Rattlecan Disaster Help

[The ModFather]

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.


IMG_5795 by ricknieto, on Flickr

[minnesotamonster]

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.

[The ModFather]

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.

[MikeZ]

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

[The ModFather]

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

[ducpainter]

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

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.

[The ModFather]

Thanks DP was hoping you'd chime in