James Cowl intake ring question

I have just finished casting my intake ring mounts and am thinking about polishing the rings. For those that have done this, are they hard to keep polished like a prop? I had one of them one time and it was a full time job keeping it up. What about polish and clear coat or anodize?
Thanks in advance!

That would look nice....if kept polished, did black anodize for mine.

Rings

Not sure the alloy of the rings but they hold a polish very well . I'm on the coast of Florida and only machine buff them once a year . They would look good anodized depending on paint / color schemes, but most anodized colors tend to fade ( my experience)