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dadiOH,
Regarding paint choice... just ignorance on my part. I've worked with
Latex paints many times, but never with Alkyd or Urethane paints. Are
these the same as oil-base paints? Would the primary advantage of these
be better leveling, better hardness? Can I find these products in HD /
Lowes or should I go to a specialty paint store? Thanks for your
responses.
-EC

One of the better visits you can make, at this stage of your project, is to
find a good 'painters' paint store', and make friend of a couple of the
counter staff who have been at this for a while. They may give you a
'decorator's card', entitling you to some discount from regular prices, but
they will also be able to steer you to the products which work most
reliably for your applications, and perhaps recommend pros who can help you
with work that may be beyond your capabilities, whether equipment, time or
physical strength.

I've excellent results with Kelly Moore and ICI-Dulux. There are others,
and they tend to be regional.

There's reasonably good paint to be had at the Borg, and even at WalMart,
but the quality & quantity of the information is sometimes sketchy.

Good luck with the project.

Patriarch