Conclude it's a coating of some kind (6)
I believe the answer is:
finish
'conclude' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for finish that I've seen before include "End, conclusion" , "Polish, perhaps" , "Treatment of surface" , "End, complete" , "curtains" .)