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Str8axle · 09-15-2011, 08:26 AM

Looking at the bed floor of my '65, it appears that the floor was painted AFTER the bed was assembled. I'll post a pic later of what i mean.

**tazattitude** · 09-15-2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Bad62Pro/Street

Post your Bed Wood/Metal - Customized/Modified or Stock
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=402718

@Str8axle - If they painted the bed after assy, the strips must be painted to? That would be a tedius job to mask up all those and only paint the wood

That looks nice to 1Bad62Pro/Street.
Looks like you can still see the grain. Would like more of a satin look to tie in with my other black on the truck

Looks better theastronaut
I have some dye coming so I'll be trying that next week. Supposed to get my wood and strips today. Been working on the widened tubs though. What a project that is. Rearranging the wood so I don't have to go as wide as the tubs in the red truck pic above. Plan on having them in primer tomorrow.
By the way, nice 'bug' you have there (saw on your thread)
I'll post pics next week.

oem4me · 09-15-2011, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Str8axle

Looking at the bed floor of my '65, it appears that the floor was painted AFTER the bed was assembled. I'll post a pic later of what i mean.

Ok, on the contrary, looking at the bed floor in my '66, it appears that the bed sides and wheel tubs were painted AFTER the floor was in place. There is clearly body color paint remaining on the bolt heads and overspray on the black wood. I think I can even see evidence of a heavy (paper?) mask that was stapled in place before paint. Pics this weekend maybe.

My apologies to tazattitude for debating originality issues on his thread, when I think all he wanted was cool ideas on how to do his own. Nice truck!

**aerotruk63** · 09-15-2011, 10:57 AM

OEM4ME That's what this forum is all about, were lucky to have someone with an original truck to make observations like that. I think the black wood bed is going to be a trend here. Thank you for any pictures you can post on this issue.

*78 Chevyrado* · 09-15-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by theastronaut

Here's a pic from an assembly line showing the painted wood floor, with a little gloss showing

Got any more assembly line pics? we need a thread just for that, for each gen of chevy trucks.

**aerotruk63** · 09-15-2011, 09:05 PM

I'd buy it but he won't sell to a Canadian.
http://www.classicpartsusa.com/image...RM_L1_Main.jpg

theastronaut · 09-15-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 78 Chevyrado

Got any more assembly line pics? we need a thread just for that, for each gen of chevy trucks.

Ask and ye shall receive.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=Assembly+line
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72freak · 09-15-2011, 10:10 PM

About 5 coats of stain and about the same amount of clear.

greg65 · 09-16-2011, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 72freak

About 5 coats of stain and about the same amount of clear.

Very nice David.

Str8axle · 09-16-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by oem4me

Ok, on the contrary, looking at the bed floor in my '66, it appears that the bed sides and wheel tubs were painted AFTER the floor was in place. There is clearly body color paint remaining on the bolt heads and overspray on the black wood. I think I can even see evidence of a heavy (paper?) mask that was stapled in place before paint.

On my bed, it looks as though the bed sides and tubs were put on after the assembled floor was painted. No masking or tape lines along the tubs and sides, only across the rear sill (see pix). And to answer your question, yes the strips are painted also.

**aerotruk63** · 09-16-2011, 10:16 AM

Thank you for those pictures. Would you say it's a paint or stain that's been applied?

MikeN · 09-16-2011, 02:08 PM

Red oak, Sherwin Williams oil-based exterior house paint, unpolished stainless strips...

72freak · 09-16-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by greg65

Very nice David.

Thanks Greg.....that truck was built and sold. Did you get to see it?

scum1 · 09-17-2011, 06:36 AM

stained plywood and rails..nothing fancy..not the best pics..

you can see the stain but it looks alot better in person

**tazattitude** · 10-19-2011, 02:39 PM

Got my bed done!!!!!

Got the effect I wanted with the wood. It's a very dark color, but you can still see the grain, not only in the clear itself, but in sunlight, you can see through the black.
The last 2 pics almost show it as black, but it's not.
The clear is a satin clear to tie in with the roof.

I made mods to the bed wood, so I had to drill all new holes in the cross sills.
I probably have about 60 hours in it all including the widening of the tubs.

