Starting to paint

As the keel runner and skeg will be the first thing to touch during beaching, inadvertent grounding, and trailering I decided to add some protection to the wood.  I opted to throw on a layer of glass.

I decided to use the 6oz woven sheet rather than the 12oz biaxial tape, as the tape was too stiff to wrap around the sides of the keel runner.

It turns out, the 6oz woven stuff didn't wrap around the corner so well either.  The edges of the tape lifted, necessitating cutting it off.  I would have been better off just using thickened epoxy.  Live and learn.  It took a couple of iterations to get it all smoothed out and ready for paint. 

I put on 3 coats primer today.  The results aren't all that great.   The primer was fairly transparent, didn't self level very well, and dried so quick that I couldn't get the thickness all that even.  It's cheap primer, so this may be a case of get what you pay for.  Since it's just the primer coat I wasn't to worried about getting it just right.  I'll sand it smooth and see if I need another coat.  I used some paint conditioner, but will need to thin the paint significantly if it behaves in a similar manner.  I'm hoping I can get the paint to dry slower and self level better.