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I've also found that vht paint seems a little soft at first, particularly when dry but not cured.
Its harder after heat curing, but I think it carries on getting harder with subsequent heat and time, beyond an hour or so in the oven.
I did my new, bare ally reg/rec in halfords vht recently.
I dunno how hot it actually gets, but better safe than sorry...and no primer needed either.
Obviously, I couldn't cure it in the oven.
I did leave it as close as I dared to the radiator for a day or so, but it was still soft and marked easily when I was fitting it.
I pondered a clear laquer at the time, but it was fitted by then, so I left it.
Since then it seems to have hardened up in use though, and I've noticed no further stone chips etc (its mounted under the headstock, so it does get a bit of a peppering). I haven't exactly scratched at it or anything, so I don't really know, but it still looks fine, after a couple of years in use.
Don't take my word for it, but I think it gets harder.
Incidently, halfords vht range contains (and I used) a rather nice matt charcoal colour (I think they actually call it black), with a tiny metallic sparkle, that looks good if you're after a kind of stealth bling.
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