Projects Building a 57 Chevy Shop Truck

Teak oil might be another option for you.

 

A 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits will penetrate better than boiled linseed oil alone. I would recommend using it on the top, bottom and edges to completely seal the wood. A paint roller works great for applying. Give everything a couple coats and it will last for years. I’ve done hundreds of semi trailers with wood floors using the 50/50 mix, without exception they have held up much better than untreated floors.

 

I would use Waterlox sealer! https://waterlox.com/original/

 

Use chainsaw oil on the wood and get a ss blackener kit from Caswell (available on amazon) for the strips.
Then, maybe, we won't call you a chainer.

 

I used just linseed oil on this pine bed in my similar application and seems like it dried out quicker than I would have expected. Sounds like that 50/50 mix might be what I would try next. And, no one called me a chainer even with my fancy polished stainless strips. The whole kit came with my truck when I bought it so I just used what I had.

 

I got a notice that it shipped today, all 142 lbs of it, that'll be great to move into the garage.
I wonder if there's a long term storage ritual I must follow to prevent warpage ???

 

I wouldn't take any chances on warpage. I might try strapping it to something like 2 x 4 steel tubing if it's going to be unused for a while. Better safe than sorry????

 

Best to get the wood treated to prevent moisture content change, with varnish, or Waterlox or whatever to seal the wood.

 

Just read through the link on the Waterlox, “can be used for exterior if not in direct sunlight”. Might not be the best choice for a PU bed?

 

lol what’s next “can be used in water if kept dry”

 

Haul the boards into the house and stash them in an out of the way spot, like under a bed or something.

 

That's where the spare blower setup is stored lol

 

I got the wheel tubs welded in, one stepcloser to hotrodism



And knocked all the puncture holes flat in both bed rails, also noticed this bed was also a spare tire bed, so some extra holes to weld up one day.

 

Doing dirty work, got the majority of the undercoating scraped off




Wire wheeled the rear crossmember, probably pull the bed back off and stand it on end to wire wheel the rest of it. That's got to be easier than trying to do it where it is.