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Nobleco wrote:
I like the color and the stake box came out really nice. This will look great when fully assembled. What color are you going to paint the hubs? White would look good.
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<p>Undecided as of yet. Probably not red.</p>
<p>I proceeded to paint the "wooden" part of the stake body a light tan, then practiced my old woodgrain weathering technique by dry brushing successive layers of red, brown, black and gray over the tan base. I followed that up with a flat clearcoat.</p>
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<p>I was reasonably satisfied with the results until I realized that a truck with shiny paint wouldn't likely have a weathered bed. Oh well. Maybe I'll strip the bed and repaint it to look like new in the future, but for now I will press on regardless.</p>