You can also spray it with Brownell's Aluma-Hyde II, which comes in different colors. I use the matte black and when all is done, a rub down with CLP will make it get a nice sheen to it. I use this on stocks and mags, as well as gun barrels and it is very durable when cured and on stocks is very scratch resistent. You might want to go with gloss black if shiney is what you want, but I have not used that color. If the finish is too porus, after the first coats are dry you can 4/0 steel wool it down to smooth and spray again. I usually put on three coats for the first application (extra coats must be done within 15 minutes, after that, it must cure completely before adding additonal coats) and let those cure completely (one week) and then if an area needs smoothing out, such as a pitted area on metal or a scratch in the stock, I sand it down and the paint from the first coats will fill the void, then respray and the void is hidden completely and will leave a very smooth surface.