And if your going to that trouble, to mask it etc. just complete the job and paint it. And since its bare metal use good stuff. Rustoleum is for quicky cheap, it will not be a cheap or fun thing to strip it off for a good paint.
Kicking self for selling off my Taskforce trucks. Still looking for an LCF or conventional big bolt in decent shape.
As of 10-26-2022, A 55.2 Taskforce long bed now the work begins