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**special-K** · 01-01-2019, 11:14 AM

Maychy would work, but the truck has little contrast to the paint color. White on the wheels, but that's no good for the bed. Any natural wood color in the realm of brown will go with the paint and nothing else there to compete. I think I'd go with a non-match, either clear and natural (lighter than paint) or something like the fake woodgrain used on these trucks (darker, like walnut stain). What I think would go best with the restored stock look would be thinned out medium bronze applied as a stain. Kind of like original being matching, yet allow grain detail of stain

01-01-2019, 11:14 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Bed color suggestions to go with medium bronze paint? Maychy would work, but the truck has little contrast to the paint color. White on the wheels, but that's no good for the bed. Any natural wood color in the realm of brown will go with the paint and nothing else there to compete. I think I'd go with a non-match, either clear and natural (lighter than paint) or something like the fake woodgrain used on these trucks (darker, like walnut stain). What I think would go best with the restored stock look would be thinned out medium bronze applied as a stain. Kind of like original being matching, yet allow grain detail of stain __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~