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Old May 2, 2011
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Painting Mirrors and Door Handles

Alrite, so after i waxed my truck, and got all the excess wax off my door handles.
i've come to the realization that my door handles and mirrors are EXTREMELY faded, so i tried some back to black on them and that did just about nothing. has anyone painted their door handles and mirrors before, especially on a Gen 3?
i was thinking Krylon Flat Black, but does anyone have a better idea?
maybe even the color of my bumpers, flares and Rollbar?

I would swap to 06+ mirrors, but i can't find a pair that isn't really expensive, and i'm selling the truck after summer anyways.
 
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I painted my door and tailgate handles with the ever-popular Krylon Fusion--it looked pretty good, but after a long, hard winter, they're a little worse for wear. I'm probably gonna hit them again
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I would just get some adhesion promoter, and krylon flat black.

I dont know of anything else that would look good.
 
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Originally Posted by Taylor
I would just get some adhesion promoter, and krylon flat black.

I dont know of anything else that would look good.
well yea, if i'm going to do this, i'm going to do it right. but yea, i was thinking of Flat Black.
 
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Do you guys remove them for painting?
 
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Originally Posted by PAShooter
Do you guys remove them for painting?
I will. probably do it Sunday if i have time. isn't too hard to take a mirror and a door handle out.
 
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Mirror removal is a piece of cake. I've never done handles.
 
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Originally Posted by Masteratarms93
Mirror removal is a piece of cake. I've never done handles.
You gotta unhook the Cables inside the door.
 
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