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We have about 15 tan wallplates that we would like to be white, what's
the best way to paint them that won't chip off after a while and look
horrible?

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Schism wrote:
We have about 15 tan wallplates that we would like to be white, what's
the best way to paint them that won't chip off after a while and look
horrible?

Hi,
Paint? Why bother?, new plate with color of your choice; Ivory, Off
white, etc. will cost a few cents each.
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what color is the switch part, or receptable part? if they are
different it will look strange.


They are coaxial / phone line combo plates, I bought them off the
internet and I don't want to spend double for shipping them back or
buying more.

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I forget what company but there is a spray paint made for plastic. It also
works really good. Go to your local harware store and ask them.

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what color is the switch part, or receptable part? if they are
different it will look strange.


They are coaxial / phone line combo plates, I bought them off the
internet and I don't want to spend double for shipping them back or
buying more.



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On 2 Mar 2006 21:53:38 -0800, "Schism" wrote:

what color is the switch part, or receptable part? if they are
different it will look strange.


They are coaxial / phone line combo plates, I bought them off the
internet and I don't want to spend double for shipping them back or
buying more.


Use spray paint. What kind I don't know. Do it outdoors, far
enough from everything that the paint won't drift over to a car or
house etc. Even then do it on a calm day, over wide newspapers.

Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.

krylon for plastic at walmart




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In article . com, "Schism" wrote:
We have about 15 tan wallplates that we would like to be white, what's
the best way to paint them that won't chip off after a while and look
horrible?

Why not just buy white wall plates? They cost all of maybe fifty cents each.

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In article . com, "Schism" wrote:
what color is the switch part, or receptable part? if they are
different it will look strange.


They are coaxial / phone line combo plates, I bought them off the
internet and I don't want to spend double for shipping them back or
buying more.


Buy more, sell the ones you have on eBay.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

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