I wanted more the brushed aluminum look then a shiny chrome. I selected a satin silver type of paint from Home Depot and went to work on my gauge pods. Like Gary mentioned, its easy to break a few of those small clips when disassembling the vent rings, but its not fatal. I used a very think screwdriver to work around the vents. Below are two shots from the cockpit. I bit of care will prevent scratching them. Its hard to tell the difference between Gary's and my car from the wide shot, but I think the close up shows his having more shine, mine being a tad more flat. Check it out.