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[notsolo]

Thanks for the follow up, I need to find some parts before I dive in to deep, truck has a steel floor and I would like to add aluminum cross pieces and the bed wood. Not opposed to painting the boards like you did, and using stainless strips. 120 grit sounds too easy, I like that.

[georgieb51]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Thanks for the follow up, I need to find some parts before I dive in to deep, truck has a steel floor and I would like to add aluminum cross pieces and the bed wood. Not opposed to painting the boards like you did, and using stainless strips. 120 grit sounds too easy, I like that.

You are right about the 120 sounding easy. I use 120 when I figure I am just going to coat it with another coat that will easily fill in the scratch marks from 120. The I can sand that coat with something finer before applying the subsequent coat. I would save 320 for just before the final coat, and even then 220 might do well if just brush painting.

[notsolo]

Just about done with my upper deck project, materials and program completely different from original plan....Stainless strips were backordered or too expensive, I decided to use what I have.3/4" cypress with pvc raised strips. Cypress milled and sanded, 1 coat of epoxy primer brushed on, 1 coat sprayed on. Base coat and clear spayed on the top. 1" pvc board, 4 dabs of polyurethane caulk hold each cross piece in place, nutserts used to attached the strips..with Stainless truss head bolts....Square Stainless tube at the rear covers the ends.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Just about done with my upper deck project, materials and program completely different from original plan....Stainless strips were backordered or too expensive, I decided to use what I have.3/4" cypress with pvc raised strips. Cypress milled and sanded, 1 coat of epoxy primer brushed on, 1 coat sprayed on. Base coat and clear spayed on the top. 1" pvc board, 4 dabs of polyurethane caulk hold each cross piece in place, nutserts used to attached the strips..with Stainless truss head bolts....Square Stainless tube at the rear covers the ends.

So you're adding wood to your tailgate, too? Neato.

[georgieb51]

Originally Posted by notsolo

Just about done with my upper deck project, materials and program completely different from original plan....Stainless strips were backordered or too expensive, I decided to use what I have.3/4" cypress with pvc raised strips. Cypress milled and sanded, 1 coat of epoxy primer brushed on, 1 coat sprayed on. Base coat and clear spayed on the top. 1" pvc board, 4 dabs of polyurethane caulk hold each cross piece in place, nutserts used to attached the strips..with Stainless truss head bolts....Square Stainless tube at the rear covers the ends.

That is quite ingenious and inventive. You are a man who thinks outside the box. And cypress is an excellent wood to use. i love what you have done with what you have on hand! Congratulations! Your truck is one of a kind.