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Originally Posted by Ian - G4JQT
I think it was the rubbing down between coats.
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What paint did you specify? Two-pack isocyanate or one of the modern nasty water-soluble things?
Professional vehicle-painters only "rub down between coats" if they truly screwed-up and have to remove runs/orange-peel before recovering.
And how were the labels applied? Assuming there's a 'clear-coat' been applied over the top, unless the labels are known to be compatible with the solvents in the clear-coat, I'd expect there to be some degree of 'lifting'.
To solve the issue, I'd have the whole thing stripped back to bare metal and the front panel engraved with the logos. Then etch-prime and two-pack. Then fill the engraved logos with an appropriately-coloured oil-based paint (so as not to react with the two-pack).
Alternatively, have an entire front-panel made from black Traffolyte, with suitable engraving. If you've got anywhere local that does engraving for sports-trophies etc they will have the equipment [and the Traffolyte] for this. They charge per-letter.