Air Gap intake back form media blast.. clear.. paint or run as-is?

Dana67Dart said
To me engine color pait looks more findshed.

Just a thought... Way outside the box....What if you soaked the intake in oil, then it would be uniformly stained, new oil drops would be less likely to absorb or discolor

Only problem is that dirt from under hood would quickly pile up on the intake. It would look like crap in no time!