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metallic touch up paint - why not glossy?
Been meaning to post this for a few weeks. While it was cloudy and I had some spare time, I got this bright idea to spray paint my little short tube 80 guide scope. I went to SuperCheap Auto and picked up a tin of metallic spray touchup paint that looked like it closely matched the colour of some of my other gear and thought that'd look nice.
Took the scope apart so just had the OTA and hood metal parts, sanded them back, applied masking tape for overspray, and off I went spraying. I know enough to apply even coats, no dripping, and go with several coats. But no matter what I did, the paint finish is not glossy as I was expecting. It's kind of matt.
I would expect car touchup paint to be glossy, no? Is there something wrong perhaps with the batch I used? Or is it possible that you can do something wrong in the application and it doesn't gloss up?
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