How to paint the bed wood to original Spec

[pvienneau]

Now that I purchased the original size Yellow pine boards for my PU how do you guys suggest I paint them. I am planning to paint them Black like the originals.

Pat

[justplainray]

read these two articles....very imformative

http://www.mar-k.com/wood_finish_testing_i.html
http://www.mar-k.com/wood_finish_testing_ii.html

justplainray

[pvienneau]

Thanks - I plan to go with the 3 coats of POR-15 rust preventative and 3 coats of of Behr best quality black exterior latex enamel. I'm going with a non gloss look though. I will paint the steel straps with Rustoleum primer and flat black spray paint.

[tmoble]

factory used oil base varnish with lampblack for color.

[Root2812]

"The Advanced Designed Trucks bed wood came from the factory treated with a combination of linseed oil and lampblack, giving it a dull black color."

From this http://www.gmcpauls.com/47-72_BedWood_Info.htm

[tmoble]

that's where I saw it too, nut I remembered it wrong, a little.

[Root2812]

I figured thats what you ment and where you saw it. Its being discussed in another thread right now too.

[dicer]

I'm not sure what year you have. But as far as task force trucks there was nothing I can think of that was ever painted a "flat" black. There was lots of things painted semi gloss though. There are not many restorations that use the correct semi gloss black, most are lacking enough gloss.