Thread: Painting an M4
View Single Post
Old August 17th, 2007, 10:43   #8
CDN_Stalker
Official ASC Bladesmith
 
CDN_Stalker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Ottawa, Ont.
Send a message via MSN to CDN_Stalker
Quote:
Originally Posted by jaa View Post
Sorry for declaring my complete ignorance once again, but isn't a really flat paint a better idea than gloss? I thought shiny stuff was to be avoided like the plague.
That's why you use the steel wool to rough up the finish. And there's a difference in the shine between "shine you avoid like the plague", such as chrome pistols, and "shine that looks like it's wet". Up to you but I like the protection and enhanced colours a semi gloss gives. Flat isn't that bad at all, but in the end it's up to the user.
CDN_Stalker is offline   Reply With Quote