clear coat question

I am giving allot of thought to scuffing up the red on my 99 and going over it with a nice metallic silver but am unsure of the clear coat. I would like to go with a matte finish but do not know much about it other what I have seen on other bike. Has anyone ever used it before?

 

You can get a dulling agent to add to the clear coat to make it a matte finish if you like. Generaly metalic colors turn out better with a base coat top coat system.

 

No question that honda does a good job with their paint but I am looking for a change. I think that I am going to shoot the seat cowl and see how it comes out, that way if I botch it up it will not be that expensive for someone else to fix.

Thanks for the input all.

 

My bike's being sprayed this week after a lowside and dedumboing mod. I am getting it painted in black with a matted clear. I don't know why you would want to do a metallic then dull it out - seems kinda counterproductive. You would want a nice couple of layers of clear over the metallic to make it lustrous.

I am also painting my wheels myself in gloss red and will put a couple coats of clear to make them pop and be protected a little from the elements. I'll post pics next weekend when the project is finished.

 

I have been out of the paint game for over a year now, but PPG was making a flat, polishable clear in their Concept urethane line that was approved for use with all their Concept base colors. I have never sprayed it personally, but I recommended it to friend who used it over red oxide primer on a rat rod project, and it was bitchin. He sprayed it in his garage, so it had a couple of runs and some dirt in it, and because of the clear he was able to sand and buff just like a gloss product and the finish was great. No sanding scratches, and no shine, and you care for it just like a hi-gloss finish.