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Krylon Clear Matte is pretty good, it's much more durable than similar brands. The more coats you apply, the more durable it is, but it also starts loosing it's flat matte appearance if you apply too many coats. 2-3 coats is just fine.
Do NOT try Brownell's Aluma Hyde II Matte Clear. It is NOT matte, more like semi-gloss. I returned two cans of it for exchanges, and all 3 cans they sent me were the same semi-gloss sheen. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I tried the Krylon 1311 matte finish over my shotguns when I painted them. But, it seemed to be softened by the solvents or oils that I used on them. They would get tacky and the Krylon would form ridges ahead of where my hands were, from it being pushed up when handled. I wasn't expecting that sort of behavior from it as I know some guys use it for coating decoys after painting them.
However, I cleaned it off, as best I could and sprayed the guns down with matte polyurethane finish. It will still shine a bit, but I hit it with some 4 0 steel wool and the shine went away. It is much more resistant to the effects of solvents and gun oils than was the Krylon 1311. And, I haven't had any issues with them over the last year of use.