I recently sprayed BM Advance using my Earlex 5500 HVLP, thinned 10% with distill water. It was for a small bookcase and the first time I tried this alkyd paint. The result is very good. The paint dried rock hard, although I had a bit of a difficult time sanding it between coats.

I am building a large built-in for the family room now and want to use BM Advance again with the Earlex 5500. Construction materials are birch plywood with poplar for trim and face frame. I have half of the boxes constructed without backs attached. This weekend I will try to construct the upper boxes. Which is a good waterborne primer to use with the BM Advance, sprayed using the Earlex 5500? How many coats of primer (1 vs 2)?

I have read Zinsser BIN, but this is DNA clean-up. I prefer water and soap clean up and a primer that can sand to a powder between coats. Too much to ask?