Brent’s 66 SO42 Body resto!

[John Jones]

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Brent… I was thinking this morning.. You have owned this bus for like 46 years!!!!!!   Who has been around longer, the bus, or the wife??? 😎  😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Willy]

#40635

Four Lokos

[Yber]

#40640

Ha!  Lori and I met in fourth grade(!)  But she didn’t have anything to do with me – she thought I was a “bad boy”.  Later she decided she liked it (ha!) – we started dating at 16 in 1969, after ending up as lab partners in her Uncle Charlie’s chemistry class.

I bought the bus in 1973 – we got married and bus camped to Alaska for our honeymoon in 1975.

And yes, the bus (our baby) looks soooooooo damn nice!!!!

[Yber]

#40641

Whoa!  You dudes are badass!

We used to swill Colt 45 in high school – and got absolutely hammered, and fast!  And it’s only about 6.5%

These days I’ve been into various home-brew recipes for brown ales.  Also love me some Guinness.  As the brewery says: “Guinness is good for you!”

How about you, Pat?

[John Jones]

#40668

Yber wrote:

Whoa! You dudes are badass! We used to swill Colt 45 in high school – and got absolutely hammered, and fast! And it’s only about 6.5% These days I’ve been into various home-brew recipes for brown ales. Also love me some Guinness. As the brewery says: “Guinness is good for you!” How about you, Pat?

 

6.5 does the trick still!!!!!   And Pat’s response is usually, “Cold and Open!”  😎

Pat was here early again!! and has both front doors roughed in…. 😎  He’s blocking them out now… Said he had o do a bit of shrinking to one of them this morning.. anyway…. I think we might have the removables done today!!!!!    I was thinking a few days… maybe be blocking on the shel by friday… HA!!  I think we will be blocking on the shell tomorrow!!!  😎  😎   Awesome blossom!!!

I bet we have you painted and ready to go home before Thanksgiving!!!!  😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#40682

We almost made it to poly on the removables yesterday!!  I had forgot about the engine lid or we would have made it!!!   I got the engine lid started yesterday and will finish here in a few minutes.. 😎  Then poly on all them parts!!!!!!!!!  😎   Going good Brent!!!!!!  s

we will start blocking the shell today!!!  I bet we have it in 2K by thursday end of the day….. 😎  Start painting next week sometime????

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Yber]

#40686

Oh man – we are soooooooo excited!!!

Gonna be a GREAT Thanksgiving!!!

[Yber]

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John – does the interior and undercarriage get primer?  Since you’d have to put the attachment on the dolly to get at the bottom, do you do that before the outside?  Just wondering…

[John Jones]

#40688

We will block out the shell and put some 2K primer on that.. Then call the outside ready to sand for paint… We then look over the inside, anything we may need to body work and prime.,, Then install the flip over dolly and sand, prep seam seal and epoxy seal and paint the bottom side…  Flip back down uninstall the flip over plug in andsand prep, seam seal, epoxy seal and paint the inside, whole thing, and engine bay…   Then… we will sand the whole outside and mask and seal and paint roof, then mask that and seal and paint the outside red… let dry over night, sand, mask for two tone, and do it!!!  Then move to the removables.  prep outsides, prep insides, hang em all, epoxy seal again and paint.. let dry overnight… sand, mask for two tone, paint it!!!

So yes, everything gets primer or epoxy sealer under it… 😎 😎  You should look at Mikes DC thread… find where paint started… and read his thread and look at pics… any bus thread that got a full resto will work… 😎

 

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Yber]

#40689

Hey man – absolutely FIRST RATE work!!!

[Yber]

#40690

WOW – I just checked out Mike’s double cab!   You guys killed it!  Love it!!

Unbelievable!!!  Absolutely amazing bodywork and paint!!  Very cool color.

We definitely brought our baby to the right shop!  You guys are the BEST!!!

BTW – what, exactly, is “poly” and “2K”?

[Pat K]

#40691

Fresh air vent screen replacement this morning. Originals had a few holes from a block off plate at some point is my guess.

Fresh shiny new ones in.

Starting to block sand the shell now. Biggest panel first. 

We will build it if it comes.

[Willy]

#40692

Yber wrote:

WOW – I just checked out Mike’s double cab! You guys killed it! Love it!! Unbelievable!!! Absolutely amazing bodywork and paint!! Very cool color. We definitely brought our baby to the right shop! You guys are the BEST!!! BTW – what, exactly, is “poly” and “2K”?

Poly is the polyester-based primer, its high build so it helps smooth out the little imperfections in the metal, kind of like another layer of filler.

2K is a surfaced primer that’s usually thinner and more durable and helps to fill in any scratches from sanding. It’s like the last layer of primer that gets sprayed before the bus goes in the paint booth, so they sand it ith really fine grit so everything is baby smooth!

 

Short answer: they’re primers!

[Yber]

#40693

S0 – it comes out smooth as a baby’s butt!  Cool!

Thanks!

[John Jones]

#40698

Spray poly is a filler primer… 2K is a surfacer for scratches.. Thanks for helping will… 😎

Your removables are in Poly… Time for me to join the blocking party on the shell!!!!  Pats got a bit of the roof already done and says it is sanding nice!!! 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

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