Powder coating door handles.

[Garp]

Anybody with some advice or experience, do's or don'ts. Does the trigger have to be removed? Tx.

[4G1]

One of mine has a chip after two months, one of my trigers works fine and the other sticks a bit. I made an attemp to tape the triggers off but the temps get pretty high when they bake it and it tends to flow into to those areas.

good luck

[tobluforu]

Brought mine to a shop and they would not do it based on them sticking, so I painted mine. I scuffed them up, applied zinc self etching primer and shot them with some chrome black out paint. 6 years later and they still look great. I bet you would get even better results if you applied a clear coat as well.

[kmhemi]

I did my own. I took them apart, removed the trigger and lock. sandblasted them lightly (not the lock) and coated them black. They turned out great. its an easy DIY if you have the stuff or have a buddy that does.
I used a satin or semi gloss black.

[jeffrey2]

I did it to a 911 I abused (I was young); and it lasted, but it did get a milky patina to it after a year or two. I wouldn't recommend doing so, instead, I'd just buy anew.

[Jim Savage]

I was thinking about powder coating mine. Removed the lock and trigger. Was looking for someone that powder coats on the side. Haven't really found anyone. But after reading this I think I'm going to paint instead of powder coat.

[cdrik915]

Without painting or powder-coating , you can also do this :

[bluesky]

Yes the entire handle/trigger/lock cylinder needs to be dis-assembled for powder coating.

When I had mine done, I was a little disappointed with the result....the finish was fine and looked good but the pieces have to be hung in the oven to bake on the coating.....this resulted in my handles having hanger marks in the lock cylinder openings.

[Garp]

Now I'm starting to doubt if I have to PC them. Might first try out painting them, if it goes belly-up I can still PC them.

[NoLift911]

Originally Posted by bluesky

Yes the entire handle/trigger/lock cylinder needs to be dis-assembled for powder coating.

When I had mine done, I was a little disappointed with the result....the finish was fine and looked good but the pieces have to be hung in the oven to bake on the coating.....this resulted in my handles having hanger marks in the lock cylinder openings.

X2 - it is not hard to totally disassemble the entire assembly and it needs to be done to do right. Powder coating is the way to go - they can rig up something for hanging so as not to leave marks. Its a good time to clean up the innerds and re dry lube the assembly. Mine turned out perfect and extremely durable and tough. Painting IMO would over time chip, or be less durable than powder.

Be sure the coater knows what needs to be covered up etc so the cylinder fits back in easily. Its all about the shop that does it.

[the]

I disassembled mine, had them pcoated, worked out great.

IMHO spray painting them is a waste of time.

[bluesky]

Originally Posted by Garp

Now I'm starting to doubt if I have to PC them. Might first try out painting them, if it goes belly-up I can still PC them.

Powder coating is definitely the way to go....the finish on mine turned out great both color and finish wise.

Also, the cost is pretty cheap for the durability that you get.....remember that the handles get a lot of use and you want the finish to be durable to all of the grabbing/handling........(pardon the pun )

I eventually had the powder coating stripped off and had the handles chromed since I went back to the bright finish.

[Reuben911]

I thought I would share my refurbished door handles.

1. Preheat oven to 190 C
2. Prepare door handles by removing trigger and lock barrel, place the unfinished door handle in the oven for 15 mins
3. Allow to cool down
4. Preheat your spray paint can in warm water
5. Paint the handles and place in the oven at 90 C for 10 minutes. If you have a thermo fan oven, turn off the heat and leave it in for 30 minutes with the fan blowing

This is what you get