Black wood beds!!!! Pics Please

[tazattitude]

Looks great Willy!!!! One thing I found out is dye will make the wood black in one coat, BUT, in the sun, dye has a gray tint to it, which is why I sanded that, and left it fairly dark, then stained it with ebony to make it more black, than charcoal.

Great job on your bed!

[athan66]

Here's the original wood bed in my '66.

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by athan66

Here's the original wood bed in my '66.

What's up with that truck? There's not too many original beds around in that shape. Let's here about it! ...the whole truck, that is. Remember, we all like PICS, PICS, and more PICS!

[tazattitude]

I agree. Bed looks great in the pics for being original!

[athan66]

The truck is a '66 3/4 ton with a 305E V-6 engine and Powerglide transmission . It has 27,xxx original miles and is about as complete and untouched as you will find. It still has the original paint and the interior is completely intact. It's got some rust in the lower front fender corners and plenty of small chips and scratches, but it is a survivor.


Rather than highjack this thread, I'll start a new thread and post some more pictures. In the meantime, you can see a picture of the full truck on this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=482252

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by athan66

Rather than highjack this thread, I'll start a new thread and post some more pictures.

Cool ...waiting.

[darkhorse970]

Originally Posted by tazattitude

Got my bed done!!!!!


Got the effect I wanted with the wood. It's a very dark color, but you can still see the grain, not only in the clear itself, but in sunlight, you can see through the black.
The last 2 pics almost show it as black, but it's not.
The clear is a satin clear to tie in with the roof.

I made mods to the bed wood, so I had to drill all new holes in the cross sills.
I probably have about 60 hours in it all including the widening of the tubs.

Got all my holes drilled along with the gas filler hole


Here, I am dying the wood


Resanded the wood


Stained the wood


Another pic of the stain


Started clearing with satin clear - ended up spraying about 4 coats of clear on it.
Owning a bodyshop sure helped spraying the clear. Only took about 5 minutes to do all the wood


You can see the widened tubs here. I also moved the boards around. The 2 skinnier boards are now on the outside. I did this to minimize the width I had to widen the tubs so I would fall on a board. LOT's of holes I had to drill.


Done! Whew, the fuel cap hole fell perfectly in line!
I had relocated the fuel filler on the fuel tank so it would be a little more toward the center. Normally on the CPP tanks, it's about 5 inches to the left. Since I relocated the wood, the old filler location landed right on a bed strip


Since these pics were taken, I lifted the tubs up and cut the strips so they ended at the tub flanges instead of going under it.
Looks better, plus it makes the flanges flatter against the wood.



Also, redid the bumper to bed fillers so they are now smooth (no holes)

Now onto the tailgate

Love it! What products did you use to dye and clear the wood? This is the look I want to get on my '63.

[tazattitude]

I used Liberon Dye and Minwax stain and clear.

[MTBADBOB]

Very Nice Job! I'm doing mine out of "Bloodwood", natural finish, probably apply about 8 coats of hand-rubbed Tung Oil for a light sheen, then install stainless bed strips and bolt kit. I'll post pics when done.

[tazattitude]

Never heard of the bloodwood finish. Sounds like it'll be sharp. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

[MTBADBOB]

Bloodwood is an exotic hardwood from South America. Its very dense, weighing about 5 lb/bd.ft. It is very beautiful though, had blood-red, dark orange & black streaks. I know it isn't the factory look, but it should look awesome when done. I'll definetly post pics when I get it completed.

[jonzcustomshop]

...so I found a set of nos bed wood in my dads shop... they are black, look to have come from gmc, and the part # is 036060660-I think.... I will have to get a pic.
so the bundle has 4 pieces with the nos wrapper, and then there is one wider piece (about 2 inches) that is loose.....they are 8ft/lwb
any idea what it might fit?
I am thinking long step? but lmc lists long step to have 8 pieces, and I only have 5....
or maybe it is a partial kit and some is missing?
..I know, I know I will get a pic of it!!

[badriand]

Not exactly all black but black cherry.

[tazattitude]

Very Nice!

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by tazattitude

Sharp looking trucks everyone!!!
Like the black bed wood. Have to figure out exactly how I'm going to do it though.

That is the most beautiful truck I have ever laid eyes on....

[theastronaut]

Since it got bumped, here's better pics of the black floor in the '65.

[CRGRS 66]

Beautiful, another thing that I think Chevy got right the first time, black bedwood!

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Bump

[theastronaut]

Finished up another black bed floor for dads truck today. It's a pine kit from Trucks USA with stainless hardware.

[Palf70Step]

Way more functional than pretty. One day I will put real board in their vice the marine grade plywood, but it will probably always be black cause I tend to haul things and don't want to worry about ruining a finish.

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

Finished up another black bed floor for dads truck today. It's a pine kit from Trucks USA with stainless hardware.

That looks great John!

[darkhorse970]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

Finished up another black bed floor for dads truck today. It's a pine kit from Trucks USA with stainless hardware.

Very nice! What paint did you use to finish the wood?

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by likaroc13

That looks great John!

Originally Posted by darkhorse970

Very nice! What paint did you use to finish the wood?

Thanks! It's Valspar latex enamel, #60073 Satin Black. I thinned it with Floetrol to make it sprayable. One quart was enough to do top and bottom. The boards came pre-sanded, we only spent 15 minutes with 180 grit on a DA sander before shooting a couple coats of paint.

[darkhorse970]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

Thanks! It's Valspar latax enamel, #60073 Satin Black. I thinned it with Floetrol to make it sprayable. One quart was enough to do top and bottom. The boards came pre-sanded, we only spent 15 minutes with 180 grit on a DA sander before shooting a couple coats of paint.

Awesome, thanks for the info!