Summer 2007
Articles	Tech Talk Finding “Misplaced” Tools Painting your tools helps them “pop out” in the grass. Have you ever finished filling an excavation and then remembered that you left a wrench or shovel in the hole? Or found that a black wrench lying in tall grass is hard to find, if not forgotten? We all have. To minimize this problem, you can paint your department’s tools a bright color, such as orange, yellow or red. The easiest way is to keep a spray can of your selected color handy, and spray all new tools as soon as they are received. If you don’t do it right away, you might forget, or they will get dirty and have to be washed before painting. Identifying your department’s tools with a distinctive color also keeps them from getting mixed with equipment from other departments. And, if they have been loaned out, there is a better chance of them finding their way back home. If you need paint, try reflective spray paint found on page 798 of our 118 Catalog. Copyright © 2007, USABlueBook®, All rights reserved.