Has anyone EVER restored a bed properly?

[davepl]

As you know, we all sand them out and stain them and varnish them and make them pretty... but that's totally wrong, and my is wronger than most!

I'm wondering if anyone had the courage/chutzpah/whatever to do it like the factory (just bodycolor) on an otherwise nice restoration?

I've never seen it done, so have never even seen a picture of a "restored" bed, just "upgraded" beds like my own. But it'd be neat to see one painted, in the same way seeing a restored 6-cyl is rare and refreshing. Maybe they should really be in the same truck!