Treating Wooden Pickup Bed

Glenn F. · Sep 16, 2016

What would you use to finish the wooden bed on a '66 Chevy pickup? Bed is sanded to bare wood and in excellent condition. Truck will never be driven in our Wisconsin winters, but will be exposed to the elements at times.

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Glenn F.

JD2ACWD · Sep 16, 2016

I use woodlife copper coat ,you can get it at menards or on line.comes in gallon can works great for me

dpendzic · Sep 16, 2016

I use Cuprinol on my wood decks--used to use green but now have to use clear as the green was banned

ss55 · Sep 16, 2016

The bed in dad's new '66 was painted black from the factory. Spar varnish looks very sharp, but will need to be re-coated about every three years. A bed mat might help protect it from getting scratched up.

Steve@Advance · Sep 16, 2016

Boiled linseed oil works well. It will need to be reapplied every so often, but unlike varnish or polyurethane, it won't peel. You can just clean it up and put some more on.

guido · Sep 16, 2016

Helo Gleen F,

I like polyurethane. Scratch between coats. Apply more then two coats, then you are done for a couple of generations........

Guido.

Texasmark1 · Sep 17, 2016

I too use Linseed oil mixed 50% with cheap mineral sprits on my wooden trailer floors....only '66 Chevy is a 1/25 plastic model in midnight blue with a white cab. The MS thins it down so that it can be more readily absorbed and then evaporates. I have a 16' tandem utility trailer I bought back in about 1980 and when the orig. non-treated floor died, I went to HD and bought some cheap 6" (as compared to the 10" that came on it) 2x6 pine, gave it a couple of coats and have had it ever since, still without any soft spots. Probably twice in that time I have gone over it just for grins.

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