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[minicityE-2008]

i have just come in from the garage where i have been re spraying my mini matt black. I want to laquer it to give it a bit more protection but does clear laquer still leave it with a matt finish or will it just look like gloss black? If this is the case, is there matt laquer available and where's best to get it? as i haven't found any in halfords.

Cheers

Tom

[roofless]

go to a proper auto paint supply centre, explain what you want to achieve, and they'll sort you out.

quick google of your area gave me this............

Automotive Paint Supplies
Unit E
151 Ash Rd
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU12 4DB

01252 313141

[Tomf]

If you lacquer straight over the matt then it will give a gloss finish.

But i do know that you can get hold of a matt finish type of lacquer (im not sure if its still called lacquer) as my matt sprayed it over his matt black car.

[rick.spi]

im pretty sure it would come out shiny, i filled my gear nob numbers and marking and that with red paint sanded the top bit, masked it off and laquered it, it turned out mega shiny.

[kgb]

You can get a matting agent for paint, im not sure if its transparent though? have you got a local indepentant paint shop?