Lucky for you guys, you didn't get to see me cursing, crying, bitching, and moaning about all the paint and primer I had to sand off all of these boats. I was sanding for a week straight and then took a week and a half off from the whole **** thing. I always like to sand them all the way down to the wood so I can see if and how they were repaired before. Not that you can't, but I don't like to use glazing putty or bondo on wood boats. I have found that if you happen to have any moisture they like to swell.