Newly sprayed car wing is more matte

[Davax]

Hi to All.
My car has a factory Bronze Matte colour. I had a scratch on the rear right wing which I just had it resprayed. The result as regards to colour matching is perfect but this wing is more matte than the rest of the car. I was told that when the car was manufactured the paint was more matte. By time, washing a matte coloured vehicle would flatten the 'bumps' in the matte lacquer and as a result a bit of shine would appear. This is why the matte finish did not match. Don't know if it is true. I thought maybe I could polish the newly sprayed wing lightly so that it would match the rest of the body. What do you think? The car is only 4 years old. Thanks for your attention.

 

[chopolds]

My experience is that matte finishes are difficult to work with, and match in sheen. They tend to get flatter over time. I would try using one of the new preservative finishes for matte paint before doing anything as drastic as trying to polish a matte surface. I believe it would probably make a real mess, or at least, you'd never be able to control the level of sheen to get it to match. Putting a "matte wax" over all the paint may even things out.

 

[Davax]

My experience is that matte finishes are difficult to work with, and match in sheen. They tend to get flatter over time. I would try using one of the new preservative finishes for matte paint before doing anything as drastic as trying to polish a matte surface. I believe it would probably make a real mess, or at least, you'd never be able to control the level of sheen to get it to match. Putting a "matte wax" over all the paint may even things out.

Thanks for your reply. What would you recommend to use as preservative finish for matte paint?

 

[chopolds]

No personal experience with any of them. But my detailer buddy used something called "Rat Wax" on a car, as well as another product for matte finishes from "Adams" line of detailing supplies. He said both work, but Adams was better.

 

[Davax]

No personal experience with any of them. But my detailer buddy used something called "Rat Wax" on a car, as well as another product for matte finishes from "Adams" line of detailing supplies. He said both work, but Adams was better.

thanks for your reply. I will look for them.