I had been trying to decide between the two myself - i mean which i prefer. At the end of the day though cost won. It was estimated in one of the mags that for a decent spray job you'd be looking at between 1 and 1.5k. Because I want to add doors (1kish) it means I cant afford the spray job Id really like.
On the other hand I think the car will look really mint in yellow (the colour Ive finally settled on) - even if lots of them have been made that colour - i figure theres only 30 or so in the whole country so its still very unique
Oh, and a gel coat is (I believe) where the paint is part of the moulding process which gives it its chip resistance. By contrast spray just coats the body in a layer.
Please set me right anyone if im wrong.