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Old 11-13-2022, 08:14 PM   #1
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Rear floor wood coating?

hey guys. was wondering if anyone knew if the wood floors that came original had come with some type of protective coating to stave off rot? I'm making sort of a custom flooring on mine with a steel square tube frame and going with 2x6s on top. I stained them all around and put 2 coats of lacquer clear and looks nice. but I'm wondering if I should coat the bottom side too or not? the original floors seemed to have lasted a long time the way they were, however they were done
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Old 11-13-2022, 09:03 PM   #2
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Re: Rear floor wood coating?

I feel like whatever the pick-up fellas do on their wood beds underneath would be a good idea for your burb. Maybe do a search on wood bed installs on the truck side?

Never researched what they did on burbs. Ive had several and a panel, wood was fine on all of them, metal not so much =)
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Re: Rear floor wood coating?

Panels and burbs used a marine grade wolmanized 1" sheet
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Old 11-14-2022, 10:46 AM   #4
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Good info, thanks. Never heard of the wolmanized process so I looked it up. Here is a site that has good info that didnt go over my head haha.

https://woodthrive.com/wolmanized/
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Old 11-17-2022, 02:21 AM   #5
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Re: Rear floor wood coating?

wow, that's how they last so damn long lol.
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gotta get new glasses I guess. I had to go to the link trying to figure out the womanized process
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I tend too speed read myself Richard, they say woman are on a man's mind every 8? seconds? 😉
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hey guys. was wondering if anyone knew if the wood floors that came original had come with some type of protective coating to stave off rot? I'm making sort of a custom flooring on mine with a steel square tube frame and going with 2x6s on top. I stained them all around and put 2 coats of lacquer clear and looks nice. but I'm wondering if I should coat the bottom side too or not? the original floors seemed to have lasted a long time the way they were, however they were done
Is the truck going to be used as a year round driver? A weekend cruiser?
What kind of wood are you planning on using?
Are the 2x6's tongue and groove?
How are you going to seal the edges from dust and moisture getting between each plank?
Almost all DIY wood preservatives have a limited life span. This may not be a problem for the limited miles a weekend cruiser would see and the lack of UV exposure. It may be worthwhile to think about future renewal of whatever wood finish you use. Making provisions for removing the wood later might be more work now but should pay dividends down the road.
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Re: Rear floor wood coating?

thanks for the suggestion. I went with regular old 2x6 's from lowes. stained them and applied 2 coats of urethane on top, 1 coat on the underside. they are fastened to my square tube frame I made, with rivnuts so I can remove them later to make it easier to work on the truck... and of course if they rot. this truck will just be a fun weekend cruiser, not every day driver.
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You've probably already thought about this but, I would recommend using some foam backer rod between the planks at a minimum and maybe caulking the seams too. That will help keep the dust and noise out as the planks expand and contract with the weather.
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