Spray painting it and some clear coat (after it has been completely stripped) will make it come up just as nice, especially when you can match the original color.
Here's the formula that was put together by a local custom shop - just about a dead perfect match:
Looks good, I was going to do a stockish color with stock valve covers but it didn't look right with the TVS. I went blue valve covers and powder coated my cover black to match the TVS.