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I don't care about the paint either. Black is black from far enough
away. I have multiple color Shaeffer, Stooge, Blacet, and even a
foam-core panel along with a variety of tic marks and panel
nomenclature. If you have enough modules, it always looks good :)

I did, however, get tired of scratching the screw holes. No matter
how much I think I am done, I get a new module and move everything
around. I finally bought 300 of the black plastic washers, Mouser
561-D832B. They were $0.06 in small quantities but drop in hundreds
to $0.023 each.

I'm using Stooge flat rails and the extra thickness of the washer
requires longer than a 0.25" screw. I went ahead and bought 1000 of
the 5/16" black screws from Aaron's General Store, part number
1001SN1296. They're just the next size up from the screws that Larry
Hendry distributed with the flat rails. They just barely detent into
the wood behind the rails.

I like them. They look nice and no more scratched panels.

Dave