Jay,
That's almost correct, my good buddy. The gel-coat is the first resin
applied in the mold, then more resin and glass fibers over the gel-coat.
The hardened part is pulled from the mold and the part's top surface is
the gel-coat. If one decides to paint the part (like the Corvette and
Lotus body shells) the paint is applied on the gel-coat surface of the
part. If the manufacture decides not to paint the part (example of a
boat hull), then it isn't.
P.S. I saw pictures of your Alpine the other day. Nice job!
Jan
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