# Difference between matte and flat black

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [January 13, 2012, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/difference-between-matte-and-flat-black/262281 "2012-01-13T10:26:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![zpaull1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ba0ec/32.png) [@zpaull1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zpaull1)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/difference-between-matte-and-flat-black/262281/12 "2012-01-13T11:23:35Z")

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> [@World Of Warcraft Funeral.....Epic Ownage](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/world-of-warcraft-funeral-epic-ownage/47888/4):
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> Keep in mind that you can NOT buff out a satin or flat finish. So if you suck at painting, IE get runs or sags, your fucked. If your booth isnt clean enough to eat off of, dust, dirt, and hardened crap in a dirty paint gun can NOT be nibbed and buffed out. And thats even if you get an even, well shot paint job.
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> And scratches after the fact cant be buffed out.
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> The stuff is a pain in the ass actually. if you want professional results.

Thanks for the big heads up! I just paint in my garage that would have benn bad lol I’ll ask my buddy if I can goto his shop and use a booth

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