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School Bus 63
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I'm also going to replace one of the double door cards with a chalk board  |
Cool... maybe add some school style text:
I will not talk back.
I will not chew gum in class.
I will not drive fast.
I will not drive fast.
I will not drive fast.
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I have some cool ideas and will keep updating the thread for sure , watch this space  |
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rebapuck
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| Isn't that just "school bus yellow"? Standard in the US. |
ford saffron yellow is the closest over here |
Okay. Isn't that just Ford Saffron? Standard in the US. |
blimey yeah how weird is that, guess now i know, thanks |
Really, I'm just saying that in the US almost all school buses are painted "school bus yellow". Not required, but pretty standard. The guesses to Postal Yellow because it's a German vehicle does not override the fact that its a US school bus. Most likely painted here because of it's intended use.
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cru62
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| easy e wrote: |
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| I'm also going to replace one of the double door cards with a chalk board |
Cool... maybe add some school style text:
I will not talk back.
I will not chew gum in class.
I will not drive fast.
I will not drive fast.
I will not drive fast.
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On this side of the pond there is a spray paint that IS chalkboard-in-a-can, suitable for any surface. I have used it in many spots in my garage, especially on the outside end of boxes. Then I just use, you guessed it, chalk to note the contents.
The even have White Board and magnetic paint (so magnets will stick to it. It isn't magnetic).
For what it's worth, I think your idea is brilliant!
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School Bus 63
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| rebapuck wrote: |
| School Bus 63 wrote: |
| rebapuck wrote: |
| School Bus 63 wrote: |
| rebapuck wrote: |
| Isn't that just "school bus yellow"? Standard in the US. |
ford saffron yellow is the closest over here |
Okay. Isn't that just Ford Saffron? Standard in the US. |
blimey yeah how weird is that, guess now i know, thanks |
Really, I'm just saying that in the US almost all school buses are painted "school bus yellow". Not required, but pretty standard. The guesses to Postal Yellow because it's a German vehicle does not override the fact that its a US school bus. Most likely painted here because of it's intended use. |
cool, the bus was pretty much completely blown over in the yellow, the original colour them would have been Turkish Green and Pearl White i believe this can be seen on the front etc, but they didnt muck around looks like the glass was covered then they sprayed everything ! |
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School Bus 63
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| cru62 wrote: |
| easy e wrote: |
| School Bus 63 wrote: |
| I'm also going to replace one of the double door cards with a chalk board |
Cool... maybe add some school style text:
I will not talk back.
I will not chew gum in class.
I will not drive fast.
I will not drive fast.
I will not drive fast.
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On this side of the pond there is a spray paint that IS chalkboard-in-a-can, suitable for any surface. I have used it in many spots in my garage, especially on the outside end of boxes. Then I just use, you guessed it, chalk to note the contents.
The even have White Board and magnetic paint (so magnets will stick to it. It isn't magnetic).
For what it's worth, I think your idea is brilliant! |
thanks mate , the chalk board will keep my girls amused and the my drunk mates at the shows busy i expect |
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| cool, the bus was pretty much completely blown over in the yellow, the original colour them would have been Turkish Green and Pearl White i believe this can be seen on the front etc, but they didnt muck around looks like the glass was covered then they sprayed everything ! |
I will be the jerk to correct you...
It's Turkis (aka Turquoise) and Blue-White
Cool Bus and I'm glad you could dig up some history on it
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School Bus 63
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| cool, the bus was pretty much completely blown over in the yellow, the original colour them would have been Turkish Green and Pearl White i believe this can be seen on the front etc, but they didnt muck around looks like the glass was covered then they sprayed everything ! |
I will be the jerk to correct you...
It's Turkis (aka Turquoise) and Blue-White
Cool Bus and I'm glad you could dig up some history on it |
 being corrected is a good thing I know now the right colour 👍, thanks EverettB |
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mandraks
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| School Bus 63 wrote: |
| cool, the bus was pretty much completely blown over in the yellow, the original colour them would have been Turkish Green and Pearl White i believe this can be seen on the front etc, but they didnt muck around looks like the glass was covered then they sprayed everything ! |
I will be the jerk to correct you...
It's Turkis (aka Turquoise) and Blue-White
Cool Bus and I'm glad you could dig up some history on it |
being corrected is a good thing I know now the right colour 👍, thanks EverettB |
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School Bus 63
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coated the exterior with wd40 last night, the finish actually came out ok, this will be a short term thing, alo fitted the new cab matt,
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Just courious. How is the roof preserved?
Clear? WD40? Just the rust?
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mandraks
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Just courious. How is the roof preserved?
Clear? WD40? Just the rust?
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as dark as it is, it looks like it has some kind of oil on it?
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School Bus 63
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Just courious. How is the roof preserved?
Clear? WD40? Just the rust?
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as dark as it is, it looks like it has some kind of oil on it? |
Nothing as of yet guys but soon to have ankor wax on the roof |
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rebapuck
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Remind me not to lean on it.
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School Bus 63
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| Remind me not to lean on it. |
You can but you had better be covered for tetanus  |
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rebapuck
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I was thinking that WD40 would be a bitch to get out of clothing.
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rpattee
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May I ask why you choose WD-40? I have a similar rust issue and can't decide how to treat my bus. Just curious why WD-40?
Bus looks awesome BTW. |
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School Bus 63
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I was thinking that WD40 would be a bitch to get out of clothing. |
keep you moving smoothly though ! |
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School Bus 63
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May I ask why you choose WD-40? I have a similar rust issue and can't decide how to treat my bus. Just curious why WD-40?
Bus looks awesome BTW. |
i will actually be going the ankorwax route, but wd40 is an old school cheap waterproofing option that i used for short term. |
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School Bus 63
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Roof Ankorwaxed and side pop outs all sorted !
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School Bus 63
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When my bus was rescued it had school lights on the roof, these unfortunately didn't survive, ive spent 10 months searching and finally came across this, its a 1970's US Mail Roof light bar, with nice patina/rust and working red/orange lights, i will be able to operate it from the cab, magnetic so removable too !
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