Skoolie Makeover! Our DIY Budget-Friendly Paint Job

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Today is the day we reveal our #busbuild paint job! It has taken a lot of work to get here but it was worth it. After prepping the #bus for paint we had to choose a color. There were a lot of delays due to weather and mistakes on our part. Watch as we paint our #skoolie on a budget. If you are reading this, thank you so much for watching our videos.
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Welcome to our Big Family Expedition! We are a family of 8 that sold everything we owned in 2019 to travel full time with our kids. After being stationary for a while we have decided to do it again. Be sure to subscribe to follow along on our upcoming travels.
Not I built a house, But a tiny home, But I am building a skoolie, But I am building a skoolie for full time travel, But I am building a skoolie for full time rv life, But I am converting a school bus into an RV, But I am building a tiny house, But I am building a DIY RV, But I had to paint it, But I had to remove the stickers and sand it before I painted, But this is a Sticky Situation, But Not I Built MrBeast a Real Life Fortnite Battle Bus, But I don't know if this will work, or any other video like Chuck Cassidy, Isaac Turner, A Bus Life Story, Navigation Nowhere, Us Plus A Bus, Mobile Dwellings, or Jess & Jake would make. This is a real life journey of us building a custom rv to travel full time in 2024.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Brushwork
01:00 Color Choice
01:30 Painting
02:43 Mistakes Were Made
04:13 More Painting
06:12 Throwing Paint
07:37 The Reveal
#skoolie #skoolieconversion #bus #buslife #busbuild #painting #travel2024 #2024travel

Пікірлер: 52

  • @bigfamilyexpedition
    @bigfamilyexpedition5 ай бұрын

    Let us know what you think of the color. We chose Bering Wave, and used an oil based enamel. Would you have done anything differently?

  • @rvfamilylife
    @rvfamilylife5 ай бұрын

    With that blue and yellow it reminds me of an Autobot. I can't remember the name of the character though. Now you should start telling your family to "Transform and roll out."

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    I used to watch that cartoon a lot as a kid. I'm old now so I can't remember which character it was either lol.

  • @TKnEarl

    @TKnEarl

    5 ай бұрын

    :::Linkin Park song intensifies:::

  • @orlabuckley9641
    @orlabuckley96414 ай бұрын

    I love this colour, that bus is huge

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! We can't wait to get it finished and get it on the road! Thanks for watching! ❤️

  • @brendenwelcher
    @brendenwelcher5 ай бұрын

    Love you guys so happy to see you guys do what you love!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Love you too!

  • @billysutton3337
    @billysutton33373 ай бұрын

    It's coming along! That color is really nice! Looks good!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you, it took us a while to all agree to a color.

  • @darleneinch3392
    @darleneinch33925 ай бұрын

    I love the colour. You did a great job! 💛

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! It took a while for us to decide on a color! We're really happy with our choice! 😊❤️

  • @PandJsHomesteadAdventure
    @PandJsHomesteadAdventure2 ай бұрын

    Hi Kenny and Chrissy! Yep we like the color to! Great job painting the skoolie!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! It took us a while to all agree on the color but we're all really happy with it. Thanks for watching. ❤️

  • @ACEFLA1
    @ACEFLA12 ай бұрын

    Blue is my favorite 💙 color i love it

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, it took us a while to all decide on the color.

  • @johnpeddicord4932
    @johnpeddicord49325 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed again love the color aka The Blue Whale😊❤❤❤❤

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you, we are still trying to decide on a name for the bus. We will add "The Blue Whale" to our list, that's a good one.

  • @Luv2Bhitched
    @Luv2Bhitched5 ай бұрын

    Great color choice. Really turned out nice. Maybe consider using the spray on bed liner under the fenders? I used it on a metal battery drawer and it held up nice.

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    That is a really good idea. I will look into that, thanks for the suggestion 💪.

  • @tallastreasures
    @tallastreasures2 ай бұрын

    Thats a massive project. Love the color

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! We're really happy with how the color came out.

  • @liferedesigned
    @liferedesigned5 ай бұрын

    LOVE. LOVE LOVE, the color!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

  • @truckspotting7473
    @truckspotting74735 ай бұрын

    It's an nice color! The only thing that should be changed is the visors. Because the front doesn't have any visors , there's visors on the rear. I don't think that looks right. But them lights can stay and be reused as Top Break lights and turn signals! It's a good bus 1st Gen ICCE's 2003/2004s are reliable buses!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! We haven't 100% decided what to do with those back lights yet so I left them up for now. This bus has low miles as well, I think we got a good one.

  • @MRP.Germany
    @MRP.Germany4 ай бұрын

    Love the color!!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! It took us a while to all agree on a color.

  • @TheSimpleAlaskans
    @TheSimpleAlaskans4 ай бұрын

    I think it turned out great! Daryl wants to do a Skoolie at some point. It's on the list lol.

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! You guys should build one, but I'm sure it's a ways down your to do list lol.

  • @TheSmithsPartyof6
    @TheSmithsPartyof65 ай бұрын

    A lot of tips and ideas🔥🔥 thanks 💪🏾

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks, can't wait to see you paint yours.

  • @airstreamer
    @airstreamer4 ай бұрын

    The color is really nice! Just found you. Will be interesting to watch as you work on this conversion. - Michelle

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! We're really happy with how it turned out. We''re so glad you're here! ❤️

  • @juleywright4176
    @juleywright41764 ай бұрын

    What about calling the bus Old Blue? I laughed pretty hard at you throwing the paint on the bus.

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    It was a lot quicker for me to just throw it on there 😂. We will add Old Blue to our list of names.

  • @thingscreatedbyjamie2914
    @thingscreatedbyjamie29144 ай бұрын

    Looks good

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! ❤️

  • @TKnEarl
    @TKnEarl5 ай бұрын

    You did a great job! Once you touch it up, I think it'll be perfect!

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Is trivia still on for tomorrow?

  • @TKnEarl

    @TKnEarl

    5 ай бұрын

    @@bigfamilyexpedition Yes! We are on! It’s up on our Live tab to register (not required).

  • @DevineDestinations-6673
    @DevineDestinations-66735 ай бұрын

    I like the color. Was hoping for a purple. What type of paint did you use? I'd use a cheap car paint for durability but maybe this will last a while.

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Purple would have looked good too. We used an oil based enamel paint.

  • @Swerly01
    @Swerly0126 күн бұрын

    Looks great! I'm about to paint mine and in a debate on spraying or rolling...

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    26 күн бұрын

    @@Swerly01 Thanks! If you or someone you know has experience with a sprayer, I'm sure it's a great option. With me having no experience with a sprayer, rolling was the best option, and it turned out really nice.

  • @Divyv520
    @Divyv5205 ай бұрын

    Hey Big Family Expedition , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail which will help your videos to reach to a wider audience ? Please Lmk what do you think ?

  • @YellowBussesAndCars
    @YellowBussesAndCars4 ай бұрын

    I have a video of a bus with a very cool design... Maybe it will be useful to you)

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks, we will check it out.

  • @kiwiman627
    @kiwiman6275 ай бұрын

    Great to see it painted. Nice color as well. I liked the part where you were going to throw the paint at the bus, and like magic it was all done. 🪄 😀. For a name for the bus, why not simply 'Bluey'.

  • @bigfamilyexpedition

    @bigfamilyexpedition

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! The kids really thought that was a cool trick too! 😁 'Bluey' was the name that first came to my mind when we decided on the color. So it's definitely on the list! The kids like that name too.

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