Fence Painting Problem

My fence is mostly horizontal rough wood with one section vertical planed wood and a vertical planed wood gate. It was painted by the previous house owners with a waterbased green stain. After 10 years in the house, It had faded a lot so I’ve repainted it with a Sadolin

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New primed cedar shakes.

New primed cedar shakes were installed. One coat of Benjamin Moore flat exterior latex paint applied. Within 1 hour–heavy rain came down. It was raining cream color (house was painted a beige color). No over hang, do we have to sand and prime? Question two- We had also oil primed

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Varnish on new fiberglass front door?

I just bought a wood grain, dark brown color fiberglass front door from HomeDepot. The HomeDepot guy told me to put a coat of “varnish” on the door but a painting contractor told me not to and just leave the door as it is because the varnish will wear out

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Primer after Wall Paper Removed

I used Zissner 1-2-3 after removing wall paper. I was told that wasn’t the best choice – as an oil based primer is better. Should I top coat after a few days and hope there is no activation of wall paper residue OR take action to correct the problem first?

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Can you change the sheen with a colorless paint?

I have spent a lot of time faux painting a large room (4 shades!) I am happy with the color results, but wish that I had chosen eggshell sheen rather than flat for my paints. Is there a colorless water-based finish (similar to latex paint) that I can put on

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