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Old 01-27-2013, 03:18 PM   #101
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Oak + polished Stainless. MAR-K kit
What color stain/brand did you use?

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Old 01-27-2013, 03:21 PM   #102
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As original as it gets. Except for the hideous "slightly" wrong color green that the PO painted the wood somewhere along the way.... But I love it!
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Old 01-27-2013, 03:24 PM   #103
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Old 01-27-2013, 05:20 PM   #104
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Thanks! I'm looking for a color that will complement my maroon 69. Yours is a possibility.

Below is a pic of the original wood that I'm replacing as part of my restoration. The maroon paint is pretty well gone somewhat exposing the black that GM applied under the paint. Hopefully, I'll be doing the bed floor this summer.
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Old 01-27-2013, 06:48 PM   #105
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Thanks! I'm looking for a color that will complement my maroon 69. Yours is a possibility.

Below is a pic of the original wood that I'm replacing as part of my restoration. The maroon paint is pretty well gone somewhat exposing the black that GM applied under the paint. Hopefully, I'll be doing the bed floor this summer.
A black bed would look good with maroon
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Old 01-27-2013, 08:45 PM   #106
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Old 01-27-2013, 08:56 PM   #107
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I want to find some wood just like that for my short step...
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Old 05-29-2013, 11:20 AM   #108
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somewhere here i asked how to get a glass look on my oak bed. i was told to buff it. no one told me with what i was to buff it with. please give more details. thanks for the help.
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Old 05-29-2013, 11:55 AM   #109
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Should be able to do it by hand with any automotive polishing compound. Just make sure to select one that is not too course.
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Old 05-29-2013, 01:23 PM   #110
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White Oak from Horkeys, custom stain, marine varnish

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I sanded with 1500, then 3000 d/a.

I buffed it with the same 3M products I used on the paint.
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Old 05-29-2013, 02:04 PM   #111
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I don't think I posted pictures of the bed before.

Not as pretty or traditional as some of yours. But the price was very close to $0
since we had it left over from a house project of the Boss'.

One day or so's work with a table saw, square, tape, jig saw and drill.
I'll probably put some strips like I P-Shopped in somewhere down the line.
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Old 05-29-2013, 03:14 PM   #112
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Here is one I did for a customer of mine. I don't loke gas fillers in the middle of the bed, but in this case I didn't have choice because of the gas tank he used. WES
Wes, How did you recess that gas filler cap into the wood so perfectly? Great job!
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Old 05-29-2013, 03:21 PM   #113
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Old 05-29-2013, 11:55 PM   #114
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It ain't pretty but...
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Old 05-30-2013, 01:17 AM   #115
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My 67 shop truck!
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Old 05-30-2013, 12:47 PM   #116
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Here's my daughters bed. I used T-rex decking material. Had to dado out a space for the strips and drop some holes, but the look is what I was going for. Truck is painted flat black and this stuff costs around $25 per 8' section. Ill finish the last couple boards this weekend.
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Old 05-30-2013, 12:50 PM   #117
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Old 05-30-2013, 02:54 PM   #118
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Here's a F**d that was at the Goodguys show a few years back. A little high tech for my taste, but I can appreciate the amount of money he had just into the carbon fiber.

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Old 01-14-2014, 10:04 AM   #119
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Old 01-14-2014, 10:34 AM   #120
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Old 01-14-2014, 10:40 AM   #121
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Re: Lets see pics of wood beds.......

I'll bring this one back with an idea. I had strongly considered converting my bed to a wood bed before I found a beautiful rust free bed. I'm a woodworker and work with a company that sawmills salvaged timber so big pieces of wood are fairly available. I wanted to make a bed with a book matched pair of boards between the wheel wells, then one piece front and back of the wheel wells. that would mean that the bed would be a total of 6 pieces of wood. I have never seen this done, but I know I could pull it off... It would take a year or 2 to get the wood ready to be used so I may still do it in the future.
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Old 01-14-2014, 04:17 PM   #122
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Cypress....
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Old 01-14-2014, 05:39 PM   #123
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I posted a picture of my original in post 104. Here's how it looks now.
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Old 01-14-2014, 05:44 PM   #124
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I posted a picture of my original in post 104. Here's how it looks now.
That looks great....looks like you painted the bed Sides while you were at it.
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Old 01-14-2014, 06:00 PM   #125
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Trek decking. Not as pretty as wood, for sure, but durable.
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