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HenrytheWound · 06-13-2022, 06:58 PM

Many thanks for the details. I think your bed wood still looks great. My 60 is all patina'd and has lots of dings in the inner bed so I don't need my bed wood to stay looking pristine. I got red oak because that's one of the common options in the bed wood kits, I hope it lasts a while. Anything will be better than the rotted and missing (original) wood the truck came with. You also did the bottom in the same oil?

I bought steel bed strips from Mar-K, they need to be painted. What did you paint yours with? I can't decide what color I want to go with since the truck was blue but is now mostly rust-colored. Anything new and shiny looks out of place on this truck.

06-13-2022, 06:58 PM	#71
HenrytheWound Registered User Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 7	Re: Finishing Bed Wood with oil: Does it last, Let's just see Many thanks for the details. I think your bed wood still looks great. My 60 is all patina'd and has lots of dings in the inner bed so I don't need my bed wood to stay looking pristine. I got red oak because that's one of the common options in the bed wood kits, I hope it lasts a while. Anything will be better than the rotted and missing (original) wood the truck came with. You also did the bottom in the same oil? I bought steel bed strips from Mar-K, they need to be painted. What did you paint yours with? I can't decide what color I want to go with since the truck was blue but is now mostly rust-colored. Anything new and shiny looks out of place on this truck.