Fibreglass - Do I HAVE to paint it?

[JC.]

I've ordered a fibreglass bonnet for my project car.
The car is yellow, but I want the new bonnet to be black. I mentioned this to the chap who is making the bonnet at Honeybourn Moldings.
He said that for an extra fiver he would make the bonnet with a black gel coat rather than the usual white.
So, I decided to go for that option on the basis that if I do have to get it painted and it gets scratched, it'll be harder to tell.

Can I bolt this to the car as it is or am I obliged to get it painted?
The car lives outside and is going to be used every day from mid january clocking up around 12,000 miles a year in all weathers.

Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

Cheers,

-JC

[my53anglia]

Why ask?

Maybe he is unsure of what to do.

That's why people ask.............

[scottie]

how much extra is he charging

the colour dye for the gel coat is about £7

[weemark]

you dont have to paint it, leave it in gelcoat until you get fed up of it.

[JC.]

why ask,

I've never used the stuff before so thought it prudent to ask?
I know not to leave a steel panel bare, but i've no idea how unpainted fibreglass would behave.

I decided to go for the fibreglass panel purely for cost reasons.

An aluminium pannel is £450 - £600 assuming you can find one. Fibreglass is £105 delivered plus a fiver for the black gelcoat instead of white.

[motherofgod]

Sorry removed as not ment, I asked why too many times

James