Painting outdoor cables

Theo · 2022-04-26T12:06:29+00:00

I have a widget with a low voltage multicore cable, that I want to mountoutside. It'll be exposed to sunlight pretty much all the time. The cableis black and I'd like it to be white.So my options are either paint or replace the cable. According to this: paints are better because they won't leach plasticiser out ofthe PVC.But what kind of paint will be UV safe, will stick and not be likely toflake off after a few years? (and that I don't need to buy by the gallon)Or is there a good multicore cable available in white that will cope withbeing outside? I need it to be screened and at least 5 cores (in a singlecable), and only need a few metres. I looked at various options for cat5but there's not much in white (and most wanted to sell me 100m)ThanksTheo

Apr 26, 2022 Last reply: 4 years ago 20 Replies

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Animal 4 years ago

Yes, or painting religious scenes all over it. You could... but why?

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