Both of mine were the flat silver look that Dave described. Both of mine are factory GM. One original and one replaced when I got tapped in the rear about 1970. When I cleaned them up a year or so ago, I found that the "Freshsteel" paint was about as close as I could get. The exact look is difficult to duplicate with paint. Here is what mine look like now: http://www.geocities.com/jims68fb/Trunk.html