I think it looked fine in the first picture. If your thinking of adding a finish I would stick with a blue finish or stainless steel/nickel. The only other finishes that I think looks good on firearms are desert tan and OD green (that’s just my opinion). But before you go spending a fortune on the gun you do realize that it retails for about $150-$200 any day and by adding a finish you probably won’t increase the price in the firearm (in other words do what you like since its not going to increase the value).