Paint doesn't look right?

[gasman]

I painted an old 140 Johnson cowling with Pettit marine paint, Easypoxy, single componet polyurethane. Prep work was fine but first cost had a slight orange peel look. I did a light sanding and painted again. Paint looks good a few feet away but up close I can see the slight orange peel look. Called mfg and they said to wait 30 days and polish it. Is this the typical way to get a factory looking finish or am I doing something wrong. Thanks in advance

[yachter55]

did you reduce with spraying thinner 10%,or you could of sprayed to far away.wet sand 1000 grit and buff

[gasman]

Thanks yachter55. I did use thinner per instructions and maybe I was to far away. Any recomendation what polish to use.

[Gorilla0178]

It happens, most paint jobs are not 100% until there sanded and buffed.

[yachter55]

any scratch or swirl mark remover, no heavy compound,and no wax for a month

[kingsbiship]

Air pressure too high?