Looking forward to your new adventures. Great job on the mini build. There is nothing you can't do if you are willing to try, and you have the courage to try. Well done Emma!
There is a handle you can get that goes on top of the paint can and is like a pistol grip which makes painting a whole lot easier and your finger wont get sore or tired. Home depot sells two different types and they are less that 10 dollars each . It slides unto the spray nozzle and also the new cans had adjustable spray patterns they are rustoleum paints.
I bought a cap that didn’t fit my tacoma, it was 6 inches too long so I cut it to fit and sprayed it to match my truck turned out pretty good , your looks fantastic and glad to see you working on it , nice job , so many people are afraid to do the work, it’s just a cap, I think I have maybe $250 total in it and that’s total
Hey, just a tip, so glad the shell made it home. You should never put the shell to where it can catch wind while traveling. Even strapped or tied down, especially fiberglass, it'll rip, tear and break. You'd have been better off turning it around putting the front of the shell to the back of the cab. Also, even when you get the shell mounted, don't even let a tow guy pull it backwards, or load it on a rollback backwards, unless it has a good door and it's latched and secured very well. Reason being, all that air will come over the tow truck and go right into the shell like a tunnel and rip the mounting bolts right through the shell mounts. I've seen it happen several times and they're pretty much destroyed when and if that happens. Tow guys should know this, but many newbies don't cuz they haven't tore one up yet. Same also goes for convertible top cars. Air can pop and tear the rear plastic window, air goes into the car and tears the convertible top off the car. Also seen that happen a couple times.
Wholly smoke, that sold fast . . . YAAY!! When I was 21 I lived for all of November and most of December in the back of a 3/4 ton truck with a tall canopy on it in Edmonton. There was plywood resting on top of the box sides that spanned the width at the front, that's where Evan slept (his truck), Ray was small too he slept underneath across the front and I slept down the centre. We had all our stuff in milk crates so they would stack easily and a little electric heater for warmth. At bedtime we would pull into a parking lot at a big apartment complex or a restaurant somewhere, move some things out of the middle of the box into the front of the truck, plug the extension cord into the power that people use to keep their cars warm at night and then pile in. It was cold and stinky but an amazing adventure. That canopy had no door either so we fit plywood into the hole, attached it to the canopy with nuts and bolts and to a cleat on the plywood floor and then cut a door and added hinges and a hasp so it could be locked. Nice canopy Emma! You're way better at this stuff now for sure. Thanks for sharing.
You'll be so glad you bought a shell with a higher top! I have a nearly identical one on my 2006 Ford Ranger. I've been sleeping in it (and slowly working on it) for just under a year. Well worth the effort and money. Enjoy!
For big paint jobs like that you should totally look into a HVLP spray gun, the $20 harbor freight purple gun works great. I painted my Tacoma roof with rattles cans last year and it was insane the cost for such a small amount of paint...never again I'm doing a bigger paint job now and after thinning the pain with acetone and adding hardener I could paint a whole car with less than a quart of paint. It does require a decent air compressor though. PS, please wear a respirator when spraying!
I love watching your story unfold! I read one of comments on one of your videos that your content is perfect for adventurers and couch potatoes alike. I so agree. Emma, your talents are abundant. You're a great story teller. Have you considered making documentaries? Cuz this is amazing videography. Be safe too. Thanks for the fun ride.
I've pulled up miles of stuff and have found that the "hive tool" you have one now, the little blue pry bar, if you have 2 of those you can pry up just about anything without damaging it. small bites and constant pressure with both bars at the same time does the trick. You don't pry it high up, you pray longer sections up just a little. The 3 bar set the big orange store and more than likely the blue one made by Dasco is really useful. I like two of the 9in ones. seem to be useful for just about every thing. But I can't tell you how many times I've used the even smaller tiny 2 inch one. Setting door hardware, prying up stuff that's just too small to get to with anything else. Invaluable. But I'm very impressed by the spray bottle of magic juice you used.
Emma, you still make me smile because seeing you spraying the back side thingy reminded me of the many times I sprayed my motorcycle back in the days, bicycles, the hood of a car etc. All with these type of cans. Same issues you had and also here you can say “practice makes perfect”. Well sort of perfect. The whole garage must be covered in the excess spray which flies through the air. In the end the result counts 😀. Thanks for this wonderful start of my weekend. Succes with the next steps. Greetings from 🇳🇱👋.
