Yikes, I’d think that’d be a tremendous amount of work and cant imagine a consistent result. Is your clearcoat damaged?
Have you seen cars with the matte finish? The look great for about a second and then every fingerprint, smudge (people cant help themselves but to touch the finish, the cars at shows are roped off for this reason) and imperfection just jump out at you. I looked online at several manufactures of ceramic coating that claim you can coat a proper matte paint <but> results may not be what you’re hoping for. Also, the matte coatings put the durability at the bottom of the 1-7 year range which is no better than nu-finish.
I ceramic coated my burb and like the glossy result and protection, but the prep cleaning and claybaring these land yachts is no small feat, I cant imagine the work in hand sanding the beast to a matte finish.
Thanks for the input.. With exception of one anomaly, my clear is still amazingly pristine considering my Av has been a work truck since day 1, 134k miles ago (157 now). Early summer I was washing w/wife's little 16 or 1900 psi SunJoe electric pressure washer and out of nowhere blew paint off the nose of my hood the size of a two basketballs?? Pristine navy blueish sheet metal underneath. NO rust, no impact, no explanation? No explanation other than a karma slapback for making fun of it/her when she bought it lol
I have seen matte/satiny finish in person up close once. Showroom floor, on a Merc Benz. (that was a lot more comma's and zeroes than the one we were buying that day lol) White....incredible finish. It wasn't roped off lol, but I wouldn't touch out of respect.
You just gave me a great image search! matte automotive paint flaws. I used to hang out in a custom shop that cycled 2-3 insurance repairs a week and always had some kind of crazy cool custom work goin on... Mostly that means I sanded a lot, but I listened a lot too.
That durability lifepsan with ceramic coating?? I know how the matte clear is sprayed, understand the chemical process. Gloss under magnification is smooth & flat. Flat, Matte, Satin has peaks and valleys, it's jagged. With Flat being rougher than matte then satin.... But the ceramic finish "allegedly" absorbs into those peaks and valleys and makes them more durable, harder. Helps hold shape, which w/o magnification would be helps keep the finish..... "allegedly" lol
Although I've never seen an automotive matte paint flaw in the finish. I have a hard time wrapping my head around it accenting the flaws?? Flat matte is the undisputed champ of hiding surface flaws....under the paint surface, and gloss makes them pop off the surface and slap you lol... But a finish flaw? I guess I just need to see it