Just like nearly everyone else with an 07 G35, I had the dreaded peeling door bezel problem. I had read here that someone had used Plasti Dip. Worked great for me - thought I'd share some pics & process, since I never ran across any pictures.

I first attempted to remove the stock coating in a sand blasting cabinet. Quickly found that that wasn't going to work - sand just bounced off the rubbery coating! Ended up wet sanding with 200 grit. Anything less just didn't have enough purchase....





Weirdly enough - you'll see that there's black underneath the gray. Ironic. Not necessary to remove the gray. Wipe off with some wax & oil remover and it's time for paint!





Painting goes pretty quickly - can says 30 min between coats. Under 100º Texas heat, more like 20.... 3 would have done it, 4 to be sure.





In about an hour, they're dry enough to handle carefully & reinstall. Seems pretty durable so far. No marks after a couple of days. Already have lasted twice as long as my last new set! Not an exact match, but look much better. A little gripper and not quite as shiny. Only another G owner would notice. The pics look grayish but they ARE black.







Good luck!

 

looks nice, but does it feel nice? i painted my grill in plastidip, but not sure about the durability while touching it all the time?

 

Plasti-dip is intended to coat/grip tools...which are handled all the time. Durability shouldn't be an issue. And if it is, re-spraying it is easy.

 

Mine peeled off on the passenger side because other people obviously don't know to take care around plastidip and I'm not gonna be that guy that says "be gentle on the door handle please", lol. Drivers side was fine. I just went ahead and color matched them to the exterior color since it's much more durable with clear coat and all.

 

It's not bad... A bit rougher than before but relatively soft, not hard at all. But I didn't touch mine all that much before in fear of it peeling. Haven't noticed any change in appearance. I scratched an inconspicuous spot earlier and nothing came off - which the stock coated part definitely would have left a mark down to the gray layer...

 

That was my thought - I was afraid that I should have gone to progressively finer grits of sandpaper to smooth it out, but the Plasti Dip filled in whatever marks I may have put in the plastic. It should stay put, since I sanded off all the old coating and it had a roughed surface to adhere to...

 

I was the guy saying that - my "new" ones looked 10 years old after carrying around passengers for 1 afternoon. Not the case so far. I did think about painting & clearing but thought that this would better accept abuse - since it's rubbery and it's used to dip tool handles... If it stays, I may do my steering wheel eventually, but it's not too bad at the moment.

 

Update - over a month since application. No change in appearance. Seems good to go for the long term with no special care needed.

 

Do you by any chance still have the older pulley adjustment bolt?