shescountry

Alright today or tomorrow me and a buddy are paintin my door handles and mirror caps. Any tips or dos and donts I should know about before I do this? Thanks in advance.

colevig

Take them of lightly sand and use a good cleaner to remove any oils dust or waxes primer then color then clear. You can sand during painting to with a high number grit wet but I didn't. Won't let me post pictures but give them good time to dry and harden even if they feel dry they are not. Do get anxious

redknight1

I'd use adhesion promoter on that plastic

shescountry

How'd you take them off? It's really gonna have to be done in one day if possible.

colevig

X2 on the adhesion promoter.
Take your door panels off mirror is a plug and 3-4 nuts and it slides off then tape the reflective part off good.

Handles there are two bolts on the side of the door covered by two black plugs then one nut on the inside of the door. Push the handle out and then unhook the 1-2 rods connected to your locks and door latch then it's off tape the key hole and prep and paint

KMAC0694

I've painted my handles. IMO, if you want to do it right and have it look almost factory, take all of them off and sand them completely smooth with 100 grit, then 400 grit before plastic adhesion promoter/primer.

BIG heads up: go to Ford and buy a lock cylinder clip for the driver door lock cylinder. It's pretty difficult to remove the driver handle without breaking this clip. I almost broke even the replacement clip. $6 insurance. I F'd up my clip, rod, almost messed the cylinder up, and had a SNAFU with the whole thing.

For the mirror caps, same drill as far as sanding. I'd mask them off first, then sand, so you don't scuff up the parts you aren't painting.

shescountry

Thanks for the tips guys. Were gonna try and work on it tomorrow.

racecrew25

personally, I would get NEW handles and caps...saw paintable ones in LMC catalog....pretty inexpensive as well

the biggest problem you're going to run into is during your prep work....you're going to have to sand off ALL the texture, for best results.....I've done these before (I work in a body shop) and they are a b*tch to do right...if you're dead set on doing this, IT'S ALL IN THE PREP!!!....when in doubt, sand some more

woopud

Where do you guy's get the paint in the spray cans? Need to paint a new bumper in the Tan color and also have some small pits in my hood I want to paint the White.

shescountry

Auto zone, orielys, advanced auto parts should have it. It's duplicolor just find whatever paint code your using for the bumper.