[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

There is kind-of a misconception about semi-gloss vs. gloss. It is the reflectivity of the paint's texture which makes it have an un-shiney finish. What I have learned only after spraying a car in Nitrocellulose Lacquer is adding flattener to urethane paint really does not mimic the look of unrubbed Lacquer. Spray some old Lacquer paint onto a panel and when it dries, note the texture. Mimic that texture with urethane 2K paint (very hard to do) and it will look just like unrubbed Lacquer. Also remember that Pyroxilyn paint pigments were in their infancy in the late 1920s, and so they were not as pure (i.e.: clean) back then like we see in modern urethane paints. That changes the depth of the finish too.