painting the mirrors and door handles?

[charlie-2]

i want to color match the door handles and mirrors. should i take th etime and sand it smooth or just primer base coat and clear coat? and i want to do the side vents.. anyone mask to v8 powerstroke or f-250 inlay to paint it? juust seein some ideas.

 

[6.0dirtworker]

You should sand them, it will look a lot better

 

[cfdeng7]

I agree with monstar. They won't look right textured.

 

[HighOn22's]

I agree sand them. I had a local decal make some inlays for my vents. Was much easier than masking around.
Since you're looking to paint your vents then you could get them to make the inlays in black then insert after painting.

 

[charlie-2]

painted everything.... didnt sand mirrors or door handles and they look freaking amazing ill get a pic up

 

[BFT]

from what ive been told. they go through some paint over the texture and sand in beween (removing the paint left on texture) it takes a few coats but come out pretty nice.

 

[Dzchey21]

I used epoxy sealer on eriks tailgate handle and it smoothed it out nice without sanding

 

[derrick36]

I used epoxy sealer on eriks tailgate handle and it smoothed it out nice without sanding

Did you post pics of that anywhere? I'm gonna redo mine this summer. I didn't sand it when I painted mine and it looks a bit off.

Painting the textured stuff without sanding made the paint look dull. It's not horrible but it sticks out.

 

[Dzchey21]

Did you post pics of that anywhere? I'm gonna redo mine this summer. I didn't sand it when I painted mine and it looks a bit off.

Painting the textured stuff without sanding made the paint look dull. It's not horrible but it sticks out.

I intended on sanding it but it didn't need it. But I.do.know what you mean about dull looking

No pics I was in a time crunch maybe Erik can.chime in with some pics

 

[BFT]

I used epoxy sealer on eriks tailgate handle and it smoothed it out nice without sanding

never thought of that:fustrate:

the coats that ive been told to do is with the primer. not too sure on what primer then your color...etc

 

[Erikclaw]

I will try and post a pic of it tomorrow.

 

[Wayne]

My best results have been sanding the plastic with 320, then priming, final sanding, then base, clear. Also be sure to remove the hinge pin on the handles and add extra clearance so the added paint doesn't cause rubbing. It looks factory when you're done if you know what you're doing

 

[derrick36]

I intended on sanding it but it didn't need it. But I.do.know what you mean about dull looking

No pics I was in a time crunch maybe Erik can.chime in with some pics

I will try and post a pic of it tomorrow.

Thanks a lot!

 

[charlie-2]

door handles and mirrors.. just primer and base coat clear coat... cant see any texture. chrome grille.... sanded lightly, self etching primer, high build and base coat clear coat. overall turned out good. last two pics are the only good looking ones... ipods dont take good pics..

 

[907DAVE]

You guys using any adhesion promoter before you prime?

Do you disassemble the handles?

 

[Jeff@Spartan]

Wow! That looks extremely good!

 

[87jumpy]

That turned out really good on the mirrors!

 

[Dzchey21]

You guys using any adhesion promoter before you prime?

Do you disassemble the handles?

I use bulldog

 

[derrick36]

door handles and mirrors.. just primer and base coat clear coat... cant see any texture. chrome grille.... sanded lightly, self etching primer, high build and base coat clear coat. overall turned out good. last two pics are the only good looking ones... ipods dont take good pics..

Damn, so you didn't sand the mirrors at all? They look awesome.

 

[Wayne]

You guys using any adhesion promoter before you prime?

Do you disassemble the handles?

If you hit them with red scotch brite, and adhesion promoter that should do fine. I always take apart the handles, and sand/paint the parts separately so there's no dry spots and plenty of clearance from the back of the handle to the handle frame.