Cover cap for Map lite switch

[PTK]

I'm looking for the cover cap of the map lite switch.

Mine is white and it doesn't go well with the leather yoke. I wanted it in black.

Is it available anywhere?

[N201MKTurbo]

Get the part number of the switch, either from the switch or the parts manual. Look it up on Digikey, Mauser or Newark. Somewhere on the page will be "accessories". It should list the compatible switch covers.

Something like this:

http://www.newark.com/te-connectivity-alcoswitch/mpa106d/switch-pushbutton-spdt-6a-250v/dp/61F752

http://www.newark.com/te-connectivity-alcoswitch/c23004/switch-cap/dp/01M5345

I'm not saying this is the switch, but it is something like this.

[PTK]

Thanks. I tried spray painting it but paint doesn't stick to it. It comes off.

[Marauder]

Pete -- did you use a paint specifically designed for plastics? Sometimes a plastic need to be prepared in addition, i.e. mechanical or chemical sanding. These are the paints I have used. Not all plastics are the same: 

 

Krylon Fusion for Plastic®,  Valspar® Plastic Spray Paint, Rust-Oleum Specialty Paint For Plastic Spray.

[jetdriven]

It won't matter on the paint because the button is a wear item.

[PTK]

Chris, I used a Rustoleum glossy black spray paint that I had in the garage.

It doesn't seem to be bonding to the substrate because the substrate itself is also glossy. Do you feel the ones you mentioned will bond to it? If so it may be worth try.

Byron, the color on these plastics is all the way through and it doesn't wear off. When painting them the paint needs to bond into the plastic so it doesn't wear off.

[Marauder]

Pete -- there are many plastics out there so it will be hard to say if the plastic specific sprays will work. But I think you have a much better chance of getting one of them to stick.

I would search "painting plastic" on the Internet. There are a few prep steps that you can do to make the paint stick. Here is one for painting a computer mouse. That certainly would be classified as "high wear": http://m.wikihow.com/Paint-on-Plastic

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[N601RX]

Another option is to use a black plastic dip.  It will leave a rubber like overcoat.

[N201MKTurbo]

Why go to all this trouble when the black cap is readily available and cost $1.38

[jetdriven]

Chris, I used a Rustoleum glossy black spray paint that I had in the garage.

It doesn't seem to be bonding to the substrate because the substrate itself is also glossy. Do you feel the ones you mentioned will bond to it? If so it may be worth try.

Byron, the color on these plastics is all the way through and it doesn't wear off. When painting them the paint needs to bond into the plastic so it doesn't wear off.

No paint, including Imron, can withstand the constant wear that a switch cover receives.  Then you have a black painted cap with white showing through. id just buy a few from Radio Shack and see what fits.

[PTK]

Why go to all this trouble when the black cap is readily available and cost $1.38

But to ship that that $1.38 item they want to charge $9.00! It'd be nice if they could put it in the mail with a postage stamp!

[fantom]

But to ship that that $1.38 item they want to charge $9.00! It'd be nice if they could put it in the mail with a postage stamp!

 

You should see what my dentist charges!