{"id":3087,"date":"2019-01-20T14:20:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T14:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2022-03-11T06:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:06:34","slug":"school-bus-driver-seat-removal-re-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/school-bus-driver-seat-removal-re-paint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove &#038; Repaint a Bus Driver Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our school bus&#8217; driver seat was in pretty bad shape.&nbsp; The paint was chipped and it had a lot of surface rust.&nbsp; Not a beautiful thing to see upon first walking into the bus!&nbsp; But we also didn&#8217;t want to replace it completely.&nbsp; So we fixed it up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKcf9MY9LgI\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tools &amp; Materials Required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Socket wrench with corresponding hand wrench<\/li><li>Aircraft Paint Remover (be&nbsp;<strong>CAREFUL<\/strong> with this stuff)<\/li><li>4-in-1 painters tool<\/li><li>Metal sandpaper<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KQQNG5E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KQQNG5E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=c2df6ebda956c5ed19bec027ba3381e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rust-Oleum Black Spray Paint<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=artwethereyet-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00KQQNG5E\" alt=\"\"><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003Q7XWU4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003Q7XWU4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=e9d57be5d06cfee3bd26a7c38a2ab0d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ospho Rust Converter<\/a>&nbsp;(get a gallon because you will use this many times in the conversion)<\/li><li>Replacement bolts and nuts to match the old ones from your seat (we highly recommend a heavy duty bolt with nylon locking nuts)<\/li><li>Safety goggles and gloves<\/li><li>Impact driver<\/li><li>Power drill (we got&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01KZNDYT0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B01KZNDYT0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=e241463ed044a1f77c58a216a6bcf266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this drill\/impact driver combo kit<\/a> and it served us well through the&nbsp;<em>whole<\/em> conversion)<\/li><li>Two powerful flashlights<\/li><li>1\/4&#8243; thick rubber mat<\/li><li>Construction adhesive (we used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00VLZD1FE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00VLZD1FE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=8e93fd6a630bce48a346fb473955f4c9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loctite <\/a>PL)<\/li><li>Two people will be needed for re-bolting the seat through the floor<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full disclosure guys, some of these are affiliate links, so we get a commission if you buy something from the list.\u00a0 As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.\u00a0 Not much, but something.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>This is really important<\/strong>: we\u00a0<em><strong>only<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0link to tools and materials we actually used and\u00a0highly\u00a0recommend. We do these guides completely for free, so these links are the only way we get a little something back (except for the satisfaction of knowing we helped\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0build your dream skoolie, of course!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t have Amazon Prime yet?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/tryprimefree?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1427739975520&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=74f461080ddf921de48118000bf197db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s a link for 30 days free.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 &#8211; Remove and disassemble the seat<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make sure you take photos or video of the seat set-up and how all the pieces fit together, so that you aren&#8217;t left with a massive head-scratching puzzle when you try to put everything back together!<\/li><li>Unbolt the seat from the floor and disassemble the seat, scoping out where the screws and bolts are.&nbsp; Every seat design is a little different, so we can&#8217;t tell you how to exactly disassemble your seat.&nbsp; BUT we can tell you to take pictures or videos as you go!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 &#8211; Strip the old paint<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wipe down the seat components to remove dust and grease.<\/li><li>Use an aircraft paint stripper to remove the paint, spreading the remover over the paint and waiting till it bubbles.&nbsp; Then scrape off with the painter&#8217;s tool.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT &#8211; THE REMOVER WILL BURN FLESH IT TOUCHES.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>No joke, this stuff is intense.&nbsp; Make sure to wear gloves and safety goggles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>Rinse off the stripped components and let air dry.<\/li><li>Use the sandpaper to remove surface rust, wearing it down to a smooth metal surface<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 &#8211; Convert remaining rust<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Apply a thin layer of Ospho to every square inch of the metal components of the seat.&nbsp; This will convert any remaining rusty areas into iron phosphate.<\/li><li>Let dry for 24 hrs.<\/li><li>Rinse away the Ospho residue (it will leave a thin, white dusty layer from the chemical reaction)<\/li><li>Let dry for another 24 hrs or until bone dry.