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Oil (alkaloid) primer and latex (acrylic) top coat is a great combination.
However, a oil based semitransparent stain is not the same as a primer.
Primers are designed to bond to the wood and for the top coat to bond to the primer.
Whereas stains are designed to color the wood. You then apply a sanding sealer or shellac, and then a top coat of varnish.
Now, if this is one of those deck sealer products that is stain and wood protector all in one product. Then no top coats are needed. I would just give them a few coats of the stain and be done with it. They dry with a water resistant finish and would make it hard for the acrylic to adhere.
The worst that could happen is the acrylic would not bond and you will have pealing paint.
However, a oil based semitransparent stain is not the same as a primer.
Primers are designed to bond to the wood and for the top coat to bond to the primer.
Whereas stains are designed to color the wood. You then apply a sanding sealer or shellac, and then a top coat of varnish.
Now, if this is one of those deck sealer products that is stain and wood protector all in one product. Then no top coats are needed. I would just give them a few coats of the stain and be done with it. They dry with a water resistant finish and would make it hard for the acrylic to adhere.
The worst that could happen is the acrylic would not bond and you will have pealing paint.