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Which key loses the most paint tells you a lot about that person… (aussie.zone)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] [S] 54 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I wouldn’t use a painted key in a lock. Any material debris in a lock adds resistance and that paint coming off in the lock pretty quickly.

I don’t know if that was the original commenters point but that’s why I wouldn’t.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yep, that was my point - that paint is going to rub off into the locking mechanism and be a nightmare eventually.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Could anodize them or use a dye instead of a paint to get the same effect without any of it flaking off into the lock (or your pocket).

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I used a pained set of keys in my house locks for 13ish years and never ran in to an issue. May have been the type of paint. By the end the only print left on any of them were little splotches around the head of the key and deep in the groves.

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