How many cans?

Cosmo · August 22, 2014, 08:27:31 PM

How many cans of Kraylon does it take to paint a bus?

Ed Hackenbruch · August 23, 2014, 05:50:07 AM

Maybe you better make that "how many cases"

eagle19952 · August 23, 2014, 06:07:08 AM

lots....here are a few graphic examples of KRYoLON. couldn't find any krAylon .

chessie4905 · August 23, 2014, 06:22:28 AM

I am going to assume this is a serious question.... Paint the roof with a good grade semi gloss or gloss house paint in your color of choice. Use a good quality roller and you'll get a nice durable finish that will stand up to scrubbing if it gets dirty or filthy. I did this to my first coach, a 1948 IC41 ACF Brill. It looked great and you couldn't tell it was house paint from more than a foot away. You can use spray paint on the sides; it'll probably take about 4 cases. It will be very hard to get any even gloss though, due to the large surface area. A satin paint would be better. You will need one of those handle type paint can sprayers, or your finger is going to cramp up. If you tape off sections at body seams, It will go easier. You need to be good with using spray cans already to know how much to apply before it runs. Since the paint is going to be a thin coat compared to using a spray gun, it will start fading after a couple of years in the elements without recoats, but yeah, it's doable and cheaper than a professional paint job by several thousands of dollars. I'd consider gloss house paint for the sides too, if cost is an issue. 4 cases-48 x $3.77 per can- $180.96

lvmci · August 23, 2014, 06:23:54 AM

Ask your local tagger, they can probably get you a fell off the truck discount...

harleyman_1000 · August 23, 2014, 09:27:38 AM

If you are serious about doing this. consider using a cheap air spray gun and your compressor ( I pained one of my trailers using this, and also one of my Harleys). If you want to do it cheap use trailer grade paint( will be much cheaper than using spray cans), and much easier.

TomC · August 23, 2014, 10:01:55 AM

Rent an air compressor and paint gun. Will get better results. Rattle can spray paint color can change batch to batch. Good Luck, TomC

Jon · August 23, 2014, 10:11:29 AM

Cosmo,

You better tell these folks you are having fun. Some are taking the question seriously, probably because they considered it.

bevans6 · August 23, 2014, 10:56:40 AM

Krylon can cover around 10 square feet per can, so the roof would take 63 cans, for two coats plus 32 cans of primer. The sides of the bus would depend on how much of it would need to paint, for my bus roughly 24 cans for two coats plus 12 cans of primer. That's for an MC-5C.

Brian

Treating all bus questions on an equal respect basis. Plus I always kind of wondered the same thing...

dickegler · August 23, 2014, 01:17:32 PM

I laughed one day when I passed a guy painting a van with a roller.

Next day I went by, and was amazed at how good it looked.

Laugh was on me, I guess.

Many different ways to accomplish any task.

Henry Ford said " Whether you think you can, or can't accomplish a particular task, you will be right"

eagle19952 · August 23, 2014, 02:18:30 PM

Quote from: dickegler on August 23, 2014, 01:17:32 PM
I laughed one day when I passed a guy painting a van with a roller.

Next day I went by, and was amazed at how good it looked.

Laugh was on me, I guess.

Many different ways to accomplish any task.

Henry Ford said " Whether you think you can, or can't accomplish a particular task, you will be right"

Once upon a time every Rolls Royce made was painted with a brush....

Iceni John · August 23, 2014, 06:03:51 PM

Quote from: eagle19952 on August 23, 2014, 02:18:30 PM
Once upon a time every Rolls Royce made was painted with a brush....

So were all London Transport's double-deckers in the good ol' days (when labor was cheap, and when nobody knew or cared about VOCs).

John

Oonrahnjay · August 24, 2014, 07:03:56 AM

Quotefrom: eagle19952 on August 23, 2014, 02:18:30 PM
Once upon a time every Rolls Royce made was painted with a brush....

Quote from: Iceni John on August 23, 2014, 06:03:51 PMSo were all London Transport's double-deckers in the good ol' days (when labor was cheap, and when nobody knew or cared about VOCs). John

One of the biggest differences is that a Rolls Royce was painted with a brush TWICE. Every body was thoroughly prepared (a phrase that should be included in every discussion about paintwork) and painted white and meticulously smoothed and finished. The thought was that if the car looked perfect when it was painted white, it would look perfect with any other colour level added. Once the white layer was as good as it could be made, they did another perfect prep job and then got out the paint pots and brushes again and applied the final coats.
The first time I had to go down to the section of the Land Rover factory that built body parts, I heard the phrase "oh, that doesn't get finished until Body in White" (and you'd often see the phrase "body part subassembly --> BIW --> Final Paint --> Final assembly" in production, "BIW" of course meaning Body in White.) BIW was much more than just pre-final paint preparation, but that was pretty much the basis of the entire point of manufacture at that stage. Of course, any post that includes the phrases "Land Rover" and "perfect paint" can be taken for a low attempt at black humour (apologies for the pun), it shows how deeply the concept is ingrained in British vehicle manufacturing thinking.

chessie4905 · August 24, 2014, 08:31:28 AM

I would think black would better show the flaws.

Nineforever · August 24, 2014, 10:53:08 PM

When i first got into the bus business i bought several clapped and stretched mc9 s from the hound i painted them with a roller and 1 5 gal pail of tremclad white , in those days up north was all gravel and mud any how nobody know the difference between a 100.00 and a 10 k paint job a 60 mile an hour paint job worked fine .