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Painting a wooden pickup bed
thewrongguy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 03:58 AM UTC
Hi,

I am building a RSO/3 and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how I should paint the interior of the bed. As the bed is made of wood, I'm not sure how to show wear and abuse when I get to the weathering stage. I assume the exposed wood would turn light grey or beige, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Jeff
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 07:04 AM UTC
When I recently build my 15CWT, I painted the the wood first, with grain, after a light coat of Future, I apply AK Interactive Chipping solution, then painted the the entire vehicle Olive drab, then proceeded to "chip" the bed with a stiff brush.

thewrongguy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 12:04 PM UTC
Perfect!

Thanks that's been an immense help.

Jeff
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