The day after we moved into our apartment Mr. T had a "to do" list a mile long.
On the list was to make copies of the house keys. We were only issued two keys, one for each door.
This is what he gave me.
Do you see the problem???
Yes, I can never tell the front door key from the back door key.
Without fail, if I'm going to go in the back door, I try the front door key first, and vice versa.
I think I got this idea from pinterest, but at this point I can't remember.
I threw some plastic wrap over a plate.
Really a light sanding would have probably been a good idea, but our dremel is still packed up.
This is my favorite nail polish, it lasts the longest of any I've ever tried and it's cheap!
Originally I was going to coat the entire head of the key, but after I got started I decided to just fill in that little rectangle with the wording.
I filled it in, drop by drop and used the brush to push it out to the edges of the impression in the key.
I think I'll be able to tell the difference now!
As you can see the nail polish is quite thick.
My ugly truck key got the same treatment... I bet my husband won't be so quick to nab my keys anymore!

That's a great idea! I've suffered from Identical Key Syndrome before but I could never remember to buy one of those plastic key covers to differentiate them.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! I've suffered from Identical Key Syndrome before but I could never remember to buy one of those plastic key covers to differentiate them.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Great idea.
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