painting the mirrors and door handles?

charlie-2 · Jan 4, 2012

didnt take the handles out.... you can make around them good. and nothing at all was sanded... you can hardly tell they were textured ill get better pics of the doors. no adhesion permoter just primer... cleanded really well.

6.0dirtworker · Jan 4, 2012

Those came out great, I was debating on painting the mirror mount when I matched the other two outer panels. That just sealed the deal for me.

6.4Ltony · Jan 4, 2012

those pics are awesome! great job on the paint. I love the snow coming down and some white on the tires.

JonathanN · Jan 4, 2012

Looks sweet!

HaysKSFirefighter · Jan 4, 2012

They look good Charlie...wanna do mine now? LOL

charlie-2 · Jan 4, 2012

thanks everyone. im not done yet.. i am going to try and paint the cowl where the wipers are. it should turn out to look alot better than it dos now. it looks outta place. and so do the side badges. they are getting painted and the rear bumper also... within the next few days. i will get a couple close up good pics so you can see what the door handles and mirrors turned out like. and for now im working one this... stripping my rims!
stripped.....

polished.....

not polished....

Tonka350 · Jan 5, 2012

Rather than sanding your door handles just order excursion handles...makes them smooth already.

Chad

MINK · Jan 5, 2012

I wanna paint my cowl also - cant wait to see how yours turns out.

derrick36 · Jan 5, 2012

Yeah, the painting the cowl cleans up the front end a lot.

MINK · Jan 5, 2012

derrick36 said:
Yeah, the painting the cowl cleans up the front end a lot.

Wow that sold me right there - thanks

6.4psd916 · Jan 6, 2012

Same color truck, I did the reflector color matched, and the vent in the badges. I like the mirrors, gonna have to do that on mine, yours looks great

charlie-2 · Jan 7, 2012

hint and tips on how to do the headlights... or directions

opcorn: love them!

6.4psd916 · Jan 7, 2012

I used a heat gun and kept the temperature low and worked my way around, wet sanded the inside with 400, the chrome is super thin so I removed most of it, use adhesion promoter then base color, then clear, same with the reflector, I believe there are directions in the 6.4 tech or performance library

derrick36 · Jan 7, 2012

charlie-2 said:
hint and tips on how to do the headlights... or directions opcorn: love them!

Here's the ones I used from eviltwins:
http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81786&highlight=eviltwins

BFT · Jan 8, 2012

charlie-2 said:
hint and tips on how to do the headlights... or directions opcorn: love them!

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1782

derrick36 · Jan 8, 2012

BFT said:
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1782

I wasn't sure if that one was brought over here or not.
The nation link is the same thing.

charlie-2 · Jan 8, 2012

finishing painting my rear bumper, side vents, cowl and number pad on the door tonight. and eventualy the headlights if i feel like it someday :fustrate: but i will get pics of everything completed by tommarow along with smoked cablights going on that i got a year ago.

its been kinda busy, arranging to pick up a used 6.4l motor to build up and work has me having no time to work on the truck. but hopefully it will be done by tommarow.