It will look better not flat. That picture is blown up quite a bit. The texture is hardly noticable and it does a very nice job hiding dirt and scuffs.
Very true...the texture is much enlarged. Jav is right...it (the texture) is barely noticable.
A flat surface would show every imperfection...the texture will help hide any minor flaws.
I have a bunch extra laying around...how much do you need? Shoot me a PM.
Xam