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The fin design is to help dissipate heat. Painting it black will slow that process down a little.
Personally, I'd paint it black too. The fins will help more than the stock cover, even if it was painted black, but just wanted to throw that info out there.
you could radiator black paint, it is supposed to allow heat to disipate better than normal black paint