Paint in boxes

[LarryFine]

The biggest issue that I see from paint(overspray) in the device box is the paint on the bare equipment grounds that has to be scraped off.

How many guys actually perform this step?

I do if necessary.

I think it's funny that the painters will take great care in taping/plastic/tarping off all kinds of other equipment as to not get paint or overspray on those things, but our electrical items seem to be conveniently overlooked as if to be less important.

They probably think we should run the wires after they paint.

 

[pfalcon]

Problems from contamination are typically non-existent or a minor inconvenience. When a painter goes nutso and soaks a box down good it can become a little more problematic.

Do I wait until the wires dry?
When they dry will that high-gloss paint make the wires harder to work with?
Guess I'm gonna have to red tape that white romex conductor for the three-way again.
Paint in special locations may include aggressive additives that make the insulation brittle.
And you might get around all this other stuff but looking at the color they chose for the walls will certainly make you go blind. :grin:

Spritzing the inside of a box with paint cause you are too lazy to cover it is as 110.12 tries to prevent : Not neat and not workmanlike in manner.

Oh yea, and I love replacing switches and receptacles years down the line after someone has lovingly filled all the screw slots with paint.

 

[ty]

Larry,
LOL.
I think some drywallers think the same thing.



I don't think that paint on the insulatedconductors is a real safety hazard, but paint on the bare equipment ground could potentially be.
If it is not scraped-off ,I think there would be a violation of code beginning with 250.4(A)(5)