I have a question..
I am moving soon, so I need to go ahead and put my new hood on finally, I have the money to paint it, but really cannot afford to do the whole car atm..
The hood is primed in flat black I think, never pulled it all the way from the box, all I know is that it is OEM and cost me 415$ a few years back...
Should I out it on as it is and just get the whole care pained when I can afford to do so, or should I take it somewhere and get it pained to protect it since all it has is a primer coat on it?

I would get the hood painted which protects it, looks better, & allows you time when you are ready to then paint the whole car.
Somehow I think you would like to look at a freshly painted hood, rather than having to look at flat black!

That is what I was thinking, but then the hood would look better than everything else, lol
At lease it would be protected though, I just need to find some place better than Maaco...

Maybe paint it with a rattle-can for now so it is protected, then paint it for real later.

Gloss Black or Clear if can get time to paint it myself, so much going on right now, have to pack and get ready to move to a temp motel till I can find a place I am happy with renting..