Original wood color...

[1966chevroletpu]

hey everyone, i was just wondering what was the original wood color in the bed for these chevy trucks, a little help will be kool thanx...

[rickf]

The wood in my 64 C10 was black, sort of a matte black.

It was a very thin coat with deep penetration, like if you mixed oil based black with paint thinner 50/50 and kept brushing it on until it stopped soaking up, then wiped down the surface and put one last thin coat.

[MikeN]

The original wood was treated with linseed oil and lamp black. As near as I can tell, lamp black is some sort of black powder that was mixed with the linseed oil, then applied to the wood.

[rickf]

Linseed oil is the "oil" in old time traditional oil based paint. Essentially, by itself linseed oil is "clear paint", except it is sort of yellowish brown. Mix in some lamp black, and you have old time oil based black paint. If you want to make paint, use boiled linseed oil, it dries in somewhat reasonable time. Raw linseed oil will stay oily for 25 years or so. Add a little Japan Driers to improve dry time a little more.

[rickf]

I am familiar with some old time traditional concoctions due to my messing about with old time traditional wooden sailboats, where the old concoctions often work better than the "new" stuff. E.g. pine tar is a great wood and fiber preservative (though considered carsinogenic in some locales) and filler putty made from bees wax and rosin (the more rosin, the harder the putty, it stays put, but will flex if wood swells, can be painted, and can easily be removed if you want access to that screw head. The "new" stuff, e.g. epoxy, is harder than the wood, if a crack is filled and wood swells it might crack more, it is hard to get back out.) Anyway, I digress...

Here is a paint link you might find interesting.
http://www.solventfreepaint.com/info...seed_paint.htm

[six4flat]

oh ok thanx for your help rickf, i was just curious cuz, i wanted to paint it a flat black...

[1966chevroletpu]

oh sorry i used my bro's profile by accident....

[joe231]