Originally Posted by brokenspoke (Post 4895744) I'll have some next week...I treated with linseed oil and lamp black as orginal....time will tell

Originally Posted by aerotruk63 (Post 4895765) theastronaut build thread. Look at post #28 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=474456&page=2 brokenspoke lol The current International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) evaluation is that, "Carbon black is possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B)". Short-term exposure to high concentrations of carbon black dust may produce discomfort to the upper respiratory tract, through mechanical irritation.

Originally Posted by theastronaut (Post 4895910) Here's a few more pics of the wood floor for the '65 I restored. Used Benjamin Moore Fresh Start Primer and their Exterior Low Gloss Black Enamel/Latex paint. Thinned it with Floetrol so it would lay out better, and sprayed it with my Sata KLC RP primer gun (2.5 tip). Primed, grain raised up, needed lots of sanding. Brushed the primer on for the first coat. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._5793059_n.jpg Sanded with 80 grit on a 6" DA sander. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._1362189_n.jpg Reprimed but sprayed it this time, lightly sanded with 180 grit on the DA, just enough to remove the orange peel from the primer, not smoothing any of the wood's grain though. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._1564501_n.jpg Painted, two coats of Ben Moore's Low Gloss Exterior Latex/Enamel thinned with Floetrol. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._1795619_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...5_111791_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._6473715_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._3480938_n.jpg Here's a pic from an assembly line showing the painted wood floor, with a little gloss showing http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1315669325

Originally Posted by aerotruk63 (Post 4896057) Additionally that the finish was applied after the floor was assembled and that the finish was not found under the rub rails. More unanswered questions. Looks like the cowl extensions are missing in the factory photo. theastronaut may I ask what year that factory photo's from? Do you have the original or found it on line?

Originally Posted by theastronaut (Post 4895910) https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._3480938_n.jpg

Originally Posted by aerotruk63 (Post 4897057) jocko nice looking side rails.

Originally Posted by tazattitude (Post 4898967) Sharp looking trucks everyone!!! Like the black bed wood. Have to figure out exactly how I'm going to do it though.

Originally Posted by 1Bad62Pro/Street (Post 4899219) Post your Bed Wood/Metal - Customized/Modified or Stock http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=402718

Originally Posted by Str8axle (Post 4900548) Looking at the bed floor of my '65, it appears that the floor was painted AFTER the bed was assembled. I'll post a pic later of what i mean.

Originally Posted by theastronaut (Post 4895910) Here's a pic from an assembly line showing the painted wood floor, with a little gloss showing http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1315669325

Originally Posted by 78 Chevyrado (Post 4901568) Got any more assembly line pics? we need a thread just for that, for each gen of chevy trucks.

Originally Posted by 72freak (Post 4901740) About 5 coats of stain and about the same amount of clear.

Originally Posted by oem4me (Post 4900667) Ok, on the contrary, looking at the bed floor in my '66, it appears that the bed sides and wheel tubs were painted AFTER the floor was in place. There is clearly body color paint remaining on the bolt heads and overspray on the black wood. I think I can even see evidence of a heavy (paper?) mask that was stapled in place before paint.

Originally Posted by greg65 (Post 4902179) Very nice David.

http://www.attitudecustompainting.co...ed-wood-01.jpg
Got all my holes drilled along with the gas filler hole

http://www.attitudecustompainting.co...ed-wood-05.jpg
Here, I am dying the wood

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Resanded the wood

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Stained the wood

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Another pic of the stain

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Started clearing with satin clear - ended up spraying about 4 coats of clear on it.
Owning a bodyshop sure helped spraying the clear. Only took about 5 minutes to do all the wood

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You can see the widened tubs here. I also moved the boards around. The 2 skinnier boards are now on the outside. I did this to minimize the width I had to widen the tubs so I would fall on a board. LOT's of holes I had to drill.

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Done! Whew, the fuel cap hole fell perfectly in line!
I had relocated the fuel filler on the fuel tank so it would be a little more toward the center. Normally on the CPP tanks, it's about 5 inches to the left. Since I relocated the wood, the old filler location landed right on a bed strip

http://www.attitudecustompainting.co...-2011/bed3.jpg
Since these pics were taken, I lifted the tubs up and cut the strips so they ended at the tub flanges instead of going under it.
Looks better, plus it makes the flanges flatter against the wood.


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Also, redid the bumper to bed fillers so they are now smooth (no holes)

Now onto the tailgate