Awesome work on the bus, it’s looking epic! I love the attention to detail and how meticulous you guys are in every step of the build. Keep up the great work 👍🏽
I pulled into a fueling station and I noticed a group of guys watching us. No big deal, we’re driving a skoolie. When I went into the store, one of the guys approached me and said he thought it was a CIA bus. He then told me: once you got out, I realized it was just a couple hippies and a dog. I couldn’t stop laughing
Just finished watching all your vids.....great stuff!!! Its been a year since you posted any updates....hoping you will post additional videos. We are in the search phase of our project.....currently live on our Trawler in SW Florida and want to build something for spring and summer travel. Hope all is well. Regards
I am karla's nephew she is the one who is filming in the video they are broken up and not getting back he moves a while ago and it's kind of sad they won't be posting videos anymore
How many buses have you guys done? This looks like a different one than in previous videos. I’ve been watching videos of a bus with a roof raise. What happened? Is this a different bus?
@@artsyreclaimed6821 Do you plan on doing another one? This is what my wife and I are looking for and as far as that type of work goes I am completely inept.
I was halfway through and I got dizzy…it was then I realized I got swept up in excitement and forgot the mask. My lungs hurt for two days. It was a reminder that I need to slow down.
You didn't tape up the door latches but taped up the window molding? WTF? You tape up anything that paint or primer may affect the operation. You may have seized the access door latches on your bus by doing that. The polymer access latches of the front service panels for the turn signals and wipers may be ruined and need replacing as they're plastic and not metal. Taking a paint solvent to it may ruin the latches to where they're not usable. Not a cheap or quick fix. If it needs to move, provide data, power or water you remove it and reinstall it or at least tape over it so those items are protected. I can't tell you how many things I've seen ruined by the item being stupidly painted over and not being removed or properly taped over to protect it from paint because I've lost count.
This is only a primer coat to get the bus legal. to address the “WTF” question..It’s our adventure bus. Our goal is getting this bus on the road right away. You do have some good points. It is best to remove all mechanical pieces in an ideal situation. However, we’re cool with less than ideal for the moment. Priming the door latches had no impact on operation. At worst, it would crack the primer once it dried. Taking them off wasn’t in our budgeted time. Next summer we plan to strip the bus down and do bodywork. The final decision to not remove latches were their condition. They are potted and will need blasted or replaced. You may have a different bus than me, but my access panels are metal. I’m not about paint ruining plastic. Many points are formulated specifically for plastic. At worst, it’s lack of adhesion. Anyway, I definitely appreciate you watching and commenting
@@artsyreclaimed6821 I understand the rush. I've had many very bad experiences painting and priming over things that under best painting practices should have been ideally removed or at least taped over and ruined and then I have clean up after their mess replacing datacom equipment. If the painters would have done their job right to begin with, I wouldn't have a problem ticket to replace a paint damaged piece of datacom equipment. My experiences deal with bricks and sticks buildings by so called professional painters who did data and electrical infrastructure damage by wontonly painting over things that should never be painted over. I'm dealing with my landlord whose painter prior to my move in last December painted over the bathroom outlet rendering it useless. I have to shave and use my electric toothbrush in the kitchen that has a working outlet. They also painted over the cable outlets and a couple of others which are not usable.
Uuugh, we’ve flipped a couple houses and some of the things home owners and “fly by night” contractors do is atrocious. With painting, a little prep goes a long way. My favorite story of all time. My realtor on a deal told me about a rental. His tenant asked if they could paint the kitchen a dull orange. Knowing the word dull is subjective, he had them submit the request in writing with a color sample. Reluctantly, he agreed. They not only painted the walls (including light switches and outlets), they painted the appliances too. He took them to court and lost because he did not specify what parts is the kitchen they could or couldn’t paint.
Quite a beautiful job.
Awesome work on the bus, it’s looking epic! I love the attention to detail and how meticulous you guys are in every step of the build. Keep up the great work 👍🏽
Turned out great
Looking forward to seeing you guys get back on the big bus.
We’re ready to get back out there
Now you can call it, Grayhound.
Lol. I like that. It’s better than calling it the prison bus
@@artsyreclaimed6821 OMG, It does look like a prison bus!
I pulled into a fueling station and I noticed a group of guys watching us. No big deal, we’re driving a skoolie. When I went into the store, one of the guys approached me and said he thought it was a CIA bus. He then told me: once you got out, I realized it was just a couple hippies and a dog.
I couldn’t stop laughing
Looks great that bus will go anywhere great for off road camping.
Well done.
