I kinda want to try this, but I would like to try using black and going over it with clear coat.

^You could if you really wanted to, but they do make the duplicolor in a gloss black as well as the matte black... I like the matte finish because it doesn't fingerprint nearly as much as gloss and has a very nice feel to it.

I actually went with matte clear coat. not like a car clear coat but an art one, krylon i think. turned out having a comparable finish (even though i sprayed it over like 5 layers of gloss clear coat)

^ good call. I didn't know you could get gloss in a spray can. The matte would look good too, especially since I want to do the trim around the gear shifter and that may be too much glossiness for me. I may have to try that. Thanks

^Yep. I used a matte clear coat on my grill.
I used a flat paint, but I wanted more protection from bugs, etc... so I added several layers of matte clear, sanding to keep it smooth.
I'm really happy with the end result:

Before:



After:

^ wow that's awsome. did you sand between each layer of matte clear?

Nah.
Sand and prep
Primer (all layers)
Sand
Paint (all layers)
Sand
Clear (Two layers maybe?)
Sand
Clear

Thanks alot, great help!

No problem

Oh one more thing... matte clear is kinda hard to work with. You've got to do the entire part in one go so it's all 'wet' at once, otherwise the overspray will stick to the rest of it while it's drying and look terrible. Just don't go overboard or it will sag.

I only used a matte clear on the grill for durability, because I had to prime so I couldn't use the duplicolor stuff I used in the interior.
If you want a matte finish on the interior, the duplicolor vinyl coating is the way to go. It's about 1000x easier to work with.

This is the funniest and easiest DIY to date. Im going to try it. Hats off.

i might just buy a bunch of those aero cans and spray my whole interior....
i hate my beige/brown interior...well the athens blue ext. almost makes up for it...

wow... this is an awesome DIY.

^lol. Thanks Mikey.
That reminds me... any chance you can translate the steps into Vietnamese for me?

^yeah sure. Put a rice hat on the crying baby pic.

why the alcohol, i dont have any at home but nail polish remover work ?

serious