I have a wood boat. Although I can appreciate the beauty of a nicely varnished boat, I personally prefer to have a painted boat. As such, my boat is white. Unfortuneately, when it gets a scratch, which it does not infrequently, it looks real ugly. For my next boat, I was considering putting on an undercoat of paint, directly onto wood, and then glassing and repainting, so that the scratches would not be so noticeable and ugly. Would this be a problem for getting a good bond between glass and boat, or a problem in any other way? Also, on my current boat, I would like to add additional glass to some of the chines which receive the most wear, particularly since I believe I sanded excessively and have minimal glass from first cloth glassing. Anyhow, I would sand before doing this, but it would be easier if I did not have to worry about getting all the paint off from the area I was glassing.

Finally, I know that 2-part paints are more of a pain to use than one part marine paints. How much more of a pain are they and how significant is the advantage (I assume there must be some) of the two-parts.

Thanks for your help, Dave