Discovered that my strut brace was a bit nicked up after returning from the spring install.
Not enough to throw a fit over, but enough to warrant a little TLC. I tried to polish the scratches out and ended up making a shiny area on an otherwise matte finished part. DOH!!!
So I decided to pull it off and throw a coat of paint on it. I went with a hi-temp wrinkle finish:
I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I like the "visual texture" that it adds to the engine bay.
(it's not bolted down yet because it still needs another 12 hours or so of curing time)