In the past I have clear coated polished metal and it has worked for me.
How I did it would not in theory seem to work, however as i know no better this is what I did.
The polished metal was heated to be warm enough to just touch briefly, and then beeswax/turpentine (furniture polish) or a spray of WD40 applied and the surplus wiped off and then buffed up by hand with paper tissues, and then a coat/coats of clear lacquer (the kind used to seal metallic paint finishes on vehicles) applied by aerosol and allowed to dry.
I did not have any problems with the lacquer pooling, in fact it was a good smooth finish, and you can get a semi matt finish to it.
The only problem that I encountered was a darkening appearance of the finished metal.
I usually use this finish on domestic internal pieces and tell clients to keep an eye on its condition and treat it like good quality furniture.
Never had any returns yet
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