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So I spray painted my coffin reservoirs as they were fading and I gotta say I'm not happy with the results and I'm sure its my fault. I tried not to saturate with careful short bursts from a proper distance (8-10"). Didnt use a primer which may have been a mistake. I also should point out I did this on them once before and it came out okay. I'm wondering if I should've sanded prior to spraypainting. Anyone got tips on how to do this right and more importantly how to fix them. Do I sand them down and prime then rattlecan again? Essentially its the texture that I hate. Pic below shows what I'm talking about.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7693298266_fc37005958.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/65036619@N04/7693298266/)
IMG_5795 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/65036619@N04/7693298266/#) by ricknieto (http://www.flickr.com/people/65036619@N04/), on Flickr

Just my opinion, but spray painting those seems like a bad idea. My coffins seem to weep a bit every once in awhile and brake fluid will eat that paint away in an instant.

I did it once before with flat black and it came out great. I went with semi-gloss this time as I've got a pair of black billet caps I'm putting on. Never had a problem with excessive brake fluid dripping on my reservoirs so that doesnt worry me. The reason I'm redoing it is last time I didnt take off the levers or adjacent throttle and electronics housings I just covered them up and therefore there were gaps in the paint job. This time I got them isolated so I was hoping for more complete coverage.

Just sand them down and try again but DP can probably give better advice

found this after some googling. I'm gonna try wet sanding and give it another go. Not sure if I should be priming or not though.

http://www.ehow.com/how_7826404_fix-spray-painting-mistakes.html (http://www.ehow.com/how_7826404_fix-spray-painting-mistakes.html)

If you used rattle can enamel just wash it off with gasoline, then wash with soap and water.

If there is bare aluminum you need a primer

Wet sanding those will be a nightmare and I'd wager the next coat will wrinkle the first.

Texture can be caused by lots of things...temperature, technique, or a faulty spray nozzle.

Thanks DP was hoping you'd chime in