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**FirstOwner69** · 01-27-2013, 03:18 PM

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Oak + polished Stainless. MAR-K kit

What color stain/brand did you use?

Thanks.

**jocko** · 01-27-2013, 03:21 PM

As original as it gets. Except for the hideous "slightly" wrong color green that the PO painted the wood somewhere along the way....

But I love it!

BugzC10 · 01-27-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

What color stain/brand did you use?

Thanks.

Color: Cabernet
Brand: Varathane
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**FirstOwner69** · 01-27-2013, 05:20 PM

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Color: Cabernet
Brand: Varathane
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Thanks! I'm looking for a color that will complement my maroon 69. Yours is a possibility.

Below is a pic of the original wood that I'm replacing as part of my restoration. The maroon paint is pretty well gone somewhat exposing the black that GM applied under the paint. Hopefully, I'll be doing the bed floor this summer.

BugzC10 · 01-27-2013, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

Thanks! I'm looking for a color that will complement my maroon 69. Yours is a possibility.

Below is a pic of the original wood that I'm replacing as part of my restoration. The maroon paint is pretty well gone somewhat exposing the black that GM applied under the paint. Hopefully, I'll be doing the bed floor this summer.

A black bed would look good with maroon

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50bomb · 01-27-2013, 08:45 PM

another......

VA72C10 · 01-27-2013, 08:56 PM

I want to find some wood just like that for my short step...

harold64 · 05-29-2013, 11:20 AM

somewhere here i asked how to get a glass look on my oak bed. i was told to buff it. no one told me with what i was to buff it with. please give more details. thanks for the help.

AusTx68 · 05-29-2013, 11:55 AM

Should be able to do it by hand with any automotive polishing compound. Just make sure to select one that is not too course.

mrh33916 · 05-29-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mrh33916

Here's mine,

White Oak from Horkeys, custom stain, marine varnish

Attachment 1047143

I sanded with 1500, then 3000 d/a.

I buffed it with the same 3M products I used on the paint.

magwakeenercew2jh · 05-29-2013, 02:04 PM

I don't think I posted pictures of the bed before.

Not as pretty or traditional as some of yours. But the price was very close to $0
since we had it left over from a house project of the Boss'.

One day or so's work with a table saw, square, tape, jig saw and drill.
I'll probably put some strips like I P-Shopped in somewhere down the line.

Steve Cole · 05-29-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Classic Heartbeat

Here is one I did for a customer of mine. I don't loke gas fillers in the middle of the bed, but in this case I didn't have choice because of the gas tank he used. WES

Wes, How did you recess that gas filler cap into the wood so perfectly? Great job!

Roger71SWB · 05-29-2013, 03:21 PM

71 swb

StepinNJ · 05-29-2013, 11:55 PM

It ain't pretty but...

wayne72 · 05-30-2013, 01:17 AM

My 67 shop truck!

**Cash3481** · 05-30-2013, 12:47 PM

Here's my daughters bed. I used T-rex decking material. Had to dado out a space for the strips and drop some holes, but the look is what I was going for. Truck is painted flat black and this stuff costs around $25 per 8' section. Ill finish the last couple boards this weekend.
Mike
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**67cheby** · 05-30-2013, 12:50 PM

Here is our Tiger Maple

stevencvn72 · 05-30-2013, 02:54 PM

Here's a F**d that was at the Goodguys show a few years back. A little high tech for my taste, but I can appreciate the amount of money he had just into the carbon fiber.

texjake · 01-14-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 short step

Great looking wood bed!!

74baggedbug · 01-14-2014, 10:34 AM

My "fake" floor

Mr Handy · 01-14-2014, 10:40 AM

I'll bring this one back with an idea. I had strongly considered converting my bed to a wood bed before I found a beautiful rust free bed. I'm a woodworker and work with a company that sawmills salvaged timber so big pieces of wood are fairly available. I wanted to make a bed with a book matched pair of boards between the wheel wells, then one piece front and back of the wheel wells. that would mean that the bed would be a total of 6 pieces of wood. I have never seen this done, but I know I could pull it off... It would take a year or 2 to get the wood ready to be used so I may still do it in the future.

