Clearcoats buff up beautifully... just a little polishing compound and elbow grease, if you really need it, but a bike is an artpiece made for use... If she looked perfect forever, people would look at you, look at your bike, and say "You don't ride often, do you?"

Merqueri is going to be babied and polished... yeah... but not too much... wear happens...

Mz Cakes is already matte, from being spraypainted matte black when she was new, then having her characteristic blue tiger stripes dremmelled into the black paint to the underlying blue.

Gouges happen to Mz Cakes and they just go thru the black and into the blue, adding another hint of color and texture....

oh, but that's the difference between sleek road machines and rough, tough dirt eaters...

For road dust, I suggest lightly brushing it off as Mimi suggested, using a soft terry-type cloth. That way a lot of the grit is pulled into the nap and not abrading the clearcoat.