It's stripping time!

Da ra ta taa, da ra ta taa..... (please sing along if you feel the need!)

Well, finally that time has arrived, the bus is being stripped as it goes to the paint workshop on Saturday.











Who would've thought the bumper would be hiding so much dirt   Definately making a list of all the stainless screws needed when refitting the bumpers and trying to source decent headlight rims as our are in a shocking state for only being 5 months old.  Or maybe I just need to be busier with the chrome polish  

Will keep you updated with more pics when I get them.

Be nice to see a bit of colour on your bay

Living in Scotchland, I would have thought that anemic white would fit in quite well!



*ducks and runs away giggling*

absquatulation wrote:

Living in Scotchland, I would have thought that anemic white would fit in quite well!

It's just a nightmare when the sun comes out, the bus goes bright red then starts to peel!

What colour are you going for?

irishman wrote:

What colour are you going for?

Does this photo give any hints?




And no, it's not Ford blue!  

Good stuff, I'll look forward to seeing the results

st - that will look great - I saw one the other day and suggested to Alison that we should have had that colour - she gave me the look that said, "don't even think about it"!

You couldn't find the Tartan Paint then

Is the chosen scheme going to be red and white stripes like the no entry sign

OK is it No entry red or tarmac grey?

Well it went to the paintshop today on the back of a flat bed, it should return in two weeks painted.

Here are a few shots with badges, handles, fresh air vent flaps, front indicator housing, side indicators and locks removed, the blue masking tape is just to keep the rain out of holes made by removing everything.










This is the side indicator hole no paint or protection whatsoever

Exciting times bet you can't wait

Is there anything to do to the interior when you get it back?

Not a nice thing to find behind the indicator, but hopefully the guys will sort it properly when they spray it, looking forward to seeing the finished article

The poor job around the side repeater hole is to be expected I'm afraid.

Everyone should twist off their lenses carefully, gently ease the repeater unit forward and rustproof the unpainted edges of the hole, and then touch in with a paintstick. Hopefully Danbury are drilling the holes FIRST these days and then painting the lower halves.

Dont hold your breath Tim

thesplitsombrero wrote:

hopefully the guys will sort it properly when they spray it

The are going to sort it before spraying thankfully.

The metal burrs on the inside hadn't even been filed off. Thats why my repeaters sticked out a bit because it dosen't let the retaining lugs grip the back of the panel. Which in turn doesn't leave a waterproof seal with the rubber gasket against the body so lets water into the untreated metal.

Well this weekends task was to clean up the inside of the front and rear bumpers here's what I started with.

I sanded all the rust off and treated rusty areas with Kurust.





I then masked up the outside of the bumper in preparation to zinc primer the inside so it really bites into the metal.

Before Rear


Before Front



Rear Painted


Front Painted

Then I used Hammerite stone chip shield using my air compressor to apply a nice thick coat.

Front Stone chipped





Rear Stone chipped





Hopefully this will stop them from rusting and last a bit longer before needing re-chromed.

Excellent job. Feel free to pop down south and do mine anytime!

Scooby too

Might be cheaper posting them up than me driving down

How about at the Kombi Sleepover ?

"the sleepover workshop"

Excellent job Tiger, that should keep em sweet for a while. I might fit Mudgaurds at the rear to help out as well