How to Paint A Skoolie on a Budget | Everything for under $200!

It took a lot time but we ended up painting Gina's school bus for under $200. Painting a Skoolie can be difficult because most of the time is put into fixing the old bus body and sanding down all the old paint. Between the Harbor Freight sprayer, sand paper, grinder wheels and Rustoleum paint this paint job came out great and under budget.
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[@BubbaWarbucks]

Mike you are truly one of the most giving people I have ever known.

[@jessiepapabear4272]

Very well said yet there is so much more that should be. Mike is a great guy and has a loving wonderful family!

[@JaniceLalla]

I agree

[@akilyasyacob7115]

Bummer! I wish you would add CC on since I am deaf but don’t worry I am still liking on your subscription Thanks

[@SkiboardPlanet]

Mike what a godsend you are. we are in the welding phase on our bus...His name is Fred. Taking out all the windows and skinning over. we've watched every single one of your videos and can only hope we get to meet you in person some day!

[@t.c.3027]

Can't believe all the hard work that was put in, taping up the trim, windows, etc..., and then y'all just took all that back off! 🤣... Great work guys, love the multitasking & the working together between U guys! WTG....ok Dale, let's finish up on your's!

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Wow what a difference 👍 well done. And the SQUATTERVILLE sign got to love it 👍👍🛠️🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦

[@ginabrytowski3564]

Mike told me it was okay to leave it with him 😉 So it's now the "Squatterville Northeast" sign. 😂

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

@@ginabrytowski3564 awesome that will work. It was him and Dean that made it lol

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

Gina is so like me 😂. Paint on the outside, minimal importance. :) And when you do paint, basic blend in color. Nothing fancy. Honestly, looks good. Love the color.

[@ginabrytowski3564]

💜 I don't need to stand out lol I'm all good blending in.

[@ahagan1930]

Her bus looks great

[@JenSwarbrick1966]

Gina's bus looks fantastic! Great job, everyone!

[@jackiemiiers9845]

Thank you, hoping they both get in vibes with living thier best life, and they enjoy the fruit of their labors. That thier later years would be greater than their former years and they would prosper and be in good health even as their souls prosper. Finding friends along the way and becoming fulfilled. Amen. Thanks young feller ! In my own life I can't seem to convey to those who have been there for me my gratitude, so blessings to all who do good.

[@tyeseboone4962]

Mike, you are such a giver! May you continue to prosper and be in good health 😁. I hope to meet you and the crew one day ❤️

[@billynnc1998]

Great Job. Tell Ms Gina she has what we call in the south.... Its a 100 ft paint job.... It looks awesome standing about 100ft away. :) :)

[@SteampunkSteve]

Always nice when you have a fresh paint on a bus. That's why I repainted mine after six years. Looks great Gina

[@cheddar2848]

It looks so cool Dale forgot to do his final inspection on her bus, hey he is the supervisor though.😂🤣😂🤣

[@peggytravels793]

Gina’s bus look fabulous. Tell Dale it’s still 90 degrees in southern Florida.

[@VanVida]

Love it!! So happy for Gina. Michael you are awesome!!!

[@ginabrytowski3564]

He really is! Dale too. I could not have accomplished this without them. I'm so grateful for the people I'm my life, there are no words. 💜 Can't wait to finally officially meet you Paula! 😊

[@celestialrvliving]

Looks absolutely fabulous, Great Job!!!

[@gskMO]

That looks really good!

[@dutchglobetrotter6464]

Great job!

[@elisabethe8055]

Looking good! :)

[@adelamaloff3916]

Beautiful 😍!!!

[@lauratibbles6598]

Always happy to see you all’s progress

[@carlosmartinez7057]

Great job Mike Your definitely a great hearted person who is there for his friends. You will always be blessed. 👍

[@djbigdavethefyrm]

Good job! You’re a good guy!!!

[@larrykelly2838]

Great job on the painting, your an awesome person.

[@1cosmocat]

Looks good Gina. Looking forward to Dale's interiors

[@Wanderboom]

Looking great guys!!!🎉🥂👍✌️

[@NWEDC]

Making it happen! Looking good.

[@brendariley8982]

Love the color.

[@shaneball2358]

You're a good man, Mike.

[@sjporr]

Looks awesome

[@davidmoore9945]

Congratulations Gina! A long time coming but worth the wait. You have a beautiful home! Good job Michael, hugs to you all.

