[Jim Mason]

When judging undercarriage I looked for three levels of gloss. Take a look at Marco's site to get the feel for it. E.G. Dipped stampings were glossy, forging a different level and frames a third (some feel four levels are better, btw. I like a flatter finish than most.

Brent, my experiments with asphaltum (diffent than asphalt) showed that the coating was water thin, and had almost zero build up. The mix I made for the carb also has amber, and rosin in it. When looking square on it is dead flat, but any angled viewing shows a moderate gloss...fwiw,jm