painting upper strut bars
 

i recently bought a pair of upper strut bars but i don't like the color so i want to paint them a different color, has anyone done this before or have any tips, did you have to do anything different at all?? bars are made from billet aluminum, i've done painting before but just curious if anyone has ever done this before since it doesn't seem very common! thanks!

sand them prime them and paint them

polished.