Steven - Hi and thanks so much for your feedback!
(I almost missed it as I scrolled right down to the bottom of the thread and Holly's was below yours.
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I'm not sure it would ever have occurred to me to scrape off the paint in order to rework the area. Wet-on-wet is sounding more and more appealing!
I'm excited about the project I'm working on now, but am finding myself antsy to be done with it so that I can get right to the oils!
You've been really helpful.