Sora6 painting tips,always prep and clean down the surface you spray painting,surface cleaners like isopropyl alcohol gets rid of contaminants that will cause paint to ripple
I am happy you gave that bus a new life and others to love it too. And have Tacoma too and I have one of those Eagle that people put it over their garage door and paint it sliver and put it over the emblem on the grill .And I hope you make or find a good door for the back. 🌹
Whenever I paint I've learned that the more attention to the prep work the better results I have. That being said contamination such as even a fresh hand print may cause defects such as that wrinkled or spider web looking result. Oils and waxes will cause "fish eyes" or small bubbles. Maybe some latex gloves might be on your shopping list next time and thanks for the can do video, good luck!
I was fortunate that my (used) Tacoma came with a matching topper, as I know it is very hard to find one. I love, love, love what you did to your topper. I also made mine into a camper. Looking forward to see what you do with yours.
Thank you for taking us along on your incredible journey. Out with the old, in with the new. Outstanding and beautiful job. You may want to look into a solar shower and a portable composting toilet for your journeys too. Sunshine does a wonderful job of heating up the water for a shower :).
I knew it was going to be this type of vehicle. This is going to be wonderful. Great start, looking good thus far. Everyone stay safe, happy 😊 and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
congrats on refurbishing your camper shell. it' looks good. and for selling birbie. hoping and praying the best for ye emma. continued travel mercies and blessings. 🕊
We've been following you since day one and enjoyed every adventure. Looking forward to sharing the future ones with you. Thank you for all the hard work you put into each episode.
you asked about the paint wrinkles, that is often called crazing and its because of two incompatible paint types being used. This might seem wasteful but if you run the tape from end to end, even across the window, you get much better lines with less effort. there is a bunch of tape over the windows that is excess though.
I remodeled a motor yacht and I used 3M spray glue with a thin carpet for the walls. You can probably do that inside your camper. The weather did not have any effect and stuck to the walls for 10 years till I sold the boat.
Bye Bye... Glad to see you Bloosom from a farrel kid mover to a Birbie. on to the next build THE TOY (toyota). yes your skills are showing i'm amazed Emma your a BOSS! Thanks for sharing.
The "cracking" or "spider web" looking things in the stripes is called "lifting". It can happen from a contaminate on the surface, a reaction to the different paint brand or type used on an already cured painted surface, or lack of a good chemical or mechanical bond of the paint to the underlying surface. you can scuff already painted surfaces with a red scotch-brite pad and buff or polish the scratches when finished.
Im digging ur new camper truck Emma can't kill Toyota plus saving money with gas & expenses than Blue Bird bus which was basically a tank also ur camper shell is kool aswell
I’m playing catch-up here 6 months later (due to RU-vid wrongly believing I don’t care about your builds), and at 13:52 I’m thinking that a length of string would have solved your stripes issues very simply. But I’m hampered by logic and economics - which can occasionally manifest as laziness. Fun to follow as always. Thank you for sharing. Peace 🏴
Normally the paint will wrinkle when the coats haven’t had enough time to drive and cure, but good job nonetheless. Also use a sting level to make it a little easier line up paint lines for masking.
So awesome! You really got that truck camper looking beautiful so quickly! Having a reliable vehicle you can camp in, but also easily run chores with is really really important. I drive my short skoolie everywhere and I get a lot of bewildered looks from people. Sometimes I wish I could fly under the radar a bit more like truck campers do. 😂
Sure, the truck is a lot smaller than the bus, but your confidence in your abilities is so much bigger than it was before, and rightly so. Good luck on the next stage of your journey.
You are absolutely amazing what fantastic and brilliant work you are doing keep up your amazing work on your fantastic channel love it 🥰 prayers and blessings for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John 🧡🧡🧡looking forward to seeing you on the road
The paint reacted because the White was Enamel and I guess the colors were Acrylic or Cellulose. You can put Enamel on top of any paint without reaction, but not the other way around. Cellulose will also react if sprayed on top of Acrylic, but Acrylic can be put on top of Cellulose without problems, but they both react on top of Enamel.
Hi Emma I have used the same 2x coverage paint before. It is hard to press the button for very long . The cabs are heavy also. The solution may be the red plastic handle that you can get that allows you to hold the can easier while you have a trigger to squeeze easily. Not very expensive but helpful. Have a nice day. Tom up in Canada in the Maritimes at the NB-NS border.
Well the end of one chapter and the beginning of an exciting new one. Still kind of sad to see Birbie heading down the road with out you. Take care Emma enjoy your new project, and we all look forward to your next video.
