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Originally Posted by LockDoc
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The original clear Southern Yellow Pine that GM used lasted almost 50 years, why not use that again. I think in '67 & '68 it was painted Black and all the other years were painted the color of the truck. I don't know what kind of paint they used though.
LockDoc
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The yellow pine doesn't last that well in the West. Maybe it's the extreme temperatures, or smog [SoCal] or intense sunlight [AZ], But I had to plank the back deck with a 4x 8 sheet of plywood [cut to 4 x 6] soon after I bought my '68 Stepside in 1973. Every few years, I replaced the plywood. Now at $100 a sheet, I'm not so sure.