couple of questions about paint & sealer..

[Diggin Jiggin]

A couple of quick questions.
I should have asked this one last week. I just got the airbrush. When I was using rattle cans i was using rustoleum primer as that's also what I was using for paint. Now that I am using the createx water based stuff, is the rustoleum ok and how long do i need to let it dry before painting... I had been letting the primer sit overnight before painting. Should I still do this or is it not necessary ?

next question is about val oil.

I've been sealing in straight val oil, I leave the plugs submerged overnight and hange them to dry and they dry in a couple of days. I'm pretty happy with the results. Recently there were a few posts about thinning val oil with turpentine. Is there a benefit to thinning it, would it penetrate further into the wood ? If there is a benefit to thinning, would it be ok to use the odorless thinner instead of turpentine ?