**RenoKeene** · 01-14-2014, 04:17 PM

Cypress....

**FirstOwner69** · 01-14-2014, 05:39 PM

I posted a picture of my original in post 104. Here's how it looks now.

BugzC10 · 01-14-2014, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

I posted a picture of my original in post 104. Here's how it looks now.

That looks great....looks like you painted the bed Sides while you were at it.

Lou Boffa · 01-14-2014, 06:00 PM

Trek decking. Not as pretty as wood, for sure, but durable.

01-27-2013, 03:21 PM	#102
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... As original as it gets. Except for the hideous "slightly" wrong color green that the PO painted the wood somewhere along the way.... But I love it! Attached Images

01-27-2013, 08:45 PM	#106
50bomb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hemet,Ca Posts: 1,502	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... another...... Attached Images __________________ Stovebolt-It is painted

01-27-2013, 08:56 PM	#107
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... I want to find some wood just like that for my short step... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-29-2013, 11:20 AM	#108
harold64 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ortonville michigan Posts: 151	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... somewhere here i asked how to get a glass look on my oak bed. i was told to buff it. no one told me with what i was to buff it with. please give more details. thanks for the help.

05-29-2013, 11:55 AM	#109
AusTx68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 1,278	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... Should be able to do it by hand with any automotive polishing compound. Just make sure to select one that is not too course. __________________ '68 C-10 SWB 383 Stroker (Sold 3/2/2013) '87 R2500 LWB 454 TBI converted to Carb

05-29-2013, 02:04 PM	#111
magwakeenercew2jh RAT1968 '68 Cab/'71 Parts Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 2,375	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... I don't think I posted pictures of the bed before. Not as pretty or traditional as some of yours. But the price was very close to $0 since we had it left over from a house project of the Boss'. One day or so's work with a table saw, square, tape, jig saw and drill. I'll probably put some strips like I P-Shopped in somewhere down the line. Attached Images __________________ M17 Coarsegold, CA RAT's shiny now. But always a rat.

05-29-2013, 03:21 PM	#113
Roger71SWB Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: vancouver washington Posts: 89	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... 71 swb Attached Images

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05-30-2013, 01:17 AM	#115
wayne72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Casa Grande AZ Posts: 65	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... My 67 shop truck! Attached Images

05-30-2013, 12:47 PM	#116
Cash3481 Loves all GMC trucks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbia Mo Posts: 4,435	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... Here's my daughters bed. I used T-rex decking material. Had to dado out a space for the strips and drop some holes, but the look is what I was going for. Truck is painted flat black and this stuff costs around $25 per 8' section. Ill finish the last couple boards this weekend. Mike Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images

05-30-2013, 12:50 PM	#117
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05-30-2013, 02:54 PM	#118
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01-14-2014, 10:34 AM	#120
74baggedbug Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston tx Posts: 701	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... My "fake" floor

01-14-2014, 10:40 AM	#121
Mr Handy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 465	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... I'll bring this one back with an idea. I had strongly considered converting my bed to a wood bed before I found a beautiful rust free bed. I'm a woodworker and work with a company that sawmills salvaged timber so big pieces of wood are fairly available. I wanted to make a bed with a book matched pair of boards between the wheel wells, then one piece front and back of the wheel wells. that would mean that the bed would be a total of 6 pieces of wood. I have never seen this done, but I know I could pull it off... It would take a year or 2 to get the wood ready to be used so I may still do it in the future.

01-14-2014, 04:17 PM	#122
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01-14-2014, 05:39 PM	#123
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,852	Re: Lets see pics of wood beds....... I posted a picture of my original in post 104. Here's how it looks now. Attached Images

01-14-2014, 06:00 PM	#125
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