Got all my holes drilled along with the gas filler hole

Here, I am dying the wood

Resanded the wood

Stained the wood

Another pic of the stain

Started clearing with satin clear - ended up spraying about 4 coats of clear on it.
Owning a bodyshop sure helped spraying the clear. Only took about 5 minutes to do all the wood

You can see the widened tubs here. I also moved the boards around. The 2 skinnier boards are now on the outside. I did this to minimize the width I had to widen the tubs so I would fall on a board. LOT's of holes I had to drill.

Done! Whew, the fuel cap hole fell perfectly in line!
I had relocated the fuel filler on the fuel tank so it would be a little more toward the center. Normally on the CPP tanks, it's about 5 inches to the left. Since I relocated the wood, the old filler location landed right on a bed strip

Since these pics were taken, I lifted the tubs up and cut the strips so they ended at the tub flanges instead of going under it.
Looks better, plus it makes the flanges flatter against the wood.

Also, redid the bumper to bed fillers so they are now smooth (no holes)

Now onto the tailgate

theastronaut · 10-19-2011, 02:50 PM

That looks awesome!!!

MalibuKasey · 10-19-2011, 03:10 PM

VERY VERY nice!! One of these days Ill so the bed.

**tazattitude** · 10-19-2011, 08:18 PM

Thanks guys!
Hope your bed is coming along fine Astronaut!

brawley · 10-19-2011, 09:18 PM

Looks real good !!!

theastronaut · 10-19-2011, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tazattitude

Thanks guys!
Hope your bed is coming along fine Astronaut!

Its pretty much all trimmed, drilled, and primed- ready to sand and paint. Gotta get my wear strips and cross supports powdercoated so I can get it put back together. Shouldn't be much longer, hope it turns out half as good as yours!
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likaroc13 · 10-19-2011, 09:57 PM

looks awesome, taz!

oem4me · 10-19-2011, 10:22 PM

Whoa! That's nice! Holy crap, tossing that first load of broken concrete back there is gonna be tough.

...just kiddin - you do great work!

XtechX · 10-19-2011, 10:33 PM

Absolutely killer truck!!!!! You and Astronaut are really making me lean hard toward the black bed wood.

joemacho · 10-19-2011, 11:09 PM

this bed is nice... this is the truck called less is more featured in truckin magazine

willyp · 10-20-2011, 01:51 PM

taz that came out sick. kinda the look i was going for....i used "ebony" with 4 coats of spar varnish. ended up with a gold tint.

09-15-2011, 08:26 AM	#26
Str8axle Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 234	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Looking at the bed floor of my '65, it appears that the floor was painted AFTER the bed was assembled. I'll post a pic later of what i mean. __________________ _____________________________________________ Ray All my life, I've been told I'm a "Bad Influence"

09-15-2011, 10:57 AM	#29
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please OEM4ME That's what this forum is all about, were lucky to have someone with an original truck to make observations like that. I think the black wood bed is going to be a trend here. Thank you for any pictures you can post on this issue. __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

09-15-2011, 09:05 PM	#31
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please I'd buy it but he won't sell to a Canadian. http://www.classicpartsusa.com/image...RM_L1_Main.jpg __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

09-15-2011, 10:10 PM	#33
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please About 5 coats of stain and about the same amount of clear. Attached Images __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere!

09-16-2011, 10:16 AM	#36
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Thank you for those pictures. Would you say it's a paint or stain that's been applied? __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

09-16-2011, 02:08 PM	#37
MikeN Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 806	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Red oak, Sherwin Williams oil-based exterior house paint, unpolished stainless strips...

09-17-2011, 06:36 AM	#39
scum1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: las vegas Posts: 299	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please stained plywood and rails..nothing fancy..not the best pics.. you can see the stain but it looks alot better in person Attached Images

