VHT is a Duplicolor brand, Rustoleum makes Rustoleum. Not the same product. By the way, you did a superb job on the tank and side covers. Hope they hold up well for you. What kind of prep did you do?
Different brands make the same product all the time, I think its entirely possible that the paints are the same.
For prep on the tank, I had to do some work to get the white stripe off, which left a lot of scratches, but other than that, it was pretty standard prep. No body work needed, but used a bit of high build primer in the places where the scratches were too deep to sand out (but note that no primer is required). Sand 220, then wet sand with 400 grit, both using a flexible sanding block. After all sanding was done, washed the whole tank with dish soap and water to get rid of all oils and fingerprints. Wipe down with tack rag, warm the spray can and spray away. Light coat, flash dry 5 minutes, light coat after re-warming the can, repeat so there are a good number of coats on it (4-5). Last, I like to do one slow, thick coat, just thick enough to get the glossiness I want. Then just let it dry (should be dry in 24 hours, but takes a full week to cure).
As far as prepping other parts (caliper, disc, triple tree) I just sand til everything is rough enough to take the paint and spray with the same technique as the tank. With full metal parts like the rotor and the triple tree, I'll throw them in the oven on low heat to aid in curing.
