Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. I'm not planning to paint over any wood as the new pieces I'm using are just too nice looking to cover over. Therefore, whatever wood treatment I wind up using should not adversly alter the look of the natural wood. How does the "sun frog" stuff look on its own? I suppose a marine supply store is a good first stop to see what's out there. I was just curious what others have done in this area of restoration (actually, I'd be curious to know what was done back in the factory when these things were being pieced together new -- anyone know?).
1935 Chevrolet 1.5-ton 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 2-door
1965 **** F-250
1980 "Honda-Davidson" CB-750 Custom
1989 BMW 325i Convertible (wife's car)