Painting Plastic Door Handles

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Painting plastic door handles.

Abrade plastic car door handles to promote adhesion. Then pick up a bottle of degreaser and a scrubbing pad. Applying spray paint to these plastic parts is not a good idea as the paint will crack peel and flake within a short time. Scrub the car door handles with ordinary dish soap using a sponge.

Tape off the inside of the. New handles are pretty pricey so why not just paint them. If you are planning to paint the plastic trim on your door employ the proper prep strategy or it will inevitably reject its new finish. Remove your hardware from the piece and clean it with tsp wash or a degreaser.

It s easy and cheap. Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it. Front door hardware not so much. Spray 2 3 coats and leave them to dry 48 hours before replacing.

Buy a can of paint formulated to paint plastic rust oleum specialty paint for plastic is one choice at a home center. Once the trim is properly conditioned you may apply a painted finish. But in the end we decided it just wasn t worth the time in the middle of a top to bottom renovation and we picked up new hardware. Remove the brass door handles with a screwdriver.

Clean the door surface well remove door handles if you desire to or tape around them carefully with painter s tape. Remove the door handle by removing the two screws on the base around the handle. Interior door hardware however is pretty inexpensive. Rinse the handles using a water hose and.

Painting plastic auto parts requires different preparation and products than painting a car s sheet metal. Protect the doors from paint. Wipe down the brass door handles with grime boss wipes. Unlike wood which is a porous surface plastic is ill suited for paint and will reject new finishes unless it is properly conditioned.

Prep the exterior door and plastic trim for painting. If you don t want to remove the handle you can cover it with a plastic bag using painter s tape or masking tape to secure the bag and to cover any exposed areas of metal. Buy rust oleum universal paint primer in one we chose satin nickel. You can use synthetic steel wool i always have ssw on hand and use it for so many things to help get any old flaky finish off if you need and smooth everything out then wipe the hardware down with a cleaner.

Sand the handles until they have a slight grit. All of the doors in that house were brass when we purchased it. Sand the brass door handles with 400 grit sanding paper. How to paint car door handles step 1.

Plastic auto parts may include trim pieces door handles mirror housing and other miscellaneous items.