I was really happy to have gotten a Antiquity Minibucker for my Tele, but the aged cover didn't jibe with the bright chrome on everything else.
After installing i decided to take some Metal Polish and an old cotton sock , and see what it would do, and the great news is it worked very well..the cover is now bright and shiny, and looks fantastic.
Moral of the story is don't let the aged covers dissuade you at all from getting the best pickup-Ants- if your other hardware is Shiny Chrome!