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Old 08-03-2009, 12:25 AM
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GreenBuck50 I am interested if you still have them. Can any body tell me how well the paint will hold up on the handles?
I do still have them. Can you pay PayPal? I will also take a money order.
 
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Looking good IDNC!
thanks Matt


and also thanks for the thread jack guys
 
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Old 08-05-2009, 01:33 PM
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IDNC- Did they sand the top part of your mirror down to smooth? And also where the keypad is on the handles can u still see the texture inbetween the buttons since the cover doesnt have little bars that go between them?
 
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Old 08-05-2009, 03:44 PM
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I am working on mine at the moment. I started with the tailgate handle first in case something screwed up. The paint process went well but for some reason it came out a slightly different color, a little too orange looking. I am redoing it. I sanded down the chrome real good and used adhesion promoter/primer. I think having such a light primer coat may have caused the problem with my red. The other guys had dark blue and black trucks so they probably didn't have this problem with the dark colors. Red tends to pull through whatever is underneath it more. I am going to shoot the red a little heavier/extra coats this next time. I will post some pics when i get it all worked out!
 
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Old 08-05-2009, 04:58 PM
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It looks alot better than the factory ones.
 
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Old 08-06-2009, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by fx4tough07
IDNC- Did they sand the top part of your mirror down to smooth? And also where the keypad is on the handles can u still see the texture inbetween the buttons since the cover doesnt have little bars that go between them?
i dont believe they sanded the texture out completely , the mirrors still have a little texture too them.

as for the handles
you can see it if your looking for it , but since the paint is black its really not noticeable

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I am working on mine at the moment. I started with the tailgate handle first in case something screwed up. The paint process went well but for some reason it came out a slightly different color, a little too orange looking. I am redoing it. I sanded down the chrome real good and used adhesion promoter/primer. I think having such a light primer coat may have caused the problem with my red. The other guys had dark blue and black trucks so they probably didn't have this problem with the dark colors. Red tends to pull through whatever is underneath it more. I am going to shoot the red a little heavier/extra coats this next time. I will post some pics when i get it all worked out!
good luck , i hope it comes out well

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It looks alot better than the factory ones.
thanks
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 10:52 AM
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Well after a bit of trial and error I finally got my tailgate handle done. It turned out pretty well I think? The fitment of the tailgate handle didn't seem to be as good as the door handles I got. Not sure why since they all came together. You can see a little of the black around the outer edge but it is not real noticable.

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I am starting work on the rest of the handle covers now. Hope to have them done and installed soon.
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 10:58 AM
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Looks really nice man
 
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looks great

what website did you get the paint from ?
 
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Old 08-09-2009, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by TruckGuy24
Looks really nice man
Thanks!

Originally Posted by IDNC76
looks great

what website did you get the paint from ?
Thanks! I got it from Autozone locally. The pre-mixed dupli color can.
 



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