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Originally Posted by Peanut74
Mrein that's quite the shot to my neither regions. LOL
My bed came from Southern Kentucky Classics and the parts are marked as Woodall. As far as quality of the parts I will need to get with you on that.
So based on the feedback I should:
Put the box, unpainted, together.
Ensure that the box is square by measuring the diagonal.
Once square take it apart
Prime and paint
Tape edges as needed as put together
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Sorry. I was just having fun with the age old question on this board, what's better a short wheel base or a long wheel base truck?
In all seriousness, I'd do like you have listed. I did it that way and I'm happy I took the extra time. For the primer step put the word epoxy in front of it. I love that stuff. It sticks.
Painting stuff apart gets paint, and more importantly epoxy primer, into spots you can't reach when assembled.
I even went so far as to fillet the used bedside I re-used, wire wheeled off the rust. Used PPG acid rust converter chemical. Sprayed epoxy in there. Welded it back together. Then painted it.
100 years from now that bedside is going to be standing upright in a junk yard when the rest of the truck is gone.