DIY: Painting Door Pulls (100% pictorial)
I won't be doing the dash, only the lower parts of the door panels and center console. The darker brown-ish color is going to stay. We'll see how it turns out this winter 
Thanks again for the write up!
Anyone here have any experience dying carpet?
Thanks again for the write up!Anyone here have any experience dying carpet?
That should be fine for the hard plastic stuff, but I would have an upholstery shop replace the soft part of the door panel with something like black suede.
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Interested in doing this as mine are all scratched up etc from previous owner. I have black leather interior with silver/chrome door pulls or whatever you call it. And I'm not sure what color would look good with black leather interior? Anyone have any ideas or pics?
duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint works perfect on dash and door panels, even on interior handles
Interested in doing this as mine are all scratched up etc from previous owner. I have black leather interior with silver/chrome door pulls or whatever you call it. And I'm not sure what color would look good with black leather interior? Anyone have any ideas or pics?
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@Canadiotica: go for factory finish...
For those who want to see a visual for my attempt to copy factory finish.
Used 600 grit sandpaper to get the original paint off.
Wiped it down with 71% alcohol.
2 coats of Rustoleum Auto primer
Sanded it lightly with 800 grit.
3 layers of Krylon Brushed Metallic Interior paint in Nickle with Satin finish.
Finished with 3 layers of Krylon Clear coat with Satin finish.
This ended up being a bit more silver/lighter then my door handles but I'm happy with them. All thanks to the boyfriend's hard work XD.
We'll see how they hold up to every day use...
Thanks for the great DIY!
Used 600 grit sandpaper to get the original paint off.
Wiped it down with 71% alcohol.
2 coats of Rustoleum Auto primer
Sanded it lightly with 800 grit.
3 layers of Krylon Brushed Metallic Interior paint in Nickle with Satin finish.
Finished with 3 layers of Krylon Clear coat with Satin finish.
This ended up being a bit more silver/lighter then my door handles but I'm happy with them. All thanks to the boyfriend's hard work XD.
We'll see how they hold up to every day use...
Thanks for the great DIY!
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No problem 
Oh one more thing... matte clear is kinda hard to work with. You've got to do the entire part in one go so it's all 'wet' at once, otherwise the overspray will stick to the rest of it while it's drying and look terrible. Just don't go overboard or it will sag.
I only used a matte clear on the grill for durability, because I had to prime so I couldn't use the duplicolor stuff I used in the interior.
If you want a matte finish on the interior, the duplicolor vinyl coating is the way to go. It's about 1000x easier to work with.
Oh one more thing... matte clear is kinda hard to work with. You've got to do the entire part in one go so it's all 'wet' at once, otherwise the overspray will stick to the rest of it while it's drying and look terrible. Just don't go overboard or it will sag.
I only used a matte clear on the grill for durability, because I had to prime so I couldn't use the duplicolor stuff I used in the interior.
If you want a matte finish on the interior, the duplicolor vinyl coating is the way to go. It's about 1000x easier to work with.
^Nope. If you did it right, there's no reason to clear coat. If anything, the clear would actually be easier to damage.
My interior is still holding up fantastic after over 2 years now
My interior is still holding up fantastic after over 2 years now
