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Wait can you not clearcoat it because it ruins the effect? Or is it somehow too weak to accept a clear coat?

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The clear coat would ruin the effect by reflecting light, making the paint look less black

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Sure, I guess I'm imagining a thick enough coating where it looks like a very dark featureless surface under a transparent layer, which I think would look pretty cool. But that's not really clear coat so much as it is epoxy.