How to Make a Matte Finish Paint Job Shiny on Your Skin

Even a very flat matte painted finish is non-reflective because at the microscopic level it isn't actually flat. That's why you can't buff one of those fancy new matte finish cars that were inspired by the Batmobile from Batman movies ago. A smooth polished metal will simply be more shiny than a comparably smooth non-metal due to its free electrons. When metals are solid, they are typically malleable, meaning you can switch them and bend them and they will stay bent.