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Bronte the bus waiting patiently for the big adventure. We’ve now installed six sliding windows and have been busy completing the wall insulation inside. We’ve also spent many hours waterproofing
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Bronte the bus waiting patiently for the big adventure. We’ve now installed six sliding windows and have been busy completing the wall insulation inside. We’ve also spent many hours waterproofing the exterior of the bus (it leaked like a sieve) and have applied a waterproof membrane around all glazing and body joints from the windows up. With rain falling since the waterproofing was applied, we’re calling it a success. There are no leaks in the bus anymore! On a side note, we’ve still got to apply some black automotive vinyl to the second last window to cover up the polystyrene insulation that’s inside.
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Tell us about the “waterproof membrane”? What brand are you going with? We are using Gardner in Spring for the roof coat…
#campervanlicious :🚍)
Nice bus
@talesfromthewild seems like it is going to plan.
@wildblueyonderbus We used a Weatherproof Sealer by Gripset Betta (available here in Australia). We have only done around the windows and above the windows where the fibreglass roof meets the side walls. We used the primer first, then applied a ‘peel and seal’ tape to some sections (the vertical spaces between each window) and then applied a couple of coats of Weatherproof Sealer over the top. It looks a little rough in places, but we are planning to cover over this with something else (aluminium strips? tape? a coat of paint?) to finish the job. Happy to be waterproof though!
@themotherofreinvention Thank you! Seems to be going to plan! Always a few detours to deal with the unexpected but very happy with the progress! Nearly time to start building furniture!
@whimsandwanderlustbus Thank you! Greetings from across the ditch! Hope your conversion project is plodding along nicely!
@campervanmagazine Ha! Thank you! Love the hashtag!
Awesome work. Do the neighbours all come and have a sticky beak every few days? I know I wouldn’t be able to help myself ️
@emily_bom_bemily Haha! Yep, I do get the odd site visitor! But everyone gives me space when the power tools are going!
Looking good!
Your page is awesome !!