Advice on painting hood insert

[WormGod]

Wow, I was lying in bed last night with insomnia thinking this exact thing over. I have the C/F scooped insert and never cared for the C/F ricer look so I always considered painting it a dark charcoal. But, I dont want it to have a gloss finish.

Needless to say, I must have fallen asleep before I concluded my inner thoughts, so I will now have to think this over in my more conscious state now.

[VehiGAZ]

Ahahahha!!! A buddy in college used to use the phrase "conclude my inner thoughts" to mean something else!!

[TEN36VX]

I painted my hood insert with the same stuff/process as Mark Miller's bumper paint. Still looks awsome. Clean and flat.

[IndianaVX]

wondering, after painting, are you just using wax to maintain? or just using the natural finish of the paint. flat paint wouldnt take wax, im thinking......hmmm is there FLAT clearcoat available..???? i dont want shiney either, got a small crack on my insert to fix at somepoint, so im watching this......