Has anyone used Klear Kote?

[uncletony]

Definitely a diiference, light sheen is what you might call "egg shell", semi matte is quite flat but not dead matte . If that makes any sense.

[uncletony]

you can see by the glop that settles to the bottom of the bottles that Light Sheen has about half the matte medium or less than the Semi Matte, which in turn is about 1/2 the amount of medium in the full matte.

L-R Matte, Semi Matte, Light Sheen, Gloss


I am looking for a suitable set of subjects to spray to give you an idea of the range of specular highlight between them....

[lcarroll]

..........and in answer to your question, Des, I'm using "Semi Matte". Per Bo's comment, I find it a little "flatter' then other "semi gloss' or "semi matte" products I've used.
Cheers,
Lance

[uncletony]

Left to Right:

Matte, Semi-matte, Light Sheen, Gloss, Nothing





If you compare specular highlights you can see a difference between semi-matte and light sheen. Light sheen highlights are brighter and more sharply defined. Diffuse shading area is broader on the semi matte. Not dramatic, but perceptible.

FWIW, I tried to be very consistent with application and cleaning between subjects. Each tack only has a single coat.

[Ernie]

Very interesting comparison, Bo.  Thanks for adding to the knowledge base.

Cheers,
Ernie

[Des]

Thanks Bo for going to the trouble and showing us the comparison, it looks like semi matte is the way to go.

Des.