Here's the bed floor pics. The wood is an oak kit from Trucks USA that we painted black to replicate how it left the factory.
Laying the strips out to prime them. I used Benjamin Moore Fresh Start all purpose primer.
I brushed the first two coats on and let it dry.
Still rough after priming; I didn't sand it before since I knew the grain would soak up the primer.
After sanding with 80 grit on a DA to get it smooth:
Test fitting the floor before the final coats of primer. Didn't need any trimming, just had to mark where to drill the perimeter holes. The wear strips were powdercoated satin black. This pic also shows the color matched Line X spray in bedliner.
Two more coats of primer, sprayed with my Sata KLC primer gun with 2.5 tip. Then sanded with 180 on a DA just enough to remove the orange peel. I didn's sand enough to remove the grain of the wood though.
I sprayed the wood with two coats of Benjamin Moore Low Gloss exterior latex, thinned with Floetrol.
Smooth, but still shows the grain:
Back in the bed:
