster

Best part about riding a scooter home after a dirty days work, is it blows away all the dust / dirt, and you don't get your car seats dirty.

Nat

You got that right!
And it's a lot less wasteful of fuel than the car. Even at $2 a gallon, I'm not into buying lots of fuel.

[EastCoastCB]

Speaking of fuel, I cranked up the bus today and moved it around a bit. She always fires right up with no smoke or drama! Put 5 fresh gallons of diesel and the appropriate amount of Diesel Kleen in. Damn I never get over the smell of DK.

[Mercgryph]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

There was LOTS of rust under about 60% of the tar, maybe 75%.
It gets a bit gooey in the higher temps. It seems to trap condensation and moisture so it really had to go. I'm a bit of a perfectionist at times.
I figure I might as well do any work I'm able if it needs doing at all. I don't mind doing it all the hard way. I make VERY little money so I have lots of time to get everything "right".

Hey CB, I'm enjoying following the work you're putting into this bus so far and am curious what system and techniques you've worked out for taking that tar off without thinning out the skin of the roof to much.

I havent had the chance to pull down the acoustic ceiling on my bus yet but am fearful i'll be dealing with the same black mess up there when I do.

[EastCoastCB]

Thanks,
I've been using this stuff


or this stuff


Its the OLNY way I'd do it.

[The-Breeze]

I use the klean strip stripper paste for most things I have to strip. Much easier & thicker to use.

Be sure to not confuse it with the liquid stripper (I think red can/liquid vs bronzish can/paste)

[EastCoastCB]

I saw a house a few blocks away being cleaned out and the previous tenants' stuff being piled at the curb, so I decided I'd plunder. Nothing worth anything...
But the lowlifes left a cat behind. As well as it's litter of kittens.
There were at least 7-9 of the cutest little kittens huddled next to the house scared and hungry. Apparently the mother was having real difficulty feeding that many and they were looking pretty weak.
I set about trapping them 1-2 at a time in one of my live traps and am now nursing them to health. Trying to trap the remaining kittens and mother, but I think they've relocated. I have 5 kittens and am trying to find homes or shelters that could accommodate one or all. The city I live in cancelled all animal control services years ago and the stray animal population has gone crazy, go figure.
I guess since I have several traps and no job or prospects for one, I may as well start doing something about all this. I've been in contact with non-profit who spays or neuters stray/feral cats and returns them. They find homes for the kittens.

These little guys are so adorable!!! And so sweet...
They're about 3-4 weeks old. I hate having to do all this, but no one else was going to. I called every "animal lover" in the book and none of them walk the walk, apparently.

[The Nebuchadnezzar]

You're a good soul

[EastCoastCB]

Thanks

I have the feeling we'll be keeping one or more...

[bansil]

[The-Breeze]

Oh ........how sweet are they. Thank you for taking them in, you are truly an angel for caring.

[EastCoastCB]

Awww, thanks yall... I'm only doing what any decent person would do.

I'm not at all a supporter of more bureaucracy, but we need the same standards Germany has in place when it comes to pets.
Their dog-keeping regs, for example- Factsheets : Dog Keeping laws for Germany
Over there one has to register and microchip pets.

[Tango]

Good on you ! --- I just spent a small fortune resurrecting a stray kitten from my neighborhood bar but it was worth it. After the neuter routine and boo-coo dollars for a badly damaged leg I found him a home with one of the artists in my studio. She just showed me some pix of him that made it all worth while. The kitten and her son have bonded like nothing I've ever seen and he is now living the life abundant.

[kanijapukka]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

These little guys are so adorable!!! And so sweet...
They're about 3-4 weeks old. I hate having to do all this, but no one else was going to. I called every "animal lover" in the book and none of them walk the walk, apparently.

Good to know there's good people out there still, They look very sweet! A few years ago I caught a couple from several kittens about that age living in a bush by a parking lot. Whole area smelled like a litter box, don't know how anyone ignored that. I housed them for a good month or so before good connections adopted them. One was a real sweet heart, the other was a temperamental PIA and thought my bed was a litter box. I got follow up calls from the sweethearts family saying she's doing good, PIA's family demanded vet records...

[EastCoastCB]

Down to three of the kittens, but still no real response or help at all from the "groups" around here. I'm on my own with this it seems... Other than a few friends who work with animals.
BTW- Thanks to fellow forum members Bryce and Allyson for stepping up and helping out with this. They have brought supplies and helped with their experience. Any time yall need a hand with that Thomas just let me know!!

If I can shake this horrible headache I've had all morning the plan is to get some bus stuff done today.

[EastCoastCB]

The headache lingered but we managed to get a few panels fully prepped and some Ospho applied to a bunch of stuff.
Our local Ace has gallon jugs of it for $24. Not bad.

[crazycal]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

The headache lingered but we managed to get a few panels fully prepped and some Ospho applied to a bunch of stuff.
Our local Ace has gallon jugs of it for $24. Not bad.

Last time I was at West Marine, it was over $40 for a gallon.

[EastCoastCB]

Yeah, $30-$40 seems to be the going rate these days.@ $24.99 per gallon, I may have to go and buy a few more to store for future projects. The stuff doesn't go bad as far as I can tell. I just finished off a 20 year old bottle not too long ago. Found it in my parents garage a little while back while messing with the VW.

I now have something new to fix on my bus. The throttle is sticking. Will have to look at it later today or this week.

[EastCoastCB]

Meant to get out to the bus today... But frisbee golf a few blocks away at the park got the better of me!