Patent ID: 8177093

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a paint tray, comprising: providing a container comprising a base having a periphery with a sidewall extending upwardly along the periphery to define a well adapted to hold paint; and providing at least one faceplate support on the base configured to hold a faceplate thereon such that the faceplate can be painted with excess paint that drips from the faceplate being caught in the well, wherein an entire upper surface of the faceplate support is generally flat and configured to provide a generally planar surface without a protuberance thereon, the upper surface being adapted to support the faceplate, the faceplate support being configured such that the circumferential edges of the faceplate do not contact the paint tray, the at least one faceplate support extending from the base a greater distance than the sidewall such that the upper surface of the at least one faceplate support is located above the sidewall, relative to the base, to prevent paint on the faceplate from simultaneously contacting the sidewall while still on the faceplate and to allow paint that drips to fall into the well, thereby encouraging paint on the faceplate to be generally smooth with reduced paint accumulations along edges thereof; and locating a polymer along at least a portion of the upper surface of the at least one faceplate support to provide additional resistance between the faceplate and the at least one faceplate support to reduce the instances of dislodgement of the faceplate from the at least one faceplate support during painting of the faceplate.