| Author |
Message |
RHD Notch
Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2007
Posts: 1412
Location: Joshua Tree, CA
|
 Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
 |
|
| pyrOman wrote: |
| Quote: |
| ...I'm a Bus Virgin |
At 5 years now, I'm betting your cherry has been popped!?!  |
A few years after I bought this single I found my panel. It was pretty much in driving condition and the few things that its needed has provided me a good platform for learning. It's nice to have a running driving bus that just needs maintenance and a few upgrades as you're still enjoying it.
| cru62 wrote: |
Are there any other car enthusiasts who strip paint to the original finish on parts that have been worked hard and show scratches, bumps, dents, dings and rust and when they are finished take a step back, sigh contentedly and whisper "Perfect"? I think those bumpers are absolutely beautiful and will look smashing on your SC. And once the resprays are off the rest of the truck will look just as good.
Are we just weird? |
Thank you cru62! The stripping is definitely a labor of love. Each part of this bus that I've stripped has taken a different method...no two are alike so I don't spend too much time trying to make something work that may have previously worked elsewhere. It's very satisfying to see the look I want beginning to show through the respray. I think I've lost sleep thinking about this bus going to the paint shop and the owner telling them to paint everything that's red...white and everything that's white...red. Even the wheels were red. 
_________________
| Lind wrote: |
| I am at the point where I hardly want to own anything that isn't original paint. |
| campingbox wrote: |
| I have some other projects I'd like to finish first and I want to drive this bus while I'm working on those to help stay motivated. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
clnvwe2
Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2006
Posts: 878
Location: BBQ grill
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
|
|
Nice bus!! Look forward to watching the progress.
_________________
"Keep your horn on"
Cunado 4 life!!!!!!!
Instagram : Flatkool
WTB- The Brundage Motors Plate frame that Merrpie Pribanic's looking for. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RHD Notch
Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2007
Posts: 1412
Location: Joshua Tree, CA
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
|
|
Back at it...Now you see it, now you don't. It looks like I'm using 409 to remove the white, but it's Motsenbocker's 4 in there. So far I'm happy with the results of everything I've stripped back. The bald spot on the upper right corner is from the gas welded prop bracket.
_________________
| Lind wrote: |
| I am at the point where I hardly want to own anything that isn't original paint. |
| campingbox wrote: |
| I have some other projects I'd like to finish first and I want to drive this bus while I'm working on those to help stay motivated. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Cuñado Wear
Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2006
Posts: 1142
Location: The "O"
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:48 pm Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
|
|
Nice Gary!!
_________________
| Bulli Klinik wrote: |
| I may be a little late to the party, but what the hell is Cunado Wear? |
Looking for front kick panels for late 63' Deluxe Basalt Gray
60' Double Cab
63' 15 Window Deluxe |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
oakman
Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2014
Posts: 1715
Location: Edge of the Desert, Ca
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
|
|
That's looking great! The picture on the previous page showing where you stripped the white from the driver's side window frame is quite impressive, I know how tedious this work is. Bumpers look great too. I love SWR buses.
_________________
Brandon |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RHD Notch
Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2007
Posts: 1412
Location: Joshua Tree, CA
|
| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
|
|
| Cuñado Wear wrote: |
| Nice Gary!! |
Thanks Earl! I'm going to try hard to keep at it. I say that every year though 
| oakman wrote: |
| That's looking great! The picture on the previous page showing where you stripped the white from the driver's side window frame is quite impressive, I know how tedious this work is. Bumpers look great too. I love SWR buses. |
Thanks Brandon...I go pretty slow even if the respray is coming off fast. I'm glad I don't have a primer coat to deal with and the spots that didn't get scuffed well make it all the easier. The vertical surfaces are a PITA though! The doors and gates will take a lot less time if they are off of the truck and a rotisserie would make everything else but the nose & rear easier. The Motsenbockers Graffiti remover I'm using is the consistency of water and doesn't stay in one place too long.
I'm done stripping the treasure chest door. I have some metal work to repair on inside near the latch area and of course it needs new hinge plates. I'll post some pics once all that is done.
_________________
| Lind wrote: |
| I am at the point where I hardly want to own anything that isn't original paint. |
| campingbox wrote: |
| I have some other projects I'd like to finish first and I want to drive this bus while I'm working on those to help stay motivated. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RHD Notch
Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2007
Posts: 1412
Location: Joshua Tree, CA
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:45 am Post subject: Re: My 1960 SWR Single Cab Project...I'm a Bus Virgin |
|
|
Yes, I still have it...No, I don’t work on it too often. 
I found some time this weekend to remove the white repaint from the passenger door...
_________________
| Lind wrote: |
| I am at the point where I hardly want to own anything that isn't original paint. |
| campingbox wrote: |
| I have some other projects I'd like to finish first and I want to drive this bus while I'm working on those to help stay motivated. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
