I talked to my friend yesterday and he isn't that concerned about the gloss factor. He plans on driving the car and having it out in the sun so I'm sure it will dull down over time losing some of its gloss. He said if he was doing a museum piece that would never get driven and only be trailer place to place, then he might consider going single stage but he isn't going that crazy on the car. He can live with base / clear and radial tires.