yeah, its flat black, no gloss for me. Im doin it just like how im doin my 70 fastback. I wouldnt try vinyl, thats kinda expensive, and itd be hard to get all the air bubbles out of it. I do paint work so i had theb lack and the clear hardeners, but the flat clear itself was only 40$ for a qrt. so prolly cost me 85$ to paint that hood. and the DCU2060 ( flat clear) lays out super super smooth. - Roger