Abstract: Products are disclosed to be applied to a given surface to be painted in which the drying time of the product on the coated surface is delayed so as to increase the useable working time for the painting surface. The base coating products consist generally of mixtures of synthetic resin water-based paints preferably acrylic colorless or colored paints, glycerin USP 96% and water in predetermined ratios by weight. The synthetic resin water-based paint as an ingredient when colorless provides a colorless base coating composition and, when colored, provides a colored base coating composition. The enumerated coating compositions may also include, in predetermined ratios, small quantities of surfactants and/or thickening agents which enhance the purpose and object of the enumerated coating compositions for delaying the drying time so as to increase the time during which the coated surface can be worked by applying, blending and overcoating the base coated surface with synthetic resin water base paints.