The stand I have is semi-gloss and it cleans up pretty easy. Gloss is the easiest to clean, then semi-gloss, and so on. It's all a matter of preference. If you don't like the way gloss looks on the INSIDE, you'll probably hate it on the outside. If you want to paint over the inside, you'll need to lightly sand it after it cures to scratch the surface so yoru next coat will stick.