The GMC CCKW

I'm finally getting ready to re assemble the wood body on my 1 Ton Hobbs cargo trailer.

We used the old body planks for patterns and have the new material - all oak, sized, planed and well seasoned.

Question #1 - Do you treat the new lumber with anything like boiled linseed oil before painting with OD enamel?

Question #2 - for those who have rebuilt a wood body, did you paint the new wood parts before assembly or assemble the body and then overpaint the assemblied trailer? Or both?

Question #3 - Apply paint by brush or spray?

Any other advice on assembling a wood cargo bed with new lumber?

Thanks

Cat Man