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Bed wood finish
Received my Mar-K oak bedwood today
I wanted to reach out and hear some bedwood finish experiences & results I am considering just linseed oil ? Any advise, expensive parts to just experiment with. |
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Depending on how you use your truck and how much it is exposed to the elements (including temperature and humidity swings in your region), linseed oil may work well.
I went with Mar-K's pine kit since my truck went over my weight goals. I did a flame burnish then a red mahogany stain. I finished it with satin marine urethane. In my case, I wanted something that was as close to maintenance-free as possible. |
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The guy who does all the cabinet finishing on our block has also done a bunch of wood beds apparently. He sprayed these in a 2 part epoxy based clear coat (I'll have to ask the specific brand) for me:
https://pbase.com/dkauer744/image/169352277.jpg That's just 3/4" bamboo that I cut and grooved https://pbase.com/dkauer744/image/169344777.jpg Put my child labor force to work helping install all 3 million bolts https://pbase.com/dkauer744/image/169344778.jpg I ended up running a 2000 grit Mirka Abralon pad over the pieces to take full shine off some. It was so glossy that it just showed every mark. Now that's a bit duller I don't as bad throwing stuff back there: https://pbase.com/dkauer744/image/169344780.jpg Anyways, a 2k urethane would work just fine if you're ok mixing and spraying. For a good sealer base I'd recommend the non UV version of PSP-934 from Henzten (you can get it from www.tcpglobal.com ). It's a non-yellowing outdoor rated sealer specific for wood use. The only reason I didn't use it is I didn't have a booth long enough for spraying my bed parts. |
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I did my bed about 6 years ago in yellow pine with stain and spar varnish. I was happy with it, but after using it as a truck and it getting rained on occasionally it was starting to look pretty bad in some areas. Now I just wipe linseed oil on it every few months. That seems to work pretty well. It’s not a show finish, but it looks pretty good and it’s protected.
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That wood looks like some kind of laminate.
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Classic truck with lots of cool tube amps... that is no problem at all.
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I was thinking about using thermotreated maple or poplar, it’s extremely popular for architectural millwork as it’s damn near impervious to the elements but I could find any supplier with the widths I needed (with out commiting to having them do a special run for me). It’s got a lot of possibilities though as it requires little to no finish and can be exposed to the elements. |
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