Quote Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
Don,

Did you glass the stringers directly to the body? Have you ever seen "shadows" form in the glass so that the ribs show from the outside? I've heard of that happening because of the different expansion rates between glass and wood.

Yeah, we were just talking about that very subject. I don't think it will be a problem as I put a thick layer of mat under each one, plus I am going to use a very black bed truck liner liquid on the entire interior surface of the body, then seal it in with the upholstery board.

The only thing that I can see causing shadows would be the density of the wood vs the areas where there is no wood, so if I paint it all black, no light should be able to come through. I also am going to put bright halogen worklights on the inside of the body after I do that painting to see if any shadowing or lighted areas show up. If I have to do multiple coats of the truck bed liner, I will.

I did this same thing to my '27, and no shadows, and some others have mentioned they have never seen one do it, so hopefully I will be ok. If not, there is always flat black paint, and I will make it a rat truck.

Don