Does your bus need a fresh coat of paint? If so, consider making the switch from yellow to white! Here are three great reasons why you might want to change your bus color:
Color Can Affect the Temperature of Your Bus
The first reason you might want to repaint a bus from yellow to white is bus temperature! Have you ever noticed that the tops of school buses are painted white? There is a reason for that. Studies show that painting the tops of buses white made the interior temperature drop an average of 10 degrees during the summer and only 3 to 4 degrees in wintertime. Even if a bus has AC, the white paint reduces the load on the AC system, and fuel consumption by up to 20%! White repels solar radiation better than other color and keeps the bus all around cooler.
You Can Use Your Bus for Other Transportation Purposes
Reason number two is that you might want a bus for transportation purposes other than a school route bus. Churches, Daycares Facilities, YMCA’s, Summer Camps, Tech Schools, Junior Colleges, Mobile Businesses, and Food Truck conversions are just a few industries where a re-purposed school bus might be a great fit. In some states though, it is required that you paint the bus a different color if it isn’t being used as a school route bus.
School bus yellow was chosen because it attracts attention and is noticed quickly in peripheral vision, more so than any other color. So, if you are looking to purchase a new or used school bus, but not for route purposes, painting it white would be a great choice.
Showing Off Your School Pride
The last reason that you might want to repaint a school bus is to show off your school pride with a custom activity bus. Activity buses are usually white and built to FMVSS standards. They are used for field trips and sports instead of carrying students to and from home and school.
They do not have amber and red warning lights, stop arms, crossing gates, or other equipment mandated on route buses. Many also have more comfortable seating, nice luggage bays, and other luxuries not allowed on school buses.
Most schools choose to add graphics to their white activity buses, allowing students to walk off the bus with pride and admiration for their school.
Do you want to see an example of one of our many bus transformations? Check out one of our latest projects where we transformed a church bus!
5 Benefits of Choosing American Bus Sales to Repaint Your Bus
- American Bus Sales employs highly trained paint technicians.
- We can correct any body damage at the same time.
- We have a state-of-the-art 60-foot paint booth.
- We offer fast turnaround times to get you back on the road ASAP!
- American Bus Sales can apply custom graphics to your new paint job to make your bus stand out.
Are you ready for a fresh coat of paint on your school bus? Contact the professionals at American Bus Sales today at 866-574-9970! While you’re here, don’t forget to check out the other amazing services we offer for your fleet.
