Diamond Plate?? - OT

[Merle Coggins]

Recently there was a post with a picture of a truck with diamond plate on the sides of the bed. Well today I had a chance to stop in by my friends shop and got a good look at her truck. I saw it when I dropped off my gauges for her to make new face decals, but it was dark out. Her husband showed me a left over piece of vinyl that she used to wrap the truck in. It's printed on reflective vinyl and it really pops when lights hit it.

I had thought about having her do something like that to sections of my bed once I'm finished with my truck. But that's a ways off, so who knows.

[Norm's Coupe]

Merle,

As you know, I don't have a truck. If I did have one though, I'd just go with the original type sides on the bed. I think it looks better that way myself. Those old trucks look neat with the original sides. I especially like the beds when they have the stained wood floor with stainless strips in them. To me that's what really stands out in old pickups and station wagons.

Just my 2 cents worth here.

[Young Ed]

This is my bed. Good old oak with 4 coats of poly. Strips are black powder coated. Next truck will have the same oak with stainless strips with hidden bolt heads. Neat stuff!

[Merle Coggins]

I know what you mean Norm. It was just an idea that I was toying with. I wasn't really crazy about the look of the one in the earlier post, but still entertained the idea of doing some kind of accents. Nice thing about vinyl, it comes off fairly easy without any mounting holes left over.

I probably won't do it, but I do thing MaryAnn's truck looks tough in the diamond plate looking wrap.

As for the bed wood, that's another thing that's been tormenting me. I too like the look of the oak, but I also like the original all black look. I'm still torn on that one.

Merle