[castone]

i got a set of chrome handles and the paint isnt sticking so im thinking of just sanding my old ones down to smooth and painting them
has anyone done this and if so how are they holding up

[NikiterZTS]

nooooooo, not on your car!!!!!!! :o

just a personal opinion

black car with black rims, black front grill and chrome handles = :fag:

i like your ride the way it is....

[castone]

haha sorry nik
i bought the chrome ones for real cheap and painted them
now the paint is chipping off really bad
did you paint yours

[NikiterZTS]

oh no.....not sure if i wanna paint my handles.....but if i was to do so, i'd get someone who does its for living

[Euro Ford Fan]

I did, simple steps.

Sand.
Clean.
Prime.
Clean.
Paint.
Clean.
Clear.

Done.

But I did that while we were doing the entire car. :lol:

[ZX3_2NV]

i dunno if ur really up for that task i would rather let a body shop do it because when they did mine they used like 5 think layers of primer and u could still see the bumps a lil

[guilty]

If your Focus is the same color as the SVT was offered in, you can buy the SVT painted handles and swap them out.. could be a little more expensive but would save you the work of prepping your stock handles for paint.

[ashhabib]

I remember someone say that the mazda tribute has the same door handles and you can get the parts desk to order them for you primed. Might be worth a look

[castone]

thanks everyone

i have full use of a body shop now so im going to paint them myself.

i priced out the handles at ford and there about $110 each door (2 pieces) and i dont want to fork out that much coin when i already 2 sets.

as for the mazda tribute handles you need a vin number to buy from mazda.