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Chef beavis is right on the money on this one. The soap is not the problem although it is definatly not a good idea for painting anything. What your are experiencing is a reaction with the paint itself. Spray cans do not normally contain a catalyst for hardening. Basically they rely on air to cure. When you atempted to refinish a second time the fresh paint created a chemical reaction and lifted and curdled the first paint. You have two choices to fix A:your best choice and also a big pain in the butt is to remove all the paint and start over, or B: sand the surface smooth and apply a water base primer which will create a barrier between the old and new paint. Once you have the primer on and dry sand it smooth and apply the new paint in light coats. Do not sand through on the primer anywhere though, if any of that old paint is exposed it could lift that area again.
Good Luck!
Ps: A new cover is only $85.92 list so if it turns out it is not salvagable there not to expensive to replace.
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