Um, the BLO and turps mix is NOT the reason for the problem. It's a standard, recommended, pre-treatment for extremely old, resinous, (i.e old growth pine, fir or cedar), partly weather-exposed, wood. Besides, that's what's under the still-sticking BM primer and top coats on the other buildings. In my case it is the unsatisfactoriness of the SW paint. The BLO component of the pre-treatment step has recently come into question in some quarters as a possible substrate for subsequent mold issues. However, again, it's under the BM paint with no problems seen. Some people have recently chosen to use organic BLO (it's quite pricey and I don't see a difference in other tests) or use a concoction made partly with Penetrol as recommended by the Forest Service. Old wood -and mine is more than 160 years old - is a very different from modern materials and requires different prep steps. Perhaps the difference between my experience and that of Olhousegal's is that my project preceded the Duration formulation, and of course, I am in a much more severe climate where temps of -25F are routine. The OP and I live in the same region, which is why I piped up with my experience. My steps were the same as OHG's: I painstakingly went back to clean wood, too. That's part of the reason I was so disappointed with the results. L.

Shee & Co., Sorry it took me a while to get back to this.... Skewing: I shouldn't have mentioned this goofy little point, but now it's out there! It's only relevant in a few "Real-life" scenarios. It mainly pertains (to ME anyway...) paint applied too thinly, therefore revealing a hint of the primer color. * Example: If someone uses a "pink" primer under Burgundy, the whole paintjob can appear too light, 'cuz the primer is too white. * To ME...Gray is more appropriate, 'cuz it alters deep colors the "least", if paint is applied too thin. * Gray primer has its limits though! If you're painting a vivid "Lemon Yellow" or "Basketball Orange", THEN you'd need a primer that's almost the final paint color! A medium-gray primer COULD give a grayish-cast to bright, vivid tones. Curing/Bathroom use: * Sorry Shee.....you'll have to smell for a month.........;-) * JUST KIDDING! * After 2nd paint coat has dried for a day, use bathroom as normal. It needs that 24hrs. to get the initial surface-dry so steam doesn't re-soften the paint slightly. * "Full Cure-Out" mainly refers to the complete dry-thru/hardening of the applied film...SO IT'S WASHABLE. "Sweeping": * If you're working L-to-R, the RIGHT edge of a "swept" section will be the wettest. * Therefore, you're OK to slightly work into this section. When sweeping your 2nd column, start from its left edge, overlapping into 1st column slightly. * Ease-off the pressure on your rollers left side just a hair when overlapping a previous sections' final sweep. Faron

I ALWAYS, ALWAYS appreciate the advice of the pros on her like Paintguy, Funcolors, and Faron, but I just have to share an awesome little paint recommended by me, a DIY'r. Rustoleum American Accents is an AWESOME paint for wooden indoor or outdoor furniture. I painted a small chair black over old red paint - 1 coat. I painted a wooden trash can cover red over stain - 1 coat. I painted an old work table/bench that came from an old post office from the 40's - 1 coat, black over old chippy paint sanded down.. They turned out great. But I used Zinzzer 123 primer under all these projects. And to be honest, even though it is recommended for outside, I have never actually had any of my projects exposed to the outside so can't vouch for that. The one bench has wintered in an unheated garage. It would definitely be my go-to for outdoor furniture. Here is a link that might be useful: Rustoleum American Accents

I'm using Valspar Professional Flat because ... it was there, it was on sale, and I didn't feel like paying 2x for the consumer brand Good coverage - one coat of color (pale yellow) over either the old white paint or the new primer is giving me even coverage. However, I have a tendency to put on thicker layers with a roller than many painters, so you may have to make do two coats. These walls are either fresh plaster or really old cheap paint. ODOR: not much. It lasted a couple of days, with me opening up the house at night.