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Spray paint! We used Rust-Oleum in dark bronze. We used all of one can and just a tiny bit of a second can. (For some reason, I missed taking a picture of spray-painting the conduit itself — but you get the idea.) We painted the conduit, hooks, and caps separately. An old edging tie worked well to help me get all the sides of the hooks evenly painted. (As a bonus, you get a nice view of my favorite painting shirt!) Then after it was assembled, I gave it one final sweep to cover the head of the screw.