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Default Painting receptacles

On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 9:27:31 AM UTC-5, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 3/26/21 5:24 PM, Sid 03 wrote:
I have a project were I painted everything in a corner to be the same color.
We have a power-strip plugged in that corner and because it does not match the color, it sticks out like ....

I have been in many homes and apartments were the receptacles and wall-plates were painted to match the wall cover and/or covered w/wall-paper.
Some done well, some not !

Is there a problem or any risk of painting a power-strip to match the walls and/or woodwork ? (I would be sure that all the contacts were taped and covered and that no paint would make it back into the inner voids of the strip)

Thanks
Sid.

Use a brush- not a sprayer, protect the sockets too, then lock and load...

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Why not spray as long and I mask off all the conductors ?