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well i took a 1/2 gallon of degreaser and poured in the back of the panel truck and took to car wash and washed out 54 years work of grease and grime, orignal wood looks great no holes , the wood is kinda dark looking, what should i do to the wood, sand? stain? seal?paint metal strips 1st or last??? please give me any tips or advice thanks

all the best panel truck bedwood I've seen has been soaked w/ oil/grease - that's why they're still good! I'd sand the heck outta it and seal it w/ whatever will stick [might not, cuz of previous petro oil], then put the skid strips back on and paint it however you'd like - think it was body color originally

Bill

i will try to sand the wood this weekend and seal with poly, i would like to leave the metal strips in place they are in great shape--------thanks