Fresh Air and Cleaning

It was a sunny, fall day and the first task was to see if those windows would open. With rubber mallet and 2x2, penetrating oil and silicone spray, I was ready. To my surprise and delight, all but one window opened relatively easy! Before too long, I had every possible window open and a fan circulating fresh air, standing on the upper deck above the 3 steps. For the first time in who knows how long, the interior began to breathe again.

Fresh Air Again!

Next came a window inventory - what was good and what would need something new? As you might guess, it was good news and bad news. Of the 41 separate pieces of glass, 23 were good and 18 need to be replaced. That's actually the good news. The bad news is that the 'bad' includes both upper windshields, one opera window, the center rear window and all 8 (double-paned) skylights. <sigh>

Skylight Close-Up

Finally, some clean-up work. A variety of spare (or discarded?) parts from throughout the bus were collected and boxed.

Parts Box

The large extra pieces - a full window and frame, partial windows, glass, extra driver's visors - were put in the back. Then the shop vac fired up and decades of grime slowly began disappearing. Many chunks of peeling paint were sucked up as well, revealing like a geological dig, the history of the interior Scenicruiser paint jobs.



839's Interior Paint History

A good 3.5 hours of work on a beautiful morning - hard to beat! And what's up for next Saturday? More cleaning, of course, since what I did do today was just the lower level. And maybe a charge for the battery to then see if it will start? Perhaps a bit of idling might be good for the engine before the Minnesota winter sets in? Who knows?