Bed wood should be painted before assembly, so you can get all 6 sides of each board fully coated with whatever you use. If possible, drill the mounting holes in the outer boards that go under the angle strips and get the holes coated also. Metal strips should also be painted - they were black enamel originally, with the angle strip painted body color. Bolts were originally cadmium or zinc plated.


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1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.