[FC] Rampside Bed repainting

[J R Read_HML]

Hmmm, you are talking about the hatch at the rear - then YES.  A latch
handle to unlatch the door so that you can open it downward.

If you are talking about a "hatch" like a deck lid above the engine, then
that is not really a hatch.  It SHOULD be a bolted down cover using clutch
bolts (screws?).  Some of us (me and others) have car engines in there and
have hinged the - lets call it engine lid area - in order to gain access to
the dip stick and oil filler neck.  Since that is not the stock way to do it
anyway, put a handle there if you need one.

As far as the bed paint is concerned, again are you trying to be original.
If so, I don't have the answer.  But, if not, I can tell you that my bed is
done in "smoke grey" rustolium.  It gets scuffed and I touch it up with a
sponge type paint brush once or twice a year.  Works for me!  Hey - its a
TRUCK.

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Later, JR
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Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 10:47 AM
Subject: [FC] Rampside Bed repainting


> My  '62 Rampside was bought with a gray primed bed. It now has some
surface rust. I'd like to resore it this summer. What would be the best way
to go about this? Should I go to bare metal with sandpaper and the 3M black
wheel or is paint remover best? To prevent future rusting would the Rust
Encapsulator be a good choice for the bare metal or is Rustoleum just as
good? As for the color coat would that be the same as the body or the
stripe? I've seen some ramp doors painted black. Is that original? Any ideas
about Herculiner or Linex?
> Lastly my engine hatch doesn't have a handle.  Is there supposed to be
one?
> THANKS
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