I've never used that brand of paint but as long as you followed the instructions for mixing you should be OK. The fact that it has hardener in it means that you can't use it later. There should be a tech sheet with the paint that will tell you what your "pot life" is which means how long the paint is useful once it's mixed.
I don't think it's a problem that you shot the paint at a lower temperature as long as you let it cure somewhere at over 70 degrees.
10-15 minutes sounds right between coats but a lot of painters rush the time and spray too early---I use a kitchen timer to help me.
depending on how bad the orange peel is I think you would be OK to use 1000 grit paper (wet sand it). I'd move to the 1500 or 2000 to finish and then use a good (3M, Meguires) polishing compound either by hand or with a buffer that turns at 1500 rpm or less. To make buffing easier I clamp the buffer in a vise and move the part around the buffer. In the past I have moved the buffer over the part and ended up shooting the part across the room---Not good for the finish.
I wear rubber gloves when I paint and when I prep for 3 reasons
1- rubber gloves are cheap
2- They eliminate the chance of spreading oil on the part (unless you scratch your head and then touch the part)
3- My hands don't like all of the solvents and cleaners so much--The gloves protect my skin.
As far as gun set up look here -
http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/adjusting%20your%20gun.htm
and here -
http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/adjusting your gun.htm
and here -
http://www.autobody101.com/articles/article.php?title=Gun Travel
I generally leave the air wide open and adjust the material to get the pattern I want. I use a devilbiss SRW for my helmets and motorcycle parts with a 1.0 tip and I generally spray 6 inches or less from my work depending on the paint I'm using.
I'd check the tech sheet for the paint or call the manufacturer to see what they recomend as far spraying with the gun you have. Runs in the paint mean too much paint at one time. Either too slow of a gun movement over the surface or too much material coming out of the gun or a little of both.
Practice pays off. Get some sign blanks or other stuff to paint and play around until you figure out what you need. See if you can find a paint shop that will let you look in on how they are doing things (you can only learn so much from reading). Thats what helped me the most. I do better if I see how something is done.
Are you painting the 'glide from the site at the bottom of the post? Nice bike. Thats what I paint the most. I'm about to paint a 98 road king.
