Painting receptacles
 

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.

Painting receptacles
 

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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Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

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

Painting receptacles
 

On 3/28/21 12:40 PM, Sid 03 wrote:
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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

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

Greater chance of an "oops".

--
Why is it that the people who want more government control over your
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?

Painting receptacles
 

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:20:43 PM UTC-5, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 3/28/21 12:40 PM, Sid 03 wrote:
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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

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

Greater chance of an "oops".

--
Why is it that the people who want more government control over your
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?

Describe the oops ?
Worst case scenario: wipe all the paint off and start over or just buy a new one and start over ?

Painting receptacles
 

On 3/28/21 1:37 PM, Sid 03 wrote:
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:20:43 PM UTC-5, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 3/28/21 12:40 PM, Sid 03 wrote:
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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

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

Greater chance of an "oops".

--
Why is it that the people who want more government control over your
life are the same ones who want you to be disarmed?

Describe the oops ?
Worst case scenario: wipe all the paint off and start over or just buy a new one and start over ?


How ya' gonna' wipe the paint from inside the slots where the plug is
inserted? If you're careful with a brush, you save the trip/gas back to
the Home Depot to buy another receptacle ;-)

--
A mans rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the
cartridge box.
- Frederick Douglass

Painting receptacles
 

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:40:44 -0700 (PDT), Sid 03
wrote:

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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

Why not spray as long and I mask off all the conductors ?
TECHNICALLY you should NEVER paint the outlet itself. If you must,
DRY BRUSH them - never spray because if any spray gets in through the
slots it will affect the contacts inside and it is virtually
impossible to effectively mask the slots and still get a decent paint
job. Much better (although more exoensive) to use outlrts that go with
the colour of your wall.They are available in about 20 different
colors from both Leviton and Lutron.

Painting receptacles
 

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:40:44 -0700 (PDT), Sid 03
wrote:

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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

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

A couple of my friends, two bothers, are painters and they always pull off
the receptacle covers and put them aside prior to painting. However, they
said if they were asked to paint the covers they'd still pull them off and
paint them separately, then reinstall. In that case, you could line them up
on a piece of cardboard and spray away.

Painting receptacles
 

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 4:30:04 PM UTC-5, Jim Joyce wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:40:44 -0700 (PDT), Sid 03
wrote:
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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

Why not spray as long and I mask off all the conductors ?
A couple of my friends, two bothers, are painters and they always pull off
the receptacle covers and put them aside prior to painting. However, they
said if they were asked to paint the covers they'd still pull them off and
paint them separately, then reinstall. In that case, you could line them up
on a piece of cardboard and spray away.

This is a power-strip, and if there really is that much of a scare of paint getting inside, I could take it apart and remove all the electrical parts and paint just the shell and
Then reassemble.
I was more worried about the paint on the shell being a fire-hazard ? Than a problem with paint getting on the contacts.

Painting receptacles
 

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:27:59 -0700 (PDT), Sid 03 posted for all of us to
digest...


On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 4:30:04 PM UTC-5, Jim Joyce wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:40:44 -0700 (PDT), Sid 03
wrote:
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...

--
Criminals love gun control; it makes their job much, much safer.

Why not spray as long and I mask off all the conductors ?
A couple of my friends, two bothers, are painters and they always pull off
the receptacle covers and put them aside prior to painting. However, they
said if they were asked to paint the covers they'd still pull them off and
paint them separately, then reinstall. In that case, you could line them up
on a piece of cardboard and spray away.

This is a power-strip, and if there really is that much of a scare of paint getting inside, I could take it apart and remove all the electrical parts and paint just the shell and
Then reassemble.
I was more worried about the paint on the shell being a fire-hazard ? Than a problem with paint getting on the contacts.

Tape off the receptacle as you noted and spray away. The cord will be another
problem. The paint may attack the covering and will surely crack off as it
bends.

Or get some wiremold and extend the outlet and paint or just extend the out to
where it's needed.

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Tekkie