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Originally Posted by Shane
paint store dude is absolutely correct ... you WILL lose some of the metallic with a satin clear ... just by the nature of the "satin" sheen being more "milky" than a gloss/glamour clear.
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This is absloutely true....Now, you may indeed like the results of your experiment, but the metallic will definately be "muted" some by the flattening agent...and the more you put on, the more pronounced it becomes. The metallic will definately still show, it's at a distance where you see the difference. You would need to spray-out a full gloss test card to actually see it for yourself with them side by side.
I haven't painted a car in years, but I do spray quiet a bit of "flat" lacquer on furniture and cabinetry. The flat we use is 15% gloss, which has a
ton of flattener in it. The stuff looks like skim milk in the can, literally. As the coats build up, you can see darker colors turning gray. There is a point of "too much".
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