Trucks to bare metal?

Yeah, it will still rust under the clear. It takes very little moisture to rust metal. The moisture in the clear, mated with the moisture in the air whenever you clear the piece, it will still rust, not as fast but it will still rust. I've been there. I had some pieces like that on my speaker box and they still rusted inside the cab.

my mail box, looks way better in real life, swirl baremetal underneath, powdercoated with candy apple red and clear coated.

dupont makes a metal conditioner called 5717S. We had a hood that had tons of surface rust on it, wiped it down with this stuff and it instantly ate the rust off. After its wiped dry it turns the metal to a flat grayish color but it will prevent rust from forming easily again.

http://www.performancecoatings.dupont.com/dpc/en/us/html/prodinfo/chromasystem/H-19298_5717S.pdf

Ive had my blazer in bare metal for several months now, with only one application of WD40...its sat overnight uncovered at a few shows, dew has formed on it and I only have a few small spots of rust where people have touched the metal.

you can use WD 40 but you have to CLEAN THE SHIT out of the metal when you get ready to paint. You have to wash it with Goof Off, and pre cleaner and a couple other things but it will come off and not ruin the paintjob

they had some stuff on trucks that you can wipe on bare metal to keep it clean and stop the rust but not sure how long

Some one makes a clear sealer.I seen it on some show ,I just did not catch the name or maker.They were useing it on the aluminum and chrome on boats so they could clear them.Plus the peice did not have to be sanded to stick.

that stuff is a bare metal wash that Eastwood makes

if the vehicle is being kept inside, you should be fine as long as you keep it clean. any time after you touch it, wipe it down with some lacquer thinner, the oils in your hand will stick to the metal and rust first. ive used WD40, and as long as you clean it before you weld on it, your good to go. My 56 F100 has been bare metal for months now in our shop and there are hardly any signs of surface rust on it.

and i live on the beach so the moisture in the air is unbelievable... as long as its inside its good

hey guys thanks for the comments and help. i think that im just going to take it down to bare to find some of the hidden stuff cause ive already found some so i know theres more and then just going to go ahead and do all the filler plates and other body mods as quickly as possible and then put it in primer. oh and the scion isnt going to bare metal... lol... thats just my daily i recently got my hands on an isuzu that im starting on to build for show so i know that someone had asked if it was the scion and just wanted to throw that out there. agian thanks for the help. see yall around