As part of my upgrade-my-home agenda, I am eliminating the gold electrical switch and outlet plates. These metal plates can cost $4-$5 each and plastic ones can cost $1 a piece. If I have 4 in every room of my house, that's 32 plates. If I replaced them all with plastic plates, it would cost me about $32. But if I replaced them with the metal plates, it could cost me nearly $130 or more. I didn't like either option. Nothing a little spray paint can't fix.
I laid the plates out on top of an old piece of laminate flooring that I am going to throw away anyway. To prep, I scratched the surface of the plates with a painter's sanding block.
I chose to use Rust-oleum's Satin Spray Paint in "White." I chose satin because I didn't want a gloss, and I didn't want a flat color that would scratch easily.
I ended up using two boards to lay the plates on to avoid a lot of over spray.
Closer Look.
All done - lighting is a little weird because of the covered porch.
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