[George Z]

It seems we are all heading that way. It is impossible to deny the trend.
I look at it as a positive trend. If only we could find something that works
as good as Satin Impervo and some real stain primers we will be missing nothing.
Watch the manufacturers accelerate their R&D in the next few years!
PPG's Manor Hall latex semigloss is a great product that can do almost
anything an oil product can. There are some ceramic products that
work great. We are in Toronto and this could be available to
painting contractors in Canada only but ICI's CIL Dulux has some great ceramic
products under the brand Paint Smart. Adhession of these products is
great but if in doubt any super adherent primer like the Gripper or
Zinsser products will work fine.

 

[George Z]

A good switch over from B.M. oil satin is their Water-borne Satin Impervo. Yes, its slightly thin, prone to sag a bit, but once you get the learning curve down, its really good paint. It took me maybe a month to really get the feel of it, and I use it all the time now.

I'm still leary of putting latex straight over oil, but many are convinced that with the proper prep (IE sanding first) latex will adhere to oil just fine, being tight after curing. Test drive some Zinsser's 1-2-3, latex and has excellent adhesion to all surfaces.

ProWallGuy, is the Waterborne Satin Impervo look close to the alkyd?
How is the hiding?