Defender black, semi gloss or satin?

Not that I know for that specific cab, but I think satin is the way to go for most arcade cabs in black. It hides the imperfections that would jump out at you in gloss, but isn't too dull like flat. Plus a cab from the side in satin is very reminiscent of the monolith from 2001: a space odyssey.
 
i used Valspar gloss black (which i could get in a small can cheap from Lowe's) to do some touchups and surprisingly it matched pretty closely. it's just a tiny bit shinier than the original paint after cleaning. if there is a next time i will try a semi-gloss.
 
Well, if it were any other cab I'd say satin without a doubt but I was looking at a friends close to mint Joust and it looks pretty damn shiny. Plus, the residual paint on the Defender cab (in the unexposed areas) looks shiner than semi as well. Just thought I'd get a general consensus. Thanks guys.
 
I can't believe some people are saying satin.... Have you ever actually painted a Defender?
The question is usually "gloss or semi-gloss?". And I say semi-gloss.
You may want to put a light coat of semi-gloss clear over the entire thing once you are finished with any touchups to give it a nice uniform sheen.
 
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