Repainted my Tailgate Bezel and handle

bcubed · May 23, 2004

I wasn't really happy with my bezel and handle, there were sanding scratches in it and some trash .. so today I took them off and wet sanded them with 220, then 320, then 400 until nice and smooth. I sprayed them with filler primer, once that dried I wet sanded with 400 and then spray 3 coats of pewter on, let that dry and wet sanded carefully with 600, then I sprayed on 2 coats of clear .. I think it came out real nice, especially since I was using Duplicolor rattlecan ... I have a pic of my first try at taking the texture out and painting, and then my result this time :head:

BEFORE

AFTER

O3GMC · May 23, 2004

looks really good - mine will be shaved in a week :drool:

Nikolai · May 23, 2004

Does dupicolor make spray cans to match GM paint codes? That'd be reallly handy for small things like door handles.

bcubed · May 23, 2004

gotta(be)low said:
Does dupicolor make spray cans to match GM paint codes? That'd be reallly handy for small things like door handles.

Well thats what mine is, it's Metallic Pewter, the same color as my truck. Thats Duplicolor's whole thing, that they can Duplicate Factory colors.

http://www.duplicolor.com

ChevelleChick · May 23, 2004

Nice work...looks good :bowtie:

kevindepot · May 23, 2004

Looks good.
I finished my Wifes door handles this week and doing the tail gate handle now.

2006BAMFRADO · May 23, 2004

That looks awsome! Now if I could just do that to my mirrors... :antiroof:

Chris99GMC · May 23, 2004

bcubed said:
Well thats what mine is, it's Metallic Pewter, the same color as my truck. Thats Duplicolor's whole thing, that they can Duplicate Factory colors.

http://www.duplicolor.com

That's clean. I'm gunna do that for sure. Where did you get the Rattle can from? did you have to order it online or what?

and is there a paint code for that color?.. or Just called Metallic Pewter?

03rado · May 23, 2004

looks good man

BuiltNotBought99 · May 23, 2004

Looks really good i'm suprised that it came out of a rattle can.

g_unit77 · May 23, 2004

BuiltNotBought99 said:
Looks really good i'm suprised that it came out of a rattle can.

word, same here

kevindepot · May 23, 2004

That's clean. I'm gunna do that for sure. Where did you get the Rattle can from? did you have to order it online or what?

Kragen Auto parts.
Dupli-Color Truck,Van & SUV. P/N T408 Pewter Mcc.

bcubed · May 23, 2004

kevindepot said:
Kragen Auto parts.
Dupli-Color Truck,Van & SUV. P/N T408 Pewter Mcc.

Yeah, I used the Duplicolor Filler Primer, Paint and Clear ... that way I figured they all should be compatible and no bubbling.

okie_in_cali · May 23, 2004

kevindepot said:
Looks good.
I finished my Wifes door handles this week and doing the tail gate handle now.

How hard is it to sand/paint door handles? Do you have to take them apart to do it right?

Same with the tailgate handle do you have to take it apart, before sanding and painting?

Cody01Tahoe · May 23, 2004

looks good

bcubed · May 23, 2004

okie_in_cali said:
How hard is it to sand/paint door handles? Do you have to take them apart to do it right?

Same with the tailgate handle do you have to take it apart, before sanding and painting?

Well I bought colormatched Escalade door handles, so didn't have to paint them ... they might be more difficult cause the pull is in the way and it's riveted in.

As for the tailgate handle, the bezel is just snapped in, it comes off easy, but you have to be careful not to break it. Once its off, then the handle comes off with three bolts on the inside of the tailgate.

The hardest part is definately getting all the texture out, will need to use some 80 or 100 grit ..then once you get the texture out you will need to make sure you get the sanding scratches out. you will need 80, 220, 320, 400 grit snading papers at least ...

Steve · May 23, 2004

okie_in_cali said:
How hard is it to sand/paint door handles? Do you have to take them apart to do it right?

Same with the tailgate handle do you have to take it apart, before sanding and painting?

I did a pair of stock door handles last week. They came out REALLY nice. It took a few hours worth of sanding to get them ready to paint though. I didn't take them apart, the only part of them without paint on it was behind the handle. They came out way better than i thought. The tailgate handle and bezel are also worth doing at the same time and are much easier to prep than the door handles

kevindepot · May 23, 2004

I was planning on doing a tech thing next week when I'm finished. I'm going to replace her door speakers and want to install everything at the same time so I only need to take the door apart once.

It's not hard at all. I have an extra set of handles I got off ebay for $6.00 so I can take my time. I did spend about 2 hours sanding each handle though.

bcubed · May 23, 2004

kevindepot said:

Those look really good, not a bad deal for $6 and some paint :rocking:

okie_in_cali · May 23, 2004

Hey, thanks guys. Sounds awesome, I cant wait to get started on this project.

I have one more question. Would'nt the paint get into the pull part of the handle and cause it to stick shut?

Repainted my Tailgate Bezel and handle

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