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Jun 5, 2023 | 10:38 AM

FDV838

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Bed Wood Update

Big thanks to Abe who gave me some great advice on painting my bed wood! I went to my local Sherwin-Williams dealer and they matched the truck color perfect with some oil based enamel painted. I sanded all the polyurethane off the current boards, primed and painted the strips. I then had to buy new metal strips and bolts and do the same. I spent Saturday reassembling the bed. I love the forum and the great advice everyone is willing to share. I have attached a few pictures as an update.

Thanks,

Tom

Jun 5, 2023 | 11:06 AM

Bob Ingram

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Looks great.

I used SW for my paint too. I wanted to keep the patina on the interior and paint the exterior to match. I brought the ashtray and they matched it perfectly.

Jun 5, 2023 | 06:18 PM

52Flthed

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Nice job!

But we’ve lost among us, yet another perfectly good varnished wooden truck bed that’s sadly fallen victim to Abe’s School of Meadow Green Paint. Somebody’s got to stop this guy! lol 😂

Jun 5, 2023 | 07:11 PM

abe

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Henry Ford would like this historic movement! But actually any original body color is allowed into this movement. And your truck would look nice with a Meadow Green wood bed.

Jun 5, 2023 | 08:55 PM

52Flthed

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Would love to have a Bed look like this one day!

Jun 5, 2023 | 11:01 PM

52 Merc

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That can be arranged. I've got the metal parts. It wouldn't take much to find some old barn wood and throw some oil at it.

Jun 6, 2023 | 06:12 AM

52Flthed

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That can be arranged. I've got the metal parts. It wouldn't take much to find some old barn wood and throw some oil at it.

I’m just fantasizing about getting a survivor truck. This was a rare one that just sold on eBay for under 6k ! Amazing!!

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Jun 6, 2023 | 08:32 AM

abe

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I have drank Abe's Meadow Green Kool-Aid! Lol

It's very tasty and refreshing. Anyone else?

Jun 6, 2023 | 08:36 AM

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Jun 6, 2023 | 08:41 AM

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52Flthed

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If you are really serious, start taking the green Kool-Aid intravenously…

they were talking about what color the beds on prewar trucks were painted underneath over on Ford Barn! Also back at the factory they probably painted the bed after it was assembled so if you removed the strips there’d be no paint.