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Color aside, what a terrible idea
Why do you say that?
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.
I think if they just painted the "body" (the part that you hold) it would be much more efficient.
You wouldn't even need to paint it since there are coloured rubber caps.
Yep, that was my point - that paint is going to rub off into the locking mechanism and be a nightmare eventually.
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).
Sure. And as other have said, powder coat would be a bit better and just painting the part that doesn't go into the lock would serve the same purpose without the problems.
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.
Paint it with colored graphite, problems solved.
Not who you responded to, but they look spray painted. That's gonna look fine until it's actually used, then it'll be a flaky mess