Thank you. It’s our battle tank 😎
@@artsyreclaimed6821 great idea I want one too
I strongly encourage it
@@artsyreclaimed6821 no time like the present right.
Oh I like that..
Thank you
Looks great guys!!
I can't find your Instagram account. Did you take it down ?
Was this ever finished? Waiting for updates.
:)
Just finished watching all your vids.....great stuff!!! Its been a year since you posted any updates....hoping you will post additional videos. We are in the search phase of our project.....currently live on our Trawler in SW Florida and want to build something for spring and summer travel. Hope all is well. Regards
I think they've given up and moved on.
I am karla's nephew she is the one who is filming in the video they are broken up and not getting back he moves a while ago and it's kind of sad they won't be posting videos anymore
What primer did you use for this? Brand? how many gallons?
What type of adhesive did you use on metal before riveting
Sika Flex
So what happened?
that was fun to watch thank you i'm sorry I don't care for your color choice but it did come out nice and looks well done
Thank you for commenting. The current color is an epoxy primer. We’re enjoying it for now but it will likely get painted in the future 😊
The bad part about epoxy primer is ultra violet from the sun degrades it badly so the put the top coat on later thinking may be a bad surprise
How many buses have you guys done? This looks like a different one than in previous videos. I’ve been watching videos of a bus with a roof raise. What happened? Is this a different bus?
We have a 40’ blue bird with the roof raised and this one is our 26’ shortie International.
@@artsyreclaimed6821 Do you plan on doing another one? This is what my wife and I are looking for and as far as that type of work goes I am completely inept.
@@madtrucker3757 we could talk about your project. Can you message me on our Facebook page - Artsy Reclaimed?
@@artsyreclaimed6821 Not on FB
Email carla@artsyreclaimed.com
damn where was your mask halfway on that job I was choking watching you
I was halfway through and I got dizzy…it was then I realized I got swept up in excitement and forgot the mask. My lungs hurt for two days. It was a reminder that I need to slow down.
Ya missed a spot...
😂 that’s good 😂
You didn't tape up the door latches but taped up the window molding? WTF? You tape up anything that paint or primer may affect the operation. You may have seized the access door latches on your bus by doing that. The polymer access latches of the front service panels for the turn signals and wipers may be ruined and need replacing as they're plastic and not metal. Taking a paint solvent to it may ruin the latches to where they're not usable. Not a cheap or quick fix.
If it needs to move, provide data, power or water you remove it and reinstall it or at least tape over it so those items are protected. I can't tell you how many things I've seen ruined by the item being stupidly painted over and not being removed or properly taped over to protect it from paint because I've lost count.
This is only a primer coat to get the bus legal. to address the “WTF” question..It’s our adventure bus. Our goal is getting this bus on the road right away.
You do have some good points. It is best to remove all mechanical pieces in an ideal situation. However, we’re cool with less than ideal for the moment.
Priming the door latches had no impact on operation. At worst, it would crack the primer once it dried. Taking them off wasn’t in our budgeted time. Next summer we plan to strip the bus down and do bodywork. The final decision to not remove latches were their condition. They are potted and will need blasted or replaced.
You may have a different bus than me, but my access panels are metal. I’m not about paint ruining plastic. Many points are formulated specifically for plastic. At worst, it’s lack of adhesion.
Anyway, I definitely appreciate you watching and commenting
@@artsyreclaimed6821 I understand the rush. I've had many very bad experiences painting and priming over things that under best painting practices should have been ideally removed or at least taped over and ruined and then I have clean up after their mess replacing datacom equipment. If the painters would have done their job right to begin with, I wouldn't have a problem ticket to replace a paint damaged piece of datacom equipment. My experiences deal with bricks and sticks buildings by so called professional painters who did data and electrical infrastructure damage by wontonly painting over things that should never be painted over.
I'm dealing with my landlord whose painter prior to my move in last December painted over the bathroom outlet rendering it useless. I have to shave and use my electric toothbrush in the kitchen that has a working outlet. They also painted over the cable outlets and a couple of others which are not usable.
Uuugh, we’ve flipped a couple houses and some of the things home owners and “fly by night” contractors do is atrocious. With painting, a little prep goes a long way.
My favorite story of all time. My realtor on a deal told me about a rental. His tenant asked if they could paint the kitchen a dull orange. Knowing the word dull is subjective, he had them submit the request in writing with a color sample. Reluctantly, he agreed.
They not only painted the walls (including light switches and outlets), they painted the appliances too. He took them to court and lost because he did not specify what parts is the kitchen they could or couldn’t paint.