Clear coating question

[KIKH400]

I've put down a few coats of gloss black on the tank, and its looks pretty good. Not perfect or great, but pretty good. I'd like to wetsand the gloss black with 1500 before I clear coat wtih Spraymax. The 1500 should get the paint really smooth, and make it grat to perfect, but it'll flatten the gloss.

Does the clearcoat bring the gloss back, so I'll have a nice shiny tank, or if I do this will I wind up with a clearcoated flat black tank?

Thanks

 

[hillsy]

Clear coats are gloss, so you will end up with a gloss tank even if you spray it over matt.

Generally speaking, keep to the same brand of paint with the clear as the base coat. Otherwise the paints may react with each other and ruin the finish.