I cleaned these parts with a wire wheel on a grinder, wiped them down with acetone, and sprayed them with rustoleum primer. They were allowed to dry for 36 hours before I color painted them. I painted these parts with rustoleum regal red paint in a spray can and they had a very nice gloss to them that was almost flawless after applying 2 coats of paint. They then dried that evening and overnight and I noticed they had A dull finish about 24 hours later. I do remember that there was a considerable amount of dew on the parts the next morning before the sun dried them out. I m not sure what caused the finish to go so flat and dull, but I ve painted many many parts and items just like this before with no problems at all. The battery box side is shown installed so you can compare it with the rest of the parts that have gloss.
I know I can lightly sand and repaint; but I would like to know why this happened so I don t repeat it.
I know I can lightly sand and repaint; but I would like to know why this happened so I don t repeat it.