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BusJunky
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BusJunky
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 Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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Well I got to screwing around with the paint tonight. I’ve got a couple different blends of paint. Some PPG 1 onmi/ppg and 1 Nason. All of them match one panel near perfect but not another. If you look below the logos its a near perfect match. Then above them doesn’t match at all. I spent a good 1/2 hour taping off the surface rust. Again, taping off surface rust. Weird. Cool. But i also had to try and make it look nice yet shitty at the same time. Definitely not your typical paint job LOL.... the things we do to keep it real. So the lack of match above the logos suggests to me that it has sun fade. Its unacceptable. So im gonna have to redo that, but overall im seeing results and results turn into motivation. Im feeling really grateful to have such a unique bus to bring back to life.
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LAGrunthaner
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BusJunky, you are my new Bus Hero. I would pay for a ticket to see you work, you're amazing. 
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| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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d-rick
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It was nice to stop by a few weeks ago and get to meet Dave & Jen.
Great folks and lots of good work going on there in the shop.
I enjoyed getting to meet them , checking out the pumpkin bus, & enjoyed a nice meal they cooked up for us on the grill before we headed out.
My daughter Caroline(6) and I were on our way back to Missouri after a quick trip to Niagara Falls
Dave,Jen & my Caroline(holding her gifted shop monkey  )
Dave has done a crazy amount of work to this beauty..love it!
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BusJunky
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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[quote="LAGrunthaner"]BusJunky, you are my new Bus Hero. I would pay for a ticket to see you work, you're amazing.
Aweee!!!! Thank you, hun!! Im at that point where it no longer feels impossible and now im on fire wanting to drive it.
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BusJunky
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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| d-rick wrote: |
It was nice to stop by a few weeks ago and get to meet Dave & Jen.
Great folks and lots of good work going on there in the shop.
I enjoyed getting to meet them , checking out the pumpkin bus, & enjoyed a nice meal they cooked up for us on the grill before we headed out.
My daughter Caroline(6) and I were on our way back to Missouri after a quick trip to Niagara Falls
Dave,Jen & my Caroline(holding her gifted shop monkey )
Dave has done a crazy amount of work to this beauty..love it! |
Thank, Dan!!! We’ll have to make sure we meet up again. Hope your kiddo still has her bus monkey haha and thanks for the bus stickers, too!
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BusJunky
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BusJunky
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We started redoing some long trashed logo’s tonight. I made a walley world run and got some thin clear vinyl and a exacto knive. I laid the vinyl down over the exsisting logos and traced them with the knive. Then I transfered them to the bus using glass cleaner, much like doing window tint. Then Jen painted them up!!
Its hard to see in the pic, but you can make out the outline.
Jen and her paint brush.
LOGO’S!!!!!!!
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:34 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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You go girl!!!!! Jen you ROCK too.
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We started redoing some long trashed logo’s tonight. I made a walley world run and got some thin clear vinyl and a exacto knive. I laid the vinyl down over the exsisting logos and traced them with the knive. Then I transfered them to the bus using glass cleaner, much like doing window tint. Then Jen painted them up!!
Its hard to see in the pic, but you can make out the outline.
Jen and her paint brush.
LOGO’S!!!!!!!
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| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:47 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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| Awesome 😎 |
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wcfvw69 
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:20 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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Love it!
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ryans65
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:35 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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| very cool idea for the graphics!! |
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BusJunky
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BulliBabe8616
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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Dave doing the final touches to the logos 😍
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oakman
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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Great to see you two back at it! The bus is looking sweet, this is one of my favorite threads and bus. Keep up the killer work!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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| Awesome progress!!!! |
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ryans65
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:24 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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| looking so good! |
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Skim
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:46 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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This is so cool! Lovin it!!!
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:22 am Post subject: Re: The Typewriter Business Pumpkin Bus |
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I see you "over killed it" by welding right into each and every ridge. I did that too when replacing..., okay, installing a new bed on the Plump Truck. Originally vw welded every other 2 or so ridges on the floors and such. 
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