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Chevette · 12-29-2012, 03:37 PM

I found a product that works well to keep your bare metal from rusting while waiting for paint. You spray a bit on and wipe it around with a microfiber rag. It's a bit pricey but it seems to work and is silicon free.

http://radrides.com/index.php?option...ant&Itemid=579

**mr48chev** · 12-29-2012, 11:27 PM

Even at that price it would save a lot of hassles with trying to keep a body from rusting while you finish the metal work on it. I have a Model A Ford body that will have to be dipped before I can get serious with the body work that will take several months with my schedule. My cab will probably need to be dipped or blasted before I finish it too but i may have a local guy sandblast it as he blasts the stuff he works on in his shop all the time.

_Ogre · 12-30-2012, 12:57 PM

i used picklex20 successfully for a couple of years on my truck
but as all projects go it eventually rusted and i had to re-sand blast it
i've decided the best protection for bare metal is a quick epoxy primer job

12-29-2012, 03:37 PM	#1
Chevette Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 702	Protective bare metal. I found a product that works well to keep your bare metal from rusting while waiting for paint. You spray a bit on and wipe it around with a microfiber rag. It's a bit pricey but it seems to work and is silicon free. http://radrides.com/index.php?option...ant&Itemid=579 __________________ 56 Chevy PU http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=531955 Question: Know how to sell your truck for $50,000? Answer: Spend $100,000 building it.

12-29-2012, 11:27 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,705	Re: Protective bare metal. Even at that price it would save a lot of hassles with trying to keep a body from rusting while you finish the metal work on it. I have a Model A Ford body that will have to be dipped before I can get serious with the body work that will take several months with my schedule. My cab will probably need to be dipped or blasted before I finish it too but i may have a local guy sandblast it as he blasts the stuff he works on in his shop all the time. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

12-30-2012, 12:57 PM	#3
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: Protective bare metal. i used picklex20 successfully for a couple of years on my truck but as all projects go it eventually rusted and i had to re-sand blast it i've decided the best protection for bare metal is a quick epoxy primer job __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer



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