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HenrytheWound · 06-13-2022, 02:39 PM

I'd like to choose the "best" oil-based option for an AZ truck (1960 C10) that'll be kept outside. I want to use the truck bed and do not care for a glossy varnished look. I just cut new red oak planks and have new strips and hardware on the way and I'd like to get started on protecting the wood.

What POR-15 product are people referring to? I would like a 1 and done option for the underside of the bed wood if possible, thinking of some oil-based option for the top to keep the wood conditioned and resist rot. Sounds like the teak oil option has held up in AZ, what about the penofin option? I hesitate on the diesel and used oil option because I don't think I want to darken the wood that much and don't know if it'll continue to smell like gas and oil in the hot sun.

06-13-2022, 02:39 PM	#64
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 I'd like to choose the "best" oil-based option for an AZ truck (1960 C10) that'll be kept outside. I want to use the truck bed and do not care for a glossy varnished look. I just cut new red oak planks and have new strips and hardware on the way and I'd like to get started on protecting the wood. What POR-15 product are people referring to? I would like a 1 and done option for the underside of the bed wood if possible, thinking of some oil-based option for the top to keep the wood conditioned and resist rot. Sounds like the teak oil option has held up in AZ, what about the penofin option? I hesitate on the diesel and used oil option because I don't think I want to darken the wood that much and don't know if it'll continue to smell like gas and oil in the hot sun.