Should I be upset?

scamper340 said

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As far as making repairs, I have a console here already that was repaired, and for some reason, the repaired areas are glossy, even though it was painted with semi-gloss paint(out of a gun by a pro). I guess I could just paint it gloss and it would look fine? Looks awful to me, those spots stick out like a sore thumb.

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If the repairs are sanded smooth the finish wont match.
After I get a repair or rebuild with epoxy I sand a larger area and apply a light coat of the gel type super glue. Once its set up a little I pounce in it with scotch-bright pad or similar, let it cure, lightly sand again, whatever is required to recreate the grain. This works on the vynil laminated steel bucket seat parts too.