We’ve gotten back to work on the bus and are possibly going to paint the interior next Saturday, provided that the weather cooperates with us. Today was spent finishing the masking inside the bus, taping plastic sheeting in place to protect the ceiling and covering the entire floor with butcher paper.
That took about an hour to finish as it took time to work around the heater unit.
This required a bit of cutting to contend with all of the stuff on the cab floor. Reaching up under the dash by the pedals was a pain, but had to be done since the paint goes up in there too. Hand brake, steering column and driver’s seat frame get painted.
Covering the steps was a real challenge. The sides of the step well get painted but the treads and front of the steps don’t. On the bottom step, the paper has to go under the doors. Of course, they drag on part of the tread which makes getting the paper in place without tearing it a chore.
Once this is done, we can get back to finish working on the seats and put them back in. Then all we have to do is replace the rubber flooring in the aisle when we have the funds to do so. That can be done without removing the seats.
It seems hard to believe that I have been working on the bus for six years now, but that is true. I’ve done everything from rewiring the lighting circuits and replacing damaged wiring in the main conduit to bodywork. I’ve been over, under or inside every inch of that bus multiple times. And to think, this is the “easiest” bus to put back on the road in our collection!
