Just Finished my Wood Bed
 

Wood Bed Conversion Kit from Mar-K. The Wood is Black Walnut with one coat of Walnut Stain, followed by 4 coats of Helmsman Outdoor Clear Gloss Polyurethane. Sanded to 220 grit prior to stain, sanded lightly to 220 between poly coats 1 and 2 and coats 2 and 3, then sanded to 400 grit between coats 3 and 4. Opted for the Polished stainless bolts and metal strips between the wood. I am very pleased with how it turned out.

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NICE!! Looks great with the yellow.

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I second the match with the yellow...good choice looks nice!

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That turned out excellent - very nice job...

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Just beautiful!

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Sharp looking bed!

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It looks real good!!!

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Outstanding!!! Finish looks a foot deep!!!

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Looks great! Ready for some hay bales, loose tools, and some chains.

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Looks great nice work!

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Very impressive. I like it!

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Nice job sir!:chevy:

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That is some serious attention to detail...SUPER NICE!!!

I'm really digging the light reflections on the head panel from the skid strips. Those will look incredable at indoor shows with all the bright lights.

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Very sharp.

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The dark wood is always nicer against a color like yellow. Man, that's nice. I've finished a bunch of walnut as a younger man and it takes work but is worth it.

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Beautiful! Only one thing you're going to haul with your truck- AZZ.

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Nice, you should be proud

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wow that looks nice. I am doing a wood bed and I bought a Boyd tank. Do you know if the fill on the tank just lands between the rails or if i need to plan ahead. great looking truck

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The filler was between the bed strips on my truck with the body tank.

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Wow, that looks fantastic, great choice with the dark walnut!

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Nicely done indeed.

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It looks great but......... you gotta use a spar varnish for the clear if u want it to last. It's marine grade and has much more uv rays protection. Found mine on ebay. Expensive at approx. $33 a quart but will last much longer. That clear you used is "harry homeowner" grade.

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Helsman is a Spar Urethane with UV Protector. Believe me, there is nothing harry homeowner on this entire build.

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Looks great . The helmsman spar urethane is a good product . I used Penofin marine oil finish didnt want a poly as it's going to used as a truck .

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Looks great!! I love how you can see the cab in the reflection.

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Very nice! How about some more pics of the rest of the truck!

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very nice wood bed

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I like the walnut with the yellow. Very nice work.

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Hello. What did you use to put the sealer down? Brush? Roller? Did you buff it out or that 400 grit was enough? Thank you in advance!

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this is a 3+ year old thread not sure if you will get a answer

I just finished my bed wood used some different products ill share with you I used a Mimwax oil stain named weathered oak and 5 coats of the oil based spar varnish applied with a sponge roller ( do not press hard on roller and stir the varnish DO NOT SHAKE so you don't get air bubbles...I sanded first coat lightly with 400 don't want to go through it and sand the stain then I used 400/ 600 the rest of the way ...this spar varnish will cause some yellowing the more coats you apply...I have another truck and bed that I will do when I finish this one and will try this product( last picture because it supposedly won't yellow) it is water based product if you are using a stain it must be water based also ....Brothers has some videos on the process too

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I used Minwax water based spar urethane . 7 coats lightly scuffed between coats with 220 . Let the last coat cure for two weeks then wet sanded with 2000 paper and a light buff.

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looks really nice no stain ? natural wood ? oak? ..curious what did you apply with ?

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Thankyou for the responses!!!

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Way too slick for hauling;) Looks great.

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White oak that was milled locally no stain involved as I wanted the natural color to show through and the reason I used water based doesn’t affect the color . First three coats were done with a brush last few were done with a smooth finish small cabinet roller . Last coat was done with a foam brush .

Have to add this was the second go around with the wood . I had done it with Penofin marine oil . After a few months I took the wood back out planed it down a fraction and redid it

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thanks for sharing very nice outcome I know its a lot of work/time put in but great results thanks for sharing
jess

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Just clicked on this thread and that looks really nice! :cool:

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I’ve had plenty in the bed . Pop ups coolers and chairs for shows but I put the rubber non slip liner in it then a moving blanket. Found that with the glossy surface and polished strips everything shifted in the bed without the rubber . This is what I used

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great Idea....;)