The hulls is painted...maybe.

After priming, sanding, and priming some more, it was time to throw on some paint.

I rolled and tipped 3 coats.   Despite thinning with water and using a paint conditioner I still ended up with brush marks.  Maybe it was the paint, maybe it was the brush, maybe it was that it was nearly impossible to keep a wet edge.  The paint dries so quick it just doesn't have much time to level.  I am really happy with the amount of sheen.  semigloss was the right way to go.

I am going to let it set for a few days and see about sanding it with some fine sandpaper and putting on an overly thinned coat.  I'm hoping to be able to get it smoother, but if I can't it's not a bad paint job to live with.