If you use a product called ESP by Owatrol, any water based or oil based paint will chemically bond to any non porous surface. It's awesome stuff.

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ESP by Owatrol

Sounds like a good recommendation ... just 18 years too late!

He is still trying to get the light to turn off as its all stuck up!
I can recall trying to paint an old brown round bakelite toggle switch when
I was younger. it remained sticky to the touch for ever.
Brian

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ESP by Owatrol

Sounds like a good recommendation ... just 18 years too late!

Erm don't the switches tend to get stuck though if you paint them?

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If you use a product called ESP by Owatrol, any water based or oil based
paint will chemically bond to any non porous surface. It's awesome stuff.

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If you use a product called ESP by Owatrol, any water based or oil based
paint will chemically bond to any non porous surface. It's awesome stuff.

I'm sure there are some on here that would paint switches etc. The group
has more than its fair share of cretins.

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On 8/14/2016 6:39 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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If you use a product called ESP by Owatrol, any water based or oil based
paint will chemically bond to any non porous surface. It's awesome stuff.

I'm sure there are some on here that would paint switches etc. The group
has more than its fair share of cretins.

When my daughter moved into her flat, it had been freshly painted by the
landlord - every switch and socket, even the cable connections, was
coated with emulsion. Took ages to get that sorted.

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S Viemeister wrote:
On 8/14/2016 6:39 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
wrote:
If you use a product called ESP by Owatrol, any water based or oil
based paint will chemically bond to any non porous surface. It's
awesome stuff.

I'm sure there are some on here that would paint switches etc. The
group has more than its fair share of cretins.

When my daughter moved into her flat, it had been freshly painted by the
landlord - every switch and socket, even the cable connections, was
coated with emulsion. Took ages to get that sorted.

Yup. And of course if you don't remove it looks so tatty very soon
afterwards. Any painted surface like that will soon wear off if subjected
to heavy wear - as something like a switch or socket will. Even pro
finished lacquered types can get tatty quickly with careless use.

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On Sunday, 14 August 2016 13:47:43 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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S Viemeister wrote:
On 8/14/2016 6:39 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'm sure there are some on here that would paint switches etc. The
group has more than its fair share of cretins.

When my daughter moved into her flat, it had been freshly painted by the
landlord - every switch and socket, even the cable connections, was
coated with emulsion. Took ages to get that sorted.

Yup. And of course if you don't remove it looks so tatty very soon
afterwards. Any painted surface like that will soon wear off if subjected
to heavy wear - as something like a switch or socket will. Even pro
finished lacquered types can get tatty quickly with careless use.

Yup. But when some wally has painted it before it can be very tempting to take the quick option & repaint it.


NT

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On Sunday, 14 August 2016 13:47:43 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
S Viemeister wrote:
On 8/14/2016 6:39 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I'm sure there are some on here that would paint switches etc. The
group has more than its fair share of cretins.

When my daughter moved into her flat, it had been freshly painted by
the landlord - every switch and socket, even the cable connections,
was coated with emulsion. Took ages to get that sorted.

Yup. And of course if you don't remove it looks so tatty very soon
afterwards. Any painted surface like that will soon wear off if
subjected to heavy wear - as something like a switch or socket will.
Even pro finished lacquered types can get tatty quickly with careless
use.

Yup. But when some wally has painted it before it can be very tempting
to take the quick option & repaint it.

I'd say the very cheapest new one from Screwfix, etc, would look a million
times better.

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