I have stripped my 1969 camaro down to the bare metal, unfortunately I am not currently in a situation where spraying paint (temperature wise) is possible. To make matters worse I am leaving for school for the next two months and will be unable to work any further on the car until I return.
My question is this, If the car is left in a non heater garage for the next two months in bare metal am I going to have to worry about large quantities of rust forming on the car, would I be better to try to spray some primer on the car, maybe keep it covered with blankets???
any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks

I would think surface rust will form in that time. I would cover it in some form of primer, just enough to cover and protect, then sand it off when you are ready to work on it.

If the temp is in the 50s and up just spray the car with an epoxy primer. It will dry but will take a little longer. This is not what the paint company would say to do but it will work. This way when you come home you do not have sand off the primer you can just start doing any body work you need to do. graemlins/beers.gif

If you can't do any painting at all, Put a good dehumidifier in operation. The drier the air, the less chance for oxidation to set in. Blankets would just trap the moisture underneath. If you can't keep the air dry, need to go ahead and prime it if the air temp is in the 50's. As SS454 said, the paint will take longer to dry but since you are leaving it for two months it doesn't really matter.

Surface rust will begin almost immediatly to bare metal. I think putting on the some kind of primer would be best. When the temp drops below 50 your drying time is slowed down considerably. You may want to check the critical recoat time if there is one on the primer as well. I would coat it with something to slow down any rust.

A friend of mine brushed Ditzlers metal prep and let it dry onto the bare metal of a 57 chevy and it sat for 5 months in a garage. We then re-wet it and followed the directions. Did the bodywork and primed it with no problem.

I'm with Jamie, metal prep will work for you here.

2 months? Mine's been bare for a year in an unheated garage in the Great White North. Humid as hell in the summer and damp in the winter. I can barely find any flash rust at all. I'm certainly going to re-sand the entire body with 80-grit again before shooting etch but just as a precaution, and because it's dusty/dirty.
I'm sure there's corrosion that I can't see with a naked eye (he said naked!).
I just wouldn't think 2 months would be a big deal.... but then again I'm not a body man. smile.gif