Well I finally got around to building/installing the bed wood in the gmc. I had my dad rip and cut the grooves in some cheap lowes pine. With my $50 gift card I had there I think im 50 bucks in material out of pocket. I had already bought some good exterior paint at the hardware store a while back on sale. Just a satin black that seems durable enough for me. I did this just to keep with my stock looking “theme” of the truck. Im very happy with it so far. Its the exact look I was goin for. Last year I bought the angle strips and wear strips from jim carter so those were on my shelf waiting for me to install when I finally had time. I will honestly say this job was a total pain in my ......well you know. It pretty much fought me the whole way.....but the end result was pretty good or “good nuff” for what I need. Tractor supply supplied the ultra cheap bulk hardware for the job. I already dumped a bunch of sawdust and metal dust in the bed and rubbed it around to give it some patina to blend in and look more authentic to the truck. I also already put it to work today! Heres some pics...
