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here is the bed in my 57.
1 coat of dark walnut stain and 5 coats of helmans spar varnish.
one day i need to sand it and add a few more coats of the clear. the heavy grains soaked up a lot of the clear.

leonard

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Still going to do something in the floor, just havent decided on what yet. Maybe ruff cedar

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Here is a Wood Bed i like ..................

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Nice licence plate .....

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If it's for show and not hauling I'd be thinking some sort or graphic, pinstripping, etc.

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Flames and wood?
Seriously, that is some kind of showin' off.

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Here is one i saw at a Show last Week.............

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Ok...Mine isn't an older truck like yours but still has wood so I thought I would throw it out at you all. I used oak with automotive black thinned down and then shot 10 coats of clear over it. Tons of sanding in between each layer. This was more work than the body work! lol

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All your work paid off. That's very nice.
Kim

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Thanks Kim!

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I really like the s10 floor in that 52! Ive gota s10 bed i belive thats what ill do too!

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I used oak plywood, cabinet grade, stained and completely sealed with epoxy and varnish. Got to install SS edge strips yet! Heck of alot cheaper than oak boards!

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Here's a pic of a diamond plate bed floor I saw at a show this weekend. Thinking of tearing out whats left of my rotted out wood bed and following suit.

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i used pecky cypress in mine as soon as i get a pic ill put it on here

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Attachment 818666 thats pecky cypress with the worm holes painted black an then planed

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The cypress looks very good!

I like the diamond plate idea too. That is what I have been thinking about doing for a while.

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Here's my later model truck, sorry it's the only picture I can get my mouse on right now. I used a 4X8 sheet of oak plywood from Lowes, had them cut it into 12" wide sections, the length was cut at home. Used Minwax clear after a coat of Thompson's water seal on the bottom and edges. The polished stainless strips are from Classic Parts. Considering the truck lives outside with a tonneau cover that is usually removed, the wood has held up pretty good. I'll probably replace it next spring (last time I checked the sheets were about $40.00) and use the old ones for garage shelves.

Oh, if anyone is wondering.....The tool box is a "trailer tongue box" from Harbor Freight. Bolts through the floor and plenty big for roadside tools, jack, etc, and fits under the bed cover.

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Looks VERY NICE!!

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Added this thread to the FAQ's
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...20#post5516720

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I do like this:

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did tounge and groove 3/4 inch flooring,under 70 bucks from lumber liquidators

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trex plastic ''wood''

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...1018001424.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...1018001421.jpg

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11 ga steel sheet and bed liner, cuz I still haul stuff in mine.

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Carefully cut and pasted the floor out of a dakota. It's the right length and the wheel wells lined up. Most S10 floors are too short and have to be extended.

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Wow! The Dakota floor and wheel wells is impressive. Nice job!