1948 GMC – Truck Bed


Main Garage Car Shows Finished Photos Before & After Progressive Photos Existing Truck Shop & Tools Running Boards Truck Bed Page 01 Page 02 Page 03 Page 04 Page 05 Page 06 Page 07 Page 08 Page 09 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 License Plate Rear Shocks Rear Brakes Electrical Wiring Gas Tank Bench Seat Glove Box Radio Dash Heater Gauges & Switches Windshield Wipers Cab Vents Grill Radiator Hood Headlights Front Fenders Doors Cab Steering Wheel Transmission Forward Controls Engine Fuel Pump Drive Shaft Exhaust Starter Carburetor Brake Lines Front End Front Brakes Rear End Suspension Frame Cab Interior Wheels Oil Lines Rear Fender Rear Bumper Estimated Cost & Parts List DuPont Paints Helpful Links joey@joeysgarage.com		The wood stained and coated with several coats of an exterior gloss urethane.
		After a lightly staining the wood, the boards were left to dry for almost 24 hours. Then the first coat of urethane was applied. The first four coats of urethane were extremely light. The thinnest and lightest I could put on. After that point, the coats would get a little heavier with each application. In all, there is probably close to 10 coats of urethane. And with each coat, it was left to dry overnight with a fan on low blowing across the wood.
		In order to help along the process and make things easier, I built a frame out of 1x6's to hold the boards while painting on the urethane. The box or frame that held the wood was just over an inch longer than the wood and wide enough to place all the boards inside side by side with an inch between each board. With the frame built, I could screw in some wood screws that would go through the wood frame into each of the truck boards. One screw per board per end. By doing this, I could easily spin the boards after Appling one side with urethane to get the other side. Kind of like a car rotisserie for my boards. It worked great. Looked a little funny but well worth the time spent.
		The boards are now just sitting in the back of the truck and will remain there for a month or so. This giving me time to work on other areas and letting the urethane completely harden before the final sanding and polishing.

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