Progress pics - 36 1/2 ton pickup

[lonewolf]

Lookin good

[Scott H in Wheaton]

Working on the wood insert for the bed.

36 had a steel bed, but mine is so dented, warped, and rusted that I've decided to cover it in wood. I don't want to cut it out and replace it.

So I painted the bed steel floor top and bottom with epoxy paint to seal it.
I replaced all the hardwood planks under the bed floor.

On top I am using a piec of 3/4" plywood.
Iam using a circular saw and router to make grooved in the plywood to accept bedwood meatal strips.

Got a couple of the strips fitted into place earlier today.
After all the cutting is done I will do several coats of sealer, stain, and urethane to make the plywood look as much like oak as possible.
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[Scott H in Wheaton]

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[Scott H in Wheaton]

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[Scott H in Wheaton]

Finished fitting the bed strips.
Got the wood sanded, sealed, and stained.
Will still apply 3 coats urethane before I'm done.
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