1.   Most of them are on bare metal with nothing to dig their nails into.

2.   The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.

3.   The chassis and car body were stripped to bare metal, mudguards re-made, and woodwork repaired.

4.   After removing all the corrosion, you are ready to apply primer to the bare metal.

5.   Even if no bare metal is showing, a coat of primer helps give a solid foundation that will make your paint job look better and last longer.

6.   If rust is present, remove it with a flexible sanding wheel chucked in a electric drill, then prime and paint the bare metal.

7.   Or a well-meaning guest obligingly scrubs it down to bare metal.

8.   Sand or scrape the rust away to expose bare metal.

9.   The temple has been razed down to the bare metal of the sign in a fury of chisel-scrapes.

10.   These people feel at home in the dude-ranch cabins, where soft cowhides, power windows and CD players have replaced bare metal and barely padded seats.