1.   A suitable water-based glaze can be made by mixing equal parts of water-based varnish with latex flat paint.

2.   I remember using an oil-based primer and a latex trim paint.

3.   The best type of paint to use for the top coat is a good acrylic latex exterior paint.

4.   Then sand the peeling paint smooth and apply two thin coats of latex ceiling paint.

5.   Then apply two thin coats of latex ceiling paint.