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Old 10-05-2016, 10:19 AM   #16
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Re: Wood bed

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Originally Posted by forestb View Post
Be careful when deciding that finish to put on it if you are doing wood planks if you are going to keep the truck outside. I used a marine varnish and it tarted pealing in a couple of months. I am now in the middle of refinishing it with a POR product but I am getting bubbles in it and have to sand those down. I would do it a lot differently if I had not already purchased the wood.
I second this. Mar-k wrote up a test about different sealers/finishes. they did a final report in june of 2010.

http://www.mar-k.com/june_2010_update.aspx

in the end, paint is the best option, but obviously not as pretty.
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