Thanks for the info McCreed.

Its interesting because i was reading that applying too many coats of satin or matte leaves the finish 'cloudy'...and people suggested putting gloss under, then finishing with the matte spray at the end.

Reason i ask is that i'm doing a PBG Iceman, which is matte black with a large coloured decal on the face and headstock...so was starting to think if i can't use multiple coats of matte clear then i wasn't sure what i was going to do.

The neck is also all black and its come up relatively smooth so pretty happy with that. The body may need a very light levelling but keen not to sand where i don't have to.

The many coats of clear are to bury the decal (given i can't wet sand like i would normally) but i think i'll create a decal that covers the entire headstock with it being mainly transparent but my logo so i don't have to worry about that problem.

I just using spray cans...trying the Loop paint for something different (usually use the SCA brand which has worked well in the past).

Good info on the steel wool. I've used it but only on an all TruOil finish before, otherwise just wet sanding and buffing.