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I have a 1935 Chevy 1 1/2 ton truck that I am restoring. I’m new to the forum.

I have new wood and was wondering if l should paint the door post sheet metal before attaching to the wood?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

I would Paint the wood with varnish or sealer, paint the inside of the metal, prime the outside. If the metal is nailed to the wood you want final paint to cover all including nails.

Originally a wood preservative was used on the wood. The best research I have been able to do strongly suggests a copper cyanate. It gave a green tint to the wood but is no longer available. There are wood preservatives such as Copper Naphthenate that protect the wood like the original. Brushing on a couple of coats will be better than a sealer or paint and give a green tint to the wood.

Not easy to find these days, but I used to use 19% Cu naphthenate.
Most places have weaker.
WL

How does the product you buy at Home Depot to paint on the ends of your pressure treated wood when you cut to fit for your deck work?

Today you can get copper naphthalene pretty easily and use that. I believe that’s probably what you’re seeing at the home improvement stores. It is green. You will have some tell you it promotes nail/screw sickness but we are only using a top coat, not a pressure type process. The research I did on my 32’ Olds (which I used the copper naphthalene, and had some tell me I was wrong!) showed the factory used copper arsenic which of course is no longer available and if cutting old would framing to splice in new pieces, one should use a canister respirator for caution. What’s crazy is the copper naphthalene is also used on the soles of horses feet to treat thrush or rotting of the sole/frog of the hoof.

Thanks