One picture representing 7 days of work, the completed paint job. Main color is white, navy blue stripe, black bumpers and mirrors. Everything was painted with gloss Rustoleum using mostly a 3" brush. I thinned the Rustoleum with Acetone 2 pints per gallon and used Japan dryer to speed up the curing process. Also useful would be a small 1" brush, corner brush, and a model painting tiny brush for the detail work like around the badging. It took 4 days to clean, degrease, and sand (220 grit) the surface. Each coat of white took 1 day each, and a final day for the blue stripe and trim.
I used 2 gallons of white, 1 gallon per coat and 2 spray cans of navy blue. I harvested the blue paint from the cans and then applied it with a brush. The gloss black I used about a pint or two from a whole gallon that I bought. I should have a lifetime of bumper touch ups
The mirror assemblies were removed and painted with spray paint.
Much more work than I expected, maybe I should have bought a short bus
It is by no means perfect but I think it looks pretty good from about 20 feet away. I used a brush because I didn't want to mask everything and I was worried about overspray in the vicinity of the bus. If I had it to do over again I would do it the same way, perhaps a sprayer would do a better quality job but I couldn't take the risk of overspray and didn't want to mask off everything that would have been necessary.
I still have to reinstall the turn signal lights and headlights.
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. Counter coated with food grade mineral oil to bring out the natural beauty and protect the wood.
