Super Switch and Outlet Update for (Almost!) Free
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Suggested materials:
- Rust-Oleum 2X paint and primer, Navajo White (Lowe's)
- Masking tape (had on hand)
- Used sheet of printer paper (had on hand)
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Ray Devore on May 30, 2018
If you have the knowledge, It would just be as easy to swap out the switches and covers. Less time consuming and probably at near the same cost.
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Jeanne Johnson Ortego on May 30, 2018
Ray, it might be easier for you, but I have fibromyalgia and have had neck surgery. I was lucky to be able to pull the covers off and paint them :)
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Jeanne Johnson Ortego on May 30, 2018
Ray, that's what started the whole thing for needing to paint these: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/repair/electric/easy-outlet-update-35943103?r=2
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Wxw on Jun 08, 2018
Easier if you have the know how. For those that do not, painting is a great backup. Also, keep in mind, colors/ shades of production do not always match. We have changed outlets/switches in this 20yr old house for one reason or another and mfgs make changes. Even from one production to the next can be a different color. With paint, you get what you see and can customize so they fade away. Your eye does not get stopped by this white box in the middle of your custom paint.
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Wxw on Jun 07, 2018
Glad i am not the only one who is all about details/consistency . . . yes, even when it comes to switch plates, outlets and, let's not forget, registers. Some say i have too much time on my hands, but these details have never kept us from selling a house (five in 13 years), i.e., one day to three wks. Great idea that works!!
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Jeanne Johnson Ortego on Jun 08, 2018
Thank you!
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Your pictures confuse me. In one set of pictures (when you talk about painting), there is a double outlet with a rectangular hole in the cover. In the before and after pictures, there is a switch and an outlet with two oval holes in the cover. Which is the real deal?
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