First I removed the luggage rack and worked on that, since I didn’t really have anything else I could do, and I could bring it home.

The bars had already fallen off, but I used the Bentley and Westy manual to find the locations of the rest of the screw I needed to remove. Put them all in a baggie and labeled it. Will try and replace all hardware with stainless when I can.

OK, brought the rack home and washed it first with Simple Green and then a 50/50 bleach/water mix (looks like I mostly supervising).

After cleaning:

Applied first coat of Rustoleum Glossy Enamel:

I then lightly sanded that and applied one more coat, then brought it back to the bus.

While I was still working on the luggage rack, I took off the main poptop and brought it home. Once again used Bentley and Westy manual to take apart the top. I needed a very small screwdriver to remove all the screw holding the canvas to the top of the camper. Of course there was once that was stripped, and so I just ground it off. Removed screws attaching hinges to the top and had a helper pick it up with me and put it in my truck.

Brought the top home and set in the backyard. Again, first thing was to wash it with SG and then bleach mixture.

We then ripped out all the old canvas (fun for the kids!) Next, we flipped it over to pull out the tacking strip and remove all the staples. Also removed all hardware including hinges and the front stabilizer thingy. I am going to try and polish these high with some high grit sandpaper. I also noticed that some wood was rotted and would have to be repaired.

After cleaning the inside with a bleach mixture, I brought the top into my garage for the wood repairs. First I had to cut out the rotten, which was not easy due to the tight space. I ended up using a cutting disc and chisel. Then I chipped away the old fiberglass where the new wood is going and scuffed it up.

I then cut out new pieces of pressure treated wood. They had to be cut a slight angle to fit right.

Then I fiberglassed them into place. First a laid down some epoxy with a brush, then set the wood in place, and then laid down a strip of glass mat connecting the wood to the top.

That’s where I’m at for right now. I am planning on painting the topside soon, haven’t decided wether or not to paint the underside.