Paint Interior Car Door Handles

Applying spray paint to these plastic parts is not a good idea as the paint will crack peel and flake within a short time.

Paint interior car door handles.

This is the spray paint we bought to update the door handles and it comes in all colors including rubbed bronze if that is what you want. To paint a car interior start by removing the parts you ll be painting according to the owner s manual. Be sure the spray paint is intended for metal surfaces and both indoor and outdoor use if necessary. All of the doors in that house were brass when we purchased it.

If your chrome car door handles are peeling it is a sign that they are painted chrome and not original metal. Mar 18 2010 1. To ensure no fingerprints are left in the paint allow the hardware to dry for 24 hours. Best results are achieved when using sem vehicle interior paints with the appropriate prep spray which are formulated specifically for vinyl or plastic and leather.

Never paint bare car door handles or the paint will peel. Plastic auto parts may include trim pieces door handles mirror housing and other miscellaneous items. And anyone who ever entered the car was always touchy feely with my dash and doors because it had that texture. After a few steps of preparation you can apply a fresh coat of chrome spray paint to refinish the car door handles.

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. Painting plastic auto parts requires different preparation and products than painting a car s sheet metal. You can recolor just about everything in the interior. 5 pro painting tips every amateur should know show comments you.

Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it. We offer sem interior paint for plastic vinyl and fabric carpet also. Front door hardware not so much. We wanted our door handles to not stand out in the room and to blend in.

You do not have to replace your handles. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint 7 the home depot. Next apply 1 to 2 thin coats of primer in short bursts using filler primer to repair scratches or adhesion promoter primer to help the paint stick. The after picture of our satin nickel painted door handles.

You can recondition the plastic vinyl on your doors dash seats and console areas or do it all including the carpet velour and upholstery. Rustoleum satin nickel paint primer in one we didn t use any other paint but this one and applied 5 coats to get. Interior door hardware however is pretty inexpensive. Absolute proper way to paint plastic vinyl interior parts for the diyer posted by gutsi mar 18 2010.

Rejuvenate your car s interior.