I am planning on having my HJ Sandman van blasted, by Adelaide Fast Blast - they specialize in vehicle blasting, and recently did an HQ panelvan.

My question for the pros... When the blasting is complete and I have a bare metal shell, how quickly should I get it coated up so that I can start cutting out the rust?

I visited a body shop a few weeks back, and the guy has an HX Sandman in resto and rubbed it back to bare metal he then painted it in black acrylic to do more body work. He said as long as it is kept dry the paint wont wash off. When he is ready he can wash off the black paint and start proper coating it.

As you can tell I'm a novice and am asking some very newbie questions. :errf:

Anyway what I really want to know is what should I be doing after the blasting?

Cheers.