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Video by The Idaho Painter

The Idaho Painter

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This project demonstrates how to easily remove a modern screwless switch plate cover using a simple tool, and explains the best practice of removing covers before painting the surrounding wall area for a cleaner finish.

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switch plates without screws. And so, it's like now those old things come off and they're actually pretty cool. I do really like them. I like having those screws. So, that's pretty cool what DR Horton does there. So, you can take a screwdriver or a 5-in-1 and pop that thing off and it doesn't take a whole lot of pressure. And it just pops off. So, screwless switch plate covers right there. And then you just cut around it, pop it back on. And away you go. So, if you've never seen anything like that, there you go. There you go. Now we're going to cut it in. I always remove switch plates and outlet covers before painting. I don't ever cut around them. So, I remove them.

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