no wax, no buff. it is just basecoat. and it was just a quickie. i started @ 4:30 on a friday with pushing the quarters out 2" for the wheels, then did all the bodywork etc. and was putting the trim back on on sunday afternoon. we call it a "wambajamba" job. if you want to do flat black for real you should use a flattened clearcoat. PPG flex and flat or something similar. s