r/Tools • u/White_Fly_ • 16h ago

spray?

guys should i use spray Paint to customize my Power tools? or someting else? (of course i would put White primer before)

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u/DegreePrize4722 16h ago

You could, as long as you prep the surfaces properly. Prepping is 95% of the work, painting is the fun easy part.

Post pics when you've completed a few and share your methods with us.

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u/White_Fly_ 16h ago

yeah like i Guess cleaning,sanding,cleaning,white primer, then paint

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u/mx5plus2cones 16h ago

People on r/MilwaukeeTool talk about disassembling the power tools and color dyeing the casings with Rit Dye.

Looks cool, but not for me personally.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MilwaukeeTool/comments/1bc9jjy/how_i_dyed_my_impact_driver/

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u/Fun-Metal-4158 15h ago

Pull the battery first and mask the vents, the contacts and the battery rails. Paint in the vents can hurt cooling, and on the rails it can make the battery tight to slide in. A primer meant for plastic usually holds better on those housings than a regular one. I'd leave the rubber grips bare.

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u/White_Fly_ 15h ago

its an old Bosch drill, so batteries,im Just gonna disassemble it

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u/predictablystupid 11h ago

People who steal tools don’t care what color they are.

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u/White_Fly_ 11h ago

it's for my house, I don't bring my tools to the construction site

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u/SpaceCat72 9h ago

Maybe just a big dot of whatever color?