10-19-2011, 02:39 PM	#40
tazattitude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 532	Re: Black wood beds!!!! UPDATED with pics Got my bed done!!!!! Got the effect I wanted with the wood. It's a very dark color, but you can still see the grain, not only in the clear itself, but in sunlight, you can see through the black. The last 2 pics almost show it as black, but it's not. The clear is a satin clear to tie in with the roof. I made mods to the bed wood, so I had to drill all new holes in the cross sills. I probably have about 60 hours in it all including the widening of the tubs. Got all my holes drilled along with the gas filler hole Here, I am dying the wood Resanded the wood Stained the wood Another pic of the stain Started clearing with satin clear - ended up spraying about 4 coats of clear on it. Owning a bodyshop sure helped spraying the clear. Only took about 5 minutes to do all the wood You can see the widened tubs here. I also moved the boards around. The 2 skinnier boards are now on the outside. I did this to minimize the width I had to widen the tubs so I would fall on a board. LOT's of holes I had to drill. Done! Whew, the fuel cap hole fell perfectly in line! I had relocated the fuel filler on the fuel tank so it would be a little more toward the center. Normally on the CPP tanks, it's about 5 inches to the left. Since I relocated the wood, the old filler location landed right on a bed strip Since these pics were taken, I lifted the tubs up and cut the strips so they ended at the tub flanges instead of going under it. Looks better, plus it makes the flanges flatter against the wood. Also, redid the bumper to bed fillers so they are now smooth (no holes) Now onto the tailgate __________________ TAZ BUILDS 1966 GMC Suburban 1963 GMC Suburban Patina frame-on FOR Sale 1966 C10 Short Bed (2010-11) Monthly Updates 2015 C10 Pics with my '72 Montego GT 429/521 build 1963 Pro Street C10 back halved. Frame off I did back in 1990 Pics / Video

10-19-2011, 02:50 PM	#41
theastronaut Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Anderson SC Posts: 3,901	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please That looks awesome!!! __________________ Project Goldilocks '66 C10 Short Fleet BBW Build '65 C10 Highly Detailed Stock Restoration Thread '78 Camaro Targa Roof Build '55 International Metal/Body/Paint Work '66 F100 Full Rotisserie Restoration '40 Packard 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration How To Restore and Detail an Original Gauge Cluster How To Detail Sand Body Panels, Edges, Corners, Etc

10-19-2011, 03:10 PM	#42
MalibuKasey Artist Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rockwell NC Posts: 422	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please VERY VERY nice!! One of these days Ill so the bed. __________________ 66 Chevy C10 283ci~cough~ SBW Fleet Buttercup '66

10-19-2011, 08:18 PM	#43
tazattitude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 532	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Thanks guys! Hope your bed is coming along fine Astronaut! __________________ TAZ BUILDS 1966 GMC Suburban 1963 GMC Suburban Patina frame-on FOR Sale 1966 C10 Short Bed (2010-11) Monthly Updates 2015 C10 Pics with my '72 Montego GT 429/521 build 1963 Pro Street C10 back halved. Frame off I did back in 1990 Pics / Video

10-19-2011, 09:18 PM	#44
brawley Easy Does It Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dirdy Mo , North Carolina Posts: 450	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Looks real good !!!

10-19-2011, 09:57 PM	#46
likaroc13 Rollin' Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 5,371	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please looks awesome, taz! __________________ _____________________________________________ Phillip My Build threads: 1966 Chevy C-10 "Black Betty" shortbed, fleetside, BBW, 327 V8/ Powerglide (under construction) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=betty 1997 Chevy Tahoe, 2dr/2wd, mild custom (Daily driver) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=601142 Pics: '66 C-10 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjHWD4h9 '97 Tahoe https://flic.kr/s/aHsjGZ7wKP '93 C-1500 https://flic.kr/s/aHskxdpdnQ '88 S-10 Blazer https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYGx4Md Previous Rides: 1993 Chevy S-10 ext. cab, 4.3L, 4/5 drop (Sold) 1993 Chevy C-1500 short/step Retro-Rod (Sold) 1988 S-10 Blazer 2dr/2wd mild custom (Sold)

10-19-2011, 10:22 PM	#47
oem4me Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 3,055	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Whoa! That's nice! Holy crap, tossing that first load of broken concrete back there is gonna be tough. ...just kiddin - you do great work! Attached Images

10-19-2011, 10:33 PM	#48
XtechX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Edmore, Michigan Posts: 300	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please Absolutely killer truck!!!!! You and Astronaut are really making me lean hard toward the black bed wood. __________________ Opportunity usually comes disguised....As hard work!!!



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10-19-2011, 11:09 PM	#49
joemacho Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: peoria az Posts: 252	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please this bed is nice... this is the truck called less is more featured in truckin magazine Attached Images __________________ 1972 gmc jimmy project comin soon ( jus a sin ) 1959 chevy apache shortbed fleetside (brsgrm) 1966 Chevy c30 duallie 2wd (big chief)

10-20-2011, 01:51 PM	#50
willyp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston TX Posts: 362	Re: Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please taz that came out sick. kinda the look i was going for....i used "ebony" with 4 coats of spar varnish. ended up with a gold tint. Attached Images __________________ The price of cool aint cheap.

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