MattF
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I didn't bother rubbing down, there's just one coat of gloss and the undercoat dried with a nice dull finish.
I managed to get a bit of a sag on the belt cover, but I wasn't used to this paint, it seemed a lot thicker than stuff I've used before.
That's covered awfully well for a single coat of top. Looks like some nice brushwork there. Regarding the thickness when applying, the chap at the paint place I use suggests popping the tin in a container of hot water, (rather than using thinners), to thin enamel type paint out when applying. I was through there recently to get some 14 Line poly satin, (black blue, RAL 5004), for doing my general metalwork based equipment in, (provided it doesn't look a crap colour when I try it out, else leave a poor looking finish, that is ), hence why he was giving that advice. A Brunswick Green and some shade of dark maroon/burgundy are on the cards next if this stuff seems like decent paint, and is easy enough to apply by brush. Eventually decided to colour code machinery based on intended use, (woodwork, metalwork etc.), rather than necessarily sticking with the original colours. Not exactly the best approach for vintage equipment, granted, but easier and cheaper than having to buy different colours for each machine, and getting stuck with a load of unnecessary paint.
Always tend to be a bit reluctant to get round to the task of painting equipment though. It's all so easy to make it look shoddy rather than make it look good, and good brush painting is somewhat of a knack as much as owt else. Just going over some basic bits with a couple of layers of zinc phosphate primer at the moment, in prep for the top coat. Small, weird shaped items were just never intended to be easy to brush paint though.