hey guys - I had some questions regarding painting the door handles.

have any of you done this? could I do a thorough job on this without taking them off first? any suggestions of method, and supplies to use?

appreciate your help

 

you need to take off the door handles to paint them properly

 

thanks. I am pretty new to paint work - can you lend any advice, do I need to sand them down/primer them then paint them? any product suggestions? anything to look out for?

 

I didn't do my door handles yet, but from what I've read, yes sand down and prep for paint. Not sure about product. Do some searching, theres quite a few threads on those details...

 

i just did my door handles 2 weeks ago, sanded down with 600grit, cleaned with alcohol, 2 coats of adhesive promoter, 3 coats of krylon fusion plastic paint, and 2 coats of clear coat. looks pretty decent, i have an 03 superblack, should have came black from factory to begin with, i let them dry 4 or 5 days before putting them back on so i hope you have a beater to get around

here is a before/after to give you an idea, good luck
<img src=http://images.streetfire.net/handlers/getsizedimage.ashx?id=1327387&w=523>
<img src=http://images.streetfire.net/handlers/getsizedimage.ashx?id=1327379&w=523>

 

crap, I was hoping I could just let it dry over the weekend (doing this on fri night or saturday early morning.. putting them back on sunday night)

would that be pushing my luck?..

 

yeah cause it took at least a week for the paint to actually harden, i was told i made a mistake by not letting the paint cure first then apply clear coat but oh well, i have plenty left over if it messes up.

 

jray8 ---- That looks really good man. Do you have any close up pics? Is there any orange peel? Just curious, I'd like to try this on mine.

 

i will try to take some soon, not really orange peel, just scratches from washing etc, but meguiars #7 cleans that up

 

Nice, thanks

 

A week for the paint to cure? BS

 

you're kidding right, i know exactly what it says on the back of the paint can i used, the Krylon Fusion mr bs, please offer your expertise, or better yet, call krylon and tell them that is doesnt take 7 days for the paint to fully cure/harden and be scratch resistant as they claim

 

OOOOOO.... I likey.

 

these are cell phone pics so they probably don't help much, i forgot to mention that you can drive your Z without the handles, just looks pretty weird. just hold the key in the lock to roll the windows down(forget which direction at the moment) and unlock and hop in. good luck, post some pics when you get finished.
<img src=http://a489.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/119/l_6d94a58a17f9112e8a205613e1a6c478.jpg>
<img src=http://a165.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_6eb5e02029578a01347430b8eeac78e4.jpg>

 

Solid pics man. I am planning on doing this as well on my DB Z. Black wheels/lights. The silver handles are really sticking out.

 

looks good!