09-26-2009, 03:08 PM
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Silver Door Handles
Anyone notice those interior door handles you can buy online for the 1st gen fit with the silver handles? The prices I saw for them were $60-80 USD. However you can paint them yourself for much less. If you know a little about painting and you do it right, they look fantastic, like they came from the factory.
All I needed was a few grits of sandpaper, 120, 400, 1000, some masking tape, primer and paint, (about $20-25). I just took off the handles, sanded them down with 120, cleaned them up, masked off the rest of the handle (kinda tricky). Applied 2 coats of primer, sanded with 400, then applied 3-5 coats of silver paint that matches the silver accents in the interior. Between a few of the silver coats I used the 1000 grit to get a nice smooth finish. Very happy with the result and much cheaper than buying them.
JA
Last edited by crazysickrider; 09-26-2009 at 03:23 PM.
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