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| | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 | 1939 Chevy 3/4 ton stake truck, JD. I want to redo my running boards. I painted them back in 1978. There is no rust. What are your thoughts on painting or powder coating. I will strip them down to the bare metal.
Rick
1939 Chevrolet Stake Truck
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,054 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,054 | I’m going to put Bedliner on my running boards.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 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. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,275 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,275 | I would strip them by sandblasting, epoxy prime, and paint with rattle can Rustolium gloss black. It won't ever rust again, and touch ups as the paint gets scratched from your boots are a breeze with the way that paint flows smoothly.
I have done all of my running boards this way. One of them is a perennial first place winner at the big shows around here.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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