[@MingoMoon]

What a wonderful friend you are! The community and our world needs people like you. I struggle all the time in getting things done and try to learn new skills. Watching you and your friends tackle these issues gives me confidence to fix issues in my own rig. I don’t own a bus but maybe one of these years. But knowing that this stuff can be handled is great. Thanks for your videos. They are very encouraging to see that people do bond and can get stuff done! Dale seems to be in a bad mood in this video but it may have been just the parts that he was in.

[@grayeagleswolves]

Hey Michael that was Awesome getting Gina's Bus done looks great

[@toddjohnston4788]

Looks great 👍

[@chrisbarone6610]

Keep up the good work!

[@jamesatkisson3736]

Aww Gina! I love it! So very Attica, you get👏🏻it👏🏻gurl👏🏻!

[@rodneyprimm5984]

You guys are awesome !

[@stevenannett1739]

looks really good

[@arizonarider6998]

Awesome how you all jumped in on this project ! Nice people .

[@davidowen888]

Great work ya'll 💪👍☮

[@rob1971]

What an amazing difference in Gina's bus - good job guys! 🚌

[@woodchippers_WestWingDimeBag]

those bolt holes are easier to weld when you hold a piece of copper as a backer behind the hole provided you can reach the back side if you dont have a copper bar you can use a 3/4 or 1 inch pipe cap from lowes/ home depot. just use the flat side

[@ancientantics]

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[@Partnerthedog]

I like black rib guards

[@anneparisi1828]

Oh wow, good job Mike and Dale, Gina, and Mike’s sister. Like the new color and the black sets it all off. Looks really good Gina. 👍

[@dchubb42]

For that type of Rustoleum, a 4:3 paint:acetone ratio is what's recommended. Also a catalyst hardener is also recommended. Also with the temps being what they are in your area, some "japan dry" might not be a bad idea as well.

[@craigdonalson4634]

have been doing this for 30+ yrs, always good results. i have stuff here that was painted 25 years ago that still looks good

[@LandManoAdventures]

Painted my bud with the same paint. It turned out great.

[@melissahoffman4687]

Gina might like the mountains when you travel there.

[@MichelleCouplandHairStudio]

Dale your roof looks fantastic 👊

[@pamelamilton6755]

Nice paint job.

[@jeffreyclark3135]

Hi, Mike. Lately I have been seeing a few schoolies around my town and it's been a blast to see them driving around. Hope one day I'll see your schoolie in my home town.😁😁😆😆

[@alangriffiths7949]

Great paint job, looks awesome,Dale is the funniest man I have seen,i can see why you love him.Another cracking vlog mate.Alan UK.

[@lilivicordero8077]

Awesome

[@thelazyfishkeeper2730]

looking good stay well

[@carmenmoyet1222]

I love the person you are with all the people you know and also with your family and friends. Mike here is Luke.

[@johnstuart8511]

Magic.

[@maobfh]

FanTAStic! Gina's bus really does look like a completely different vehicle. I bet she is one happy camper! I would be walking on air! It looks great

[@georgiavanhouten9360]

So Happy for Gina,You can see she is "BUS"TIN with Joy !Thank you Micheal and Dale

[@Jjgoutdoors]

Wow! You guys did a great job. Gina you are very blessed! Thank you to all of you for sharing your projects with us. We are really grateful for all the time and hard work that goes into putting a video together. God has surely blessed you with a lot of talent, and for you to be so generous in sharing it and helping others is awesome. We pray God's blessings and safety over you all wherever life takes you Thanks again James and Gina

[@ginat12345]

Good looking bus, Gina! I'm a Gina also!

[@mustacheonthemove4270]

I love dales shirt!!!

[@melissahoffman4687]

All of you should make a trip to Colorado. You will all love Lake Tahoe in "The Sierra Mountains." You have been such a great help to Dale and Gina Mike! :)

[@TheGreenNewSteal2025]

Those little purple paint guns are great. If you keep it clean and use a good regulator it’ll last awhile. Gina your bus looks so much better in white.

[@Brandon-it4vo]

We are in the process of painting ours, we just finished sanding it.

[@BoxVanDee]

Amazing transformation. I need a crew too. Looks like a filmmaker is going to do a documentary of my life as a Nomad in my Box Van starting in December. It is pretty ugly right now. You guys did a great job on Gina's bus. She is very blessed to have you. Thank you!

[@Nivasi]

Used to.. the WHITE BUS = Prison buses LOL

[@COASTORIGINAL]

NICE BRO

[@kingwah9009]

The great white 🖒

[@austindavis3517]

I've never even met him, but Dale seems like a classic cool old dude. 😎

[@wolfheartoutdoors2056]

Her bus has definitely come along way since you started doing it.

