matte or dull finish

[Acornelius]

I finished a piece of BOW the normal way, sand, CA, MM to 12,000, and the finish looks great. However, I would like to have a matte or dull finish and not the bright shiny finish that you get when you polish with all the MM. I thought about hitting it with some 0000 steel wool, but I'm a little hesitant to do that.
Can anybody give me a suggestion on how to achieve this finish without screwing it up?

Thanks,

 

[thewishman]

Steel wool will work. I've also used the 1500 MM to dull the finish with good results. With the MM, you can very easily redo the whole set to make it shiny again, if you don't like the matte-look.

 

[bradh]

Hank Lee did some experiments on creating matte vs gloss finishes, and posted his findings on the IAP forum here:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showpost.php?p=32496&postcount=1

 

[zig613]

I use 0000 steel wool by Liberon to give my CA finishes a "satin" finish.

Wade

 

[chrisk]

When I use a CA finish, I sand between CA coats with the 1.800 (green) MM pad. I also sand (still with the green MM pad) 24 hours after the CA process.