Painting Tips
1. Follow the directions on the paint can.
2. Spray primer on first, following the directions below. Once you achieve a perfect surface with the primer, you are ready to apply color.
3. Hold the can at least a foot away from the object you are spraying. Otherwise, you will apply too much paint and have runs and sags.
4. Never attempt to cover a surface entirely with paint in one coat.
5. Lots of mini coats that only give a faint hint of color are the best way to avoid runs and sags.
6. Wait at least 30 minutes before applying the next mini coat.
7. Expect it to take at least a week to complete the paint job of a single robot item.
8. It is much easier to achieve a perfect surface if the surface you are spraying is lying flat on the ground rather than suspended vertically or propped at a diagonal to the ground. For round objects, such as the microphone, you have little choice but to suspend them vertically and hope for the best.
9. If you do get runs and sags, you can try to rub them away with super fine steel wool. You can then respray the affected area. This works only if you have sanded the run or sag down to the level of the surrounding paint and if you have carefully avoided sanding away the primer.
10. If you ignore these tips, as I did before I discovered them, plan to spend several unpleasant hours removing all the paint and primer you already applied and ruined. Start all over again, vowing to increase your patience level.

Remember: Lots of successive mini sprays that apply just a light mist of paint are the only way to achieve a satisfactory surface.