How To: PTM Handles the EASY way
09-05-2012, 11:43 PM
#1
How To: PTM Handles the EASY way
On my last F150 i went thrpough the work of removing my door panels and everything to remove all my handles, and since the prep wprk takes awhile i was driving around with no door handles on certain doors for a straight week. Heres how i did it the easy way.
*Prep work, about 10 minutes. Spray time for primer, base, and clear, about 2 hours.
Materials needed:
Spray Max 2K primer in a spray can-20$
Spray max 2k Clear in a spray can-20$
Reduced auto body paint in a can.. any paint shop can make it for about 20-25$
Grey scour pad or 600 grit sand paper
Stainless Steel Handle covers from Ebay (dont do chrome,. covers cost me 60$ shipped)
-Scuff down the handles until the shines off with the sandpaper or scuff pad. It will look like brushed stainless when it is ready
The one on the left is prepped, the one on the right is obviously still shiny
This next part i didnt take pics for because its self explanatory.
-Wipe down handles with reducer, alcohol, prep, whatever.
-spray two even coats of primer, lets it flash dry (meaning wait til it has no shine on it.. people will argue about wait time but u can spray base on wet sealer if you want)
-spray two coats of base.. or more.. wait abpout 30 mins
-Spray your clear coat. I waited about 20 minutes in between coats, and did 3 wet coats. no runs.
Wallah! nice and wet.. out of a SPRAY CAN. Spray max is the ish my friends.
Allow at least 10 hours to cure.. i usually let them dry over night.
at this point u can sand imperfections out of the clear if u have any, this clear can be cut and buffed no problem.
Heres the finished product.
Pros: Cheap, quick, easy, and very good looking mod for your truck
Cons: The handle cover has a tiny gap in between the cover itself and the body.. literally a few millimeters. Also, the area behind the pull handle is obviously still plastic.
My verdict: Totally worth it. This mod costs right around 120$ and looks great. For the price that a body shop will charge, it wont look much better than this. So why bother? I will never remove handles again!
Hopefully some of yall give this a try.
*Prep work, about 10 minutes. Spray time for primer, base, and clear, about 2 hours.
Materials needed:
Spray Max 2K primer in a spray can-20$
Spray max 2k Clear in a spray can-20$
Reduced auto body paint in a can.. any paint shop can make it for about 20-25$
Grey scour pad or 600 grit sand paper
Stainless Steel Handle covers from Ebay (dont do chrome,. covers cost me 60$ shipped)
-Scuff down the handles until the shines off with the sandpaper or scuff pad. It will look like brushed stainless when it is ready
The one on the left is prepped, the one on the right is obviously still shiny
This next part i didnt take pics for because its self explanatory.
-Wipe down handles with reducer, alcohol, prep, whatever.
-spray two even coats of primer, lets it flash dry (meaning wait til it has no shine on it.. people will argue about wait time but u can spray base on wet sealer if you want)
-spray two coats of base.. or more.. wait abpout 30 mins
-Spray your clear coat. I waited about 20 minutes in between coats, and did 3 wet coats. no runs.
Wallah! nice and wet.. out of a SPRAY CAN. Spray max is the ish my friends.
Allow at least 10 hours to cure.. i usually let them dry over night.
at this point u can sand imperfections out of the clear if u have any, this clear can be cut and buffed no problem.
Heres the finished product.
Pros: Cheap, quick, easy, and very good looking mod for your truck
Cons: The handle cover has a tiny gap in between the cover itself and the body.. literally a few millimeters. Also, the area behind the pull handle is obviously still plastic.
My verdict: Totally worth it. This mod costs right around 120$ and looks great. For the price that a body shop will charge, it wont look much better than this. So why bother? I will never remove handles again!
Hopefully some of yall give this a try.
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Blueleader (11-22-2012)
09-06-2012, 12:01 AM
#2
Beer Gut Extraordinaire
I was thinking just the same thing the other day, for people with an XLT or so. Definitely the next best thing. Looks good. Great idea for those looking to do this mod. Definitely worth doing on an XLT chrome package with the black bezels. I'd definitely do it if I had one. Great write up.
09-06-2012, 12:30 AM
#3
I was thinking just the same thing the other day, for people with an XLT or so. Definitely the next best thing. Looks good. Great idea for those looking to do this mod. Definitely worth doing on an XLT chrome package with the black bezels. I'd definitely do it if I had one. Great write up.
09-06-2012, 12:35 AM
#4
Meaner than ymeski56
I'm looking at doing this with my XLT chrome package but I'll just do it the hard way since the black bucket behind the handle would be obvious on my silver pickup. Great idea though
09-06-2012, 12:51 AM
#7
Meaner than ymeski56
Originally Posted by tko_818
I commend u for doing it, cuz i would still use this method for any color truck! i will never take all the handles off again, it was too much of a PITA ha thanks tho!
Plus I'll do it on a Sunday when I don't have to drive mine anywhere and can do it all in one day
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09-06-2012, 12:51 AM
#8
Originally Posted by tko_818
On my last F150 i went thrpough the work of removing my door panels and everything to remove all my handles
09-06-2012, 12:52 AM
#9
Its a huge Pain to remove the handles because u have to remove all 4 door panels and the cables that attatch from the inner pull handle to the door handle.. then u have to remove the 2 or 3 screws that hold the handles on.. get ready to spend a couple hours on it. you could paint it on the truck, just be careful not to damage the truck during the prep
09-06-2012, 07:29 AM
#10
Senior Member
i just taped mine off on monday and painted. not ptm though as i have the black plastic buckets with chrome handles, so i just painted handles a satin black to some what match the buckets. I will tell you this, it was a pain to tape it all off, i kind of wish i seen this before monday LOL
on a side note, i did my front grill surround at the same time, i sanded down a bit, washed, adhesive promoter, primed, then auto body mixed PTM spray can paint, then did some clear, but it came out rough feeling, not glassy like the truck. What went wrong? it seemed baby smooth until the PTM paint.
on a side note, i did my front grill surround at the same time, i sanded down a bit, washed, adhesive promoter, primed, then auto body mixed PTM spray can paint, then did some clear, but it came out rough feeling, not glassy like the truck. What went wrong? it seemed baby smooth until the PTM paint.
Last edited by Hostility; 09-06-2012 at 07:34 AM.