Best way to paint new bed? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

busterwivell · 03-23-2005, 02:57 PM

What is the preferred way to paint a bed? I have a spare Longhorn bed that I want to paint. should it be disassembled? do you just remove the floor and start preping? I never did a truck bed before.

Jason915 · 03-23-2005, 04:08 PM

depends on what kind of condition its in. If its got alot of surface rust you will want to take it all apart, PITA. If you can just flip it upside down and remove the tubs you can access it pretty well with paint on the inside panels. Is it a wood bed? If it's a wood bed then you'll want to take it apart.

Good luck

busterwivell · 03-23-2005, 04:27 PM

Yes, it's a wooden bed. wood is shot, but whoever had it must have taken it off while truck was pretty new. No dents in body or wheel tubs. Has a filler hole on driver's side for extra tank (I'll have to fill that up) but just faded red paint, which I want to change to white.

03-23-2005, 02:57 PM	#1
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Best way to paint new bed? What is the preferred way to paint a bed? I have a spare Longhorn bed that I want to paint. should it be disassembled? do you just remove the floor and start preping? I never did a truck bed before. __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

03-23-2005, 04:08 PM	#2
Jason915 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 693	depends on what kind of condition its in. If its got alot of surface rust you will want to take it all apart, PITA. If you can just flip it upside down and remove the tubs you can access it pretty well with paint on the inside panels. Is it a wood bed? If it's a wood bed then you'll want to take it apart. Good luck __________________ 1971 GMC K1500 SWB Fleetside, 4" skyjacker softride and, 14 Bolt FF, HD Dana 44 4.10's 1970 K5 TBI conversion lifted etc SOLD 1968 C20 camper truck SOLD “To ban guns because criminals use them is to tell the innocent and law-abiding that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but on the conduct of the guilty and the lawless.” Jeff Snyder

03-23-2005, 04:27 PM	#3
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Yes, it's a wooden bed. wood is shot, but whoever had it must have taken it off while truck was pretty new. No dents in body or wheel tubs. Has a filler hole on driver's side for extra tank (I'll have to fill that up) but just faded red paint, which I want to change to white. __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

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