What polish and laquer for bare metal?

New to this so if in the wrong section please politely put me in my place but looking at pics on number 45 has anyone gone for a similar look with couple of coats of clear to create look similar to the rat look for hot rods ? And if so is there pics ?

hmm well the photos at #45 is just sandblasted metal. Its dusty and sandy and deep matt grey.
If you're going for a rat look, a few people on here have done this - stripped the frame to bare metal, left it wet outside in the rain to rust and then clearcoat it to fix in that brown raw finish. As far as i know it should work fine.

But if you're going for a real rat look, forget clearcoating, no real rat bike owner has money for that, just take all the paint off and ride, live the moment and enjoy it. You wont need to fake the looks, it will just come naturally