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Greg Smith (Pawsbus)
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Username: Pawsbus
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2006
Posted From: 74.127.212.148
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 9:55 pm: | |
I replaced the windows in my bus, and now comes re-skinning. HELP!!!
Are there such things as fiberglass panels for this job? Or is it wise to use metal? I would like to get it done before winter. (Christmas is only 4 months away) and I'm in the Great White North. Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thankx |
Craig (Ceieio)
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Username: Ceieio
Post Number: 304
Registered: 12-2004
Posted From: 207.101.213.58
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 6:01 pm: | |
Greg - I think either fiberglass or metal will work for you. The driving issues might be what material you are comfortable working with (and tools you own) along with what materials your sheeting will butt up to (thinking of differing material thickness here mostly).
<-- My bus picture is out of date. The front, rear, and area below the belt line (baggage bays etc.) are all sheeted with fiberglass from R&M (as shown). The "sign board" area is still metal with rivets and all. I decided to use metal when I pulled the windows because most of the surrounding area was metal (rear cap the exception) and I had tools to shape and fasten metal already. I put the metal on "smooth" with no exposed rivets. The metal is flush, and with the smooth application has some symmetry with the lower fiberglass sections.
Looks OK to me for an old bus.
Craig - MC7 Oregon |
Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
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Username: Jackconrad
Post Number: 611
Registered: 12-2000
Posted From: 76.1.180.218
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 6:59 pm: | |
As was mentioned, what material are you comfortable working with and what tools do you have available. We used .063 aluminum (same as MCI used below the windows). We heated the panels to 150* with a propane heater as we installed them, riveting the panels in place while hot using OEM buck rivets. Jack |