It must be the paint that I used. I couldn't get the Tremclad/Rustoleum, so I used the same type of paint but one that is made here in Australia (called Tremco).

This is one of the problems in being a pioneer with using a different paint. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. No big deal really, I'll just re-paint it again in a few weeks time with Brightside. There is nothing wrong with the technique, just my choice of paint...

I did try buffing it down but the paint is stained with water marks right through to the first layer. I sanded and buffed for so long with a cutting compound that in one area I managed to get all of the way back to the original red without any success at all.