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 &#8211; Re-paint<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Repaint the components with a spray paint (we used two cans of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KQQNG5E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KQQNG5E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artwethereyet-20&amp;linkId=c2df6ebda956c5ed19bec027ba3381e9\" target=\"_blank\">Rust-Oleum Black Spray Paint<\/a>, which left a professional-looking finish)<\/li><li>Allow to completely dry before touching<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5 &#8211; Reassemble the seat<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This is the fun part.&nbsp; Or the horribly frustrating part, depending on whether you took photos\/video while disassembling!<\/li><li>Work in reverse to completely reassemble the seat<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6 &#8211; Prep the floor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We extended our floor insulation\/subfloor to extend all the way through the cab.&nbsp; Some skoolies don&#8217;t do this, but we did.&nbsp; If you did as well, you no doubt realized that you had to drill holes in the subfloor so that the driver&#8217;s seat could be re-bolted through the floor.&nbsp; To figure out where to drill those holes in the subfloor, we put red paint on the underlying holes in the metal floor, then laid down the piece of subfloor w\/ insulation.&nbsp; Then lift it up.&nbsp; Drill your hole where the red paint marked the subfloor\/insulation.&nbsp; If you didn&#8217;t extend your subfloor to the cab, then ignore everything we just said!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cut a piece of rubber mat to sit just underneath the seat (this will serve as a fancier-looking barrier between the subfloor and the driver&#8217;s seat)<\/li><li>Secure the rubber down with Loctite<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7 &#8211; Re-bolt the seat to the floor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bus driver seat is bolted directly through the floor of the bus and secured with four large bolts that must be secured from below.&nbsp; You&#8217;ll need two people for this job.&nbsp; One will go below the bus and one will stay above, both with powerful flashlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The person above will shine the flashlight through the bolt hole through the floor, so the person below can find its location.<\/li><li>Place the bolt through the hole and hold it secure with a socket wrench.<\/li><li>With the person above holding the bolt in place, the person below will secure the nut from below\n<ul>\n<li>SERIOUSLY, IT IS WORTH BUYING STAINLESS STEEL LOCKING NYLON NUTS.&nbsp; The stainless steel won&#8217;t rust away and the locking nuts are extra secure.&nbsp; These bolts are securing you, the driver, to the floor.&nbsp; You don&#8217;t want them rusting away in few years and putting your safety at risk.&nbsp; You also don&#8217;t want the nut to squiggle loose with all the vibration of driving.&nbsp; You want it to LOCK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>Stand back and look at that beautiful seat, revived and ready to carry you to new adventures!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&lt;&lt; Back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus-conversion-ultimate-guide\/\">Skoolie Conversion Ultimate Guide Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2896\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel.png\" alt=\"art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel\" class=\"wp-image-5344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel.png 2896w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1536x164.png 1536w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-2048x219.png 2048w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1170x125.png 1170w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1920x206.png 1920w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-585x63.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2896px) 100vw, 2896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"so-you-re-building-a-skoolie-huh\">So you\u2019re building a skoolie, huh?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We feel your pain, my friend! We also know how good it feels to finally make a dream reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our skoolie<\/a>&nbsp;took 9 months and $28,000 to complete. We documented the entire build and are slowly building<a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus-conversion-ultimate-guide\/\">&nbsp;a series of guides<\/a>&nbsp;on every step of the bus conversion process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spent a&nbsp;<em>crap ton<\/em>&nbsp;of time figuring out how to do this and that. We also could have saved a few bucks along the way.  We hope our tutorials help save you some time and money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-top-5-bus-conversion-tools-materials\">Our TOP 5 Bus Conversion Tools &amp; Materials:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3v7iFjJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5-in-1 Painters Tool<\/a> (you will use this a MILLION times)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LSJ2Qj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact Driver &amp; Drill Combo Kit<\/a> (there won\u2019t be a day you won\u2019t use this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IeX1gX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100% Silicone<\/a> (buy in bulk to save a LOT of money!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36y3vtA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angle Grinder<\/a> (get used to using this ALL the time!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3513I7Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Table Saw <\/a>(it will be nearly impossible to complete your conversion without this. 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