Epoxy undercoat

We have been watching out for the right weather for a couple or weeks or more. 'Right weather' for painting is low winds (under 10 knots) and low humidity (under 50%). Monday and Tuesday look like being those days... or Monday and Wednesday.

Anyway, we started today at 07:00. Yes, 07:00! Too early for me really.

First thing was a major job masking everything and creating a 'tent' around King Malu so that no paint reached other boats, cars or people!

Then time to check the humidity (was 47% and dropping), mix paint (this is a three part epoxy paint) and start the compressor.

Then time to start. Tony (Paul's Dad) is a pretty expert spray painter. Paul is actually very good himself, but had only done cars not boats till today.

First a sample patch to check everything.

Then time for masks and some serious spraying!

Once started it went pretty quickly and created a firm even coat of epoxy on which we will spray the Awlcraft 2000 top coat.

Basically all done in a couple of hours. Very much quicker than painting by hand.

Then time for lunch and...

...raising the curtain so that they don't blow over during the night.