hey guys it's me again...with another noobie ?.... alright the deal is i have a 95 gxe and i'm painting it next week . The shop said they won't paint my door handles for the same price because they're paint won't stick to chrome, but they told me that if i could remove the chrome they would paint it for me. Which would be nice because the chrome kind of looks tacky Anyone with a gxe ever try removing the chrome? Guys please help me out if u got any feedback.

 

Get it painted and start looking for a junkyard Maxima with the same color non/chrome door handles?

 

I'm pretty sure mzmtg (moderator) had his chrome handles painted his body color, you may want to ask him...

I'm not sure what to do or what he did, good luck though.

 

try painting them yourself. I know I have black and it's a joke to match up. your rosewood will be a bit harder, but if you find a krylon fusion in your color, I highly recommend it. like 10 coats of that and a couple clearcoats and you should be fine. I painted my chrome grill 2 months ago and I have one rock chip. But overall it's holding up fine [against this past blizzard, cold temps and a carwash]. Youll be doing door handles, so they won't be exposed to flying rocks. Plus, you live in kali and not jersey, so there's not as much crap on the roads. =) you won't be disappointed. I believe in krylon's fusion.

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arent those door handles dipped in chrome?? if so why can they just sand it off , prep and paint?

I think they're being lazy and dont want to do it, unless there is somthing about those handles I dont know

 

Pretty much you can sand them and prep them yourself.. I guess they dont want to do it cuz they're really small and its