[@gregorygagnon4641]

Awesome job. Looks great. Please use a respirator. Keep up the good work.

[@manuelalvarez7406]

Que dios te bendiga muy buen trabajo mike

[@mlacson9]

"Yeah...so what's your point?" Love it.

[@paganskye452]

YAY, Gina! Looking good. Can't wait to see what you end up putting on the sides. Mike? Any word on Ivan?

[@jacquelinewells7575]

Mike, all's I have to say is, WHAT would everyone do without you. Your such a kind person that you've totally stopped doing everything for yourself to help out everyone else. I'm sure it's very much appreciated. You've got a heart of gold. Not too many friends out there like you.

[@fatguyinalittleboat847]

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[@fatguyinalittleboat847]

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[@Uprise95341]

Gina needs the led headlights hook up

[@mariestrella.orquideasartecamp]

Hermoso👍

[@veronicastewart1959]

Good job folks ! Dales ceiling looks great . How did he come about getting he’s wood exactly ? I would love to do mine like that. Mike I brought one of those sprayers , what do you think about it ? Ok again great job . From Mobile, Alabama , keep the videos coming !

[@hairrum]

Where are you guys located?? AWESOME JOB!!

[@RoyBlumenthal]

Damn. I don't wanna see Dale go! Stay, Dale, stay!!!

[@artoftheflatlands]

"Why are you still filmin'" needs to be a Tshirt

[@RavenRose88]

I have a HECK of a job with my house on wheels. I've covered it in tuck tape to survive alberta winters and my decals need to go because they are peeling off...and then it will need white paint like this .. it would look so nice! Collab? 😋

[@kateackerly6559]

👍🏽 A couple years newer than mine, with a lovely access door that I am jealous of. Trying to build up the courage on mine (I don't like heights either, especially in terms of trying to use tools. Something that didn't used to bother me... 40 years ago... 😕). Doing it solo is a bit longer than it should be, too. Too easy to sit down and stare at what I want done and wish I had a magic wand.

[@ginabrytowski3564]

I absolutely couldn't have done this on my own. I feel your pain. 💜

[@paganskye452]

I'm not a fan of heights, either and at my age I wouldn't bounce back too quickly from a fall. So I'm thinking scaffolding will be the way to go. I'm not good on ladders. I shake to much

[@sonnycalzone7784]

He said not if I can help it hahah my kinda guy seeee ya

[@Rynriley]

Do you give advise for those working on their own bus?

[@billbaker3180]

We have enjoyed your videos for years now. One question I have on the

[@Woodychevy38s]

Sorry if I missed it, but what grit sand paper are you using? And just the 1 pass or following up with a different grit?

[@kdlittlehawk]

I have the same size bus. How much paint did you use? 2 quarts ?

[@Mickitao]

Is this kind of bus expensive on the maintenance side?

[@julijulibobooli]

Where do I sign up for your help sir?! Wow, her bus looks great. What all went into the cost?($200)

[@basketcase6884]

👏

[@bobg8309]

👍👍👍

[@tthom2459]

sure hope it was easier for you to tell the dif between the primer and the finish paint. Looks the same on video. I HATE painting something the same color as it was. It looks gr8 . . . I see why Gina is so happy.

[@lanceroark6386]

If you look at a bottle of Raptor Liner, you’ll see it says, “Elastomeric.” All that Raptor is, is Elastomeric Paint with paint hardener mixed in. You can buy 6 gallons (5gal) Elastomeric Paint from Beyer and (1gal)Hardener through Amazon for the price of 5quarts of Raptor liner.

[@TreyJustice]

how did you mix the paint ?

[@Thatoneninja22]

Not too shabby what grit are you guys using at this step rn

[@Valicyn]

lol you want to come to Maine and help me with mine ? :D I'm kidding. I think you are great for helping everyone though.

[@Blade2172]

what is the Hight in the bus you painted.

[@livinglifemyway7349]

Zebra stripe that bus!

[@xavierpendrag0n]

Looking good. I have to ask what you thought of that spray gun? That one was a consideration of mine for the coach later on. I have heard they are super good on the first go, and hold up on clean out for a while... what is your take on that one?

[@navigationnowhere]

I have only used it this once. It worked great for the whole day and job. I cleaned it and I have hopes for another use. For $16 , I was really happy.

[@xavierpendrag0n]

@@navigationnowhere ty good luck on getting in the clear with everything. Winter is Coming...

[@infotoons212]

Trying to get mine done before winter. How many gallons of paint did it take?

[@navigationnowhere]

One gallon, I linked the paint in the description.

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