I know where you guys are coming from feeling oil paint is the best. My Dad was a house painter in the 30's and never stopped talking about the virtues of lead and oil paint.They were flexible and nourished the wood. He would always worry about the latex peeling when moisture got behind them.
He would always use a product called Penetrol,when mixing his oils as it gave a nice consitantcy and flowed on real smooth.
I can still hear him saying whenever i'm brushing "go from the unfinished to the finished"!I wouldn't dare use anything but oil until the acrylics came about. They stick like glue and are so easy to clean up.
Maybe by using the oil primer and acrylic paint you can have the best of both worlds?
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