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I finally installed the Wood in the Bed. It is some re-purposed wood that was from a building that had been torn down a while back.

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That's beautiful! You aren't going to haul manure with it, are you?

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Looks great. I like that its not perfect.

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Thanks

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Looks good. I like the pattern in it..

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I don’t just like it I love it.

I’d like to do something similar when the time comes. My truck will never be perfect or a show truck so something in the bed with similar character would be great.

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That is a really nice job, It really is appealing to the eye cause I am a vintage kind of guy!

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Awesome,
Hard to read with all of these ADs though..

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Agreed, kind of annoying when it is in the middle of the thread....

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My truck is similar, it has scratches and nicks all over but it is a driver not a show truck.

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I finished the wood with sanding a about 6 coats of Teak Oil and thats all. that way I dont have to be afraid to use the bed as a truck. if the bed starts looking faded all I have to do is put more oil on it with out removing the wood and it will look new again....

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Do you know what type of wood it is? I like the oil-only finish. Just hit it again when it starts looking dried out or water doesn't bead. Easy

I have planned to do the same thing with my '67 when the time comes. I am only using a wood floor because it wasn't a big deal shipping all the clean OEM parts, minus the wood and bolts, back east. I want to use the truck gently, so don't want a cabinet grade floor. I salvage wood from jobs I do, often on historic places, for all sorts of uses. My truck may end up staying a primer color. If so, I'll use weathered wood

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I am not sure, when I got it I thought it might be Pine (it was really dirty) but now I am thinking it is some type of hardwood.

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It's really looking like the yellow pine to me. Mine has taken on the same dark patina.

Piece of advise. Fill the cracks, or they will continue to open. I mix sawdust with my tung oil to fill the cracks before I oil. My wood stopped moving around on me now. If it lives outside, you need to keep an eye on the cracks. :chevy:


j

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I started to do the same as you with saw dust but decided I like the character the cracks give it. i felt the cracked wood matched more with the rest of the truck. I didnt want a perfect looking bed since the rest of the truck is not perfect (trying to avoid the marble floors in a mobile home kind of look lol). i did put as much oil on the bottom as on the top to try and extend whatever time it will have.

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Very Nice.
Ron

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Thanks

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That is sharp. Great job.

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Thanks.