terrence67- Believe it or not, I actually did prime with XIM Uma water based Bonder at the suggestion of the paint guy (it came in a quart whereas the Bullseye was a gallon and i don't need that much). Moonshadow- Buffed egg would be nice but unless my version of a buffed egg is different from yours - that's not what the cc looked like. I probably wouldn't categorize it as the glossiest of semi glosses but it was certainly shinier than what I was looking for (and what I consider satin). In all fairness, the other thing that I should mention is that I think the paint was damaged. It had lots of - shall I say - "crap" - floating around. They mixed at the store, I mixed at home but there was stuff stuck to the underside of the lid and it all was in the finish. I know this happened to someone else on the forum and they picked it all out. I wasn't about to do that. Anyway - my point is that perhaps my batch had an "off" finish because there was something wrong with it. Maybe I should've given it another shot with a new batch. Well, I did do another experiment last night. I bought a different brush at the suggestion of a different paint guy (who also gave me some painting tips). It is a Corona Vegas with Tynex Nylon bristles. The SW Pro Classic went on pretty much the same - very smooth - no brush strokes - but still pretty matte - no change in sheen. The Muralo Ultra Satin had noticeably less brush strokes but still not free of them like the SW was. I think the brush was a definite improvement. I'm going to keep practicing my technique with the Muralo. I would like to go with that if I can minimize the brush strokes to an acceptable level. Thanks for all the responses. Hearing about your experiences really helps - not to mention the great information and expertise that's been shared. Please feel free to keep it coming! Thanks again, Debra :o)

spray the grey primer

I think Muralo ultra in any sheen is some of the best paint made, anywhere. Add a mildew inhibitor if that is your concern.

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