Thanks for responding Danno.
Honestly, if I can rub out and buff a particular finish material (given that it's possible for that material) no one would be able to tell whether I rattle can'd it or used high quality spray equipment to apply the finish material. That was what I intended to do with the rattle can paint material, but the recoat properties have left me wondering if it's possible or advisable to risk a 3rd stripping of this tank's paint to try and rub it out to either recoat, buff, or both...
For the most part, finish quality on my bike doesn't warrant a high quality paint job for the tank, that's why I decided to use the rattle can option, hoping that I could rub it out, mask and spray the pinstripes and norton logo, then coat it all with some impervious clear top coat. (all out of cheap rattle cans)
Maybe the thrust of my inquiry isn't all that clear. I'm really wondering if anyone has sprayed this rustoleum automotive paint from a rattle can and actually waited for the "recoat window time" to expire so they could wet sand and recoat sucessfully, or even just spray paint the norton logo stencil and pinstripes without the top coat reacting... This paint can be recoated as many times as possible within the hour after the first coat is applied, OR it has to dry for 48 hours for future recoating. It can be wetsanded prior to recoating.
As it stands, the tank looks "OK" now with 4 coats of black gloss sprayed within the 1 hour recoat window. I'm probably just going to put a vinyl decal on it and call it good, rather than risk having to strip the tank again for a 3rd time just because I sprayed stencil paint on it.... and that makes the current top coat wrinkle and have a bad reaction.
