Thanks Fox.
I finally re-viewed the video you posted, and found my answer!
Now I just have to figure out how to force the strips in there. At least I finally have all my boards painted. Three coats of 50/50 black enamel and paint thinner. Soaked n real good, and looks like an old truck bed. You can still faintly see the grain.
Next up: assembly!
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim
