On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:21:12 -0500, ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar)
wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door >knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door >hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it >scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it >dissolve switches and outlets too?
Try some of these other methods that won't dissolve plastic: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-remove-paint-from-plastic#b
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it >scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
On 2/28/2016 1:21 PM, Hactar wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it dissolve switches and outlets too?
If the paint is only on the switch plate or outlet cover, just replace
them. You can get them for < 30¢.
In article <lfGdne3BkuqKKU7LnZ2dnUU7-e3NnZ2d@supernews.com>,
Tim Wright <tlwright6x@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/28/2016 1:21 PM, Hactar wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it dissolve switches and outlets too?
If the paint is only on the switch plate or outlet cover, just replace them. You can get them for < 30¢.
It's not. Besides, the covers are flat and therefore relatively easy to de-paint.
In article <ajpcqc-qvv.ln1@pc.home>, ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar)
wrote:
In article <lfGdne3BkuqKKU7LnZ2dnUU7-e3NnZ2d@supernews.com>,
Tim Wright <tlwright6x@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/28/2016 1:21 PM, Hactar wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door
knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it
scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it dissolve switches and outlets too?
If the paint is only on the switch plate or outlet cover, just replace them. You can get them for < 30¢.
It's not. Besides, the covers are flat and therefore relatively easy to de-paint.
Surely this is the painter's responsibility. Is there no way to get him
to clean up after himself?
In article <billvan-A42623.20344028022016@shawnews.vc.shawcable.net>,
bill van <billvan@delete.shaw.ca> wrote:
In article <ajpcqc-qvv.ln1@pc.home>, ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
In article <lfGdne3BkuqKKU7LnZ2dnUU7-e3NnZ2d@supernews.com>,
Tim Wright <tlwright6x@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/28/2016 1:21 PM, Hactar wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door
knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it
scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it dissolve switches and outlets too?
If the paint is only on the switch plate or outlet cover, just replace them. You can get them for < 30¢.
It's not. Besides, the covers are flat and therefore relatively easy to de-paint.
Surely this is the painter's responsibility. Is there no way to get him
to clean up after himself?
It's my mother. Apparently I'm a lot pickier than she is.
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door >knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it >scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
In article <q417dbtrmqm7rov7d78d9adq25d7puv74n@4ax.com>,
Les Albert <lalbert1@aol.com> wrote:
On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:21:12 -0500, ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar)
wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door
knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it
scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
Try some of these other methods that won't dissolve plastic:
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-remove-paint-from-plastic#b
Interesting, thanks. It does say to try nail polish remover, but it
doesn't specify standard or non-acetone stuff.
ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door >knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door >hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it >scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it >dissolve switches and outlets too?
My new North Van apartment was similar. Whatever happened to the idea
of painting the wall BEFORE screwing the covers on?
In my case, fingernails worked fine on the plug / light switch covers,
too.
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
In article <8utbqc-tab.ln1@pc.home>, ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar)
wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it dissolve switches and outlets too?
Was the paint water based? If so, it will probably easily scrape off the light switches and outlets. Buy new switch plates.
He really "splashed" the paint on these things?
Did you pay him?
Did you pay him?
No, it's my mother's house and she and my sister were the painters.
ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door
knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it
scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
My new North Van apartment was similar. Whatever happened to the idea
of painting the wall BEFORE screwing the covers on?
In my case, fingernails worked fine on the plug / light switch covers,
too.
Greg Goss wrote:
ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
When the room was painted, the painter swiped/splashed paint on the door >> knobs/handles/hinges, the floor, outlets, and light switches. Door
hardware is easy, remove it before I clean it. If I can't remove it, it >> scrapes off with a fingernail and some effort. Floors are easy, it's
tile. What about the others? Acetone dissolves paint, but will it
dissolve switches and outlets too?
My new North Van apartment was similar. Whatever happened to the idea
of painting the wall BEFORE screwing the covers on?
In my case, fingernails worked fine on the plug / light switch covers,
too.
When I paid my first visit to the apartment of the girl who became my
SWMBO of the last 38 years I was shocked, shocked to see that she had wallpapered her kitchen by herself and papered right over the switch
plates and outlets.
She had punched small holes in the paper for the switch levers and plug prongs to fit through.
We're a good match though, she's great with helping people and kids with learning problems and I can fix anything except a broken heart or the
crack of dawn.
When I paid my first visit to the apartment of the girl who became my
SWMBO of the last 38 years I was shocked, shocked to see that she had wallpapered her kitchen by herself and papered right over the switch
plates and outlets.
She had punched small holes in the paper for the switch levers and plug prongs to fit through.
On 3/2/2016 5:41 PM, Jeff Wisnia wrote:
When I paid my first visit to the apartment of the girl who became my
SWMBO of the last 38 years I was shocked, shocked to see that she had
wallpapered her kitchen by herself and papered right over the switch
plates and outlets.
She had punched small holes in the paper for the switch levers and plug
prongs to fit through.
Professional paper hangers get paid money to do that.
Oh, wait. She didn't paper the cover plates separately, carefully
aligning the paper pattern on the plate with the paper on the wall?
Never mind.
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