52savoy When the green paint and yellow primer are removed you are left with raw/bare aluminum the seller was sure to point this out as he has sold them in past and others expected an anodized aluminum to be present, After removing paint when you rub grille with rag it comes up black reflecting uncoated metal (I have previously had to sand off anodizing on other trim pieces for this truck and it takes a bit to get through to metal) I spent time sanding the bare aluminum and polishing it to the shine in pics, I really like polished aluminum more than chrome all it needs is a bit of attention time to time and the price wont make you choke like when I had posts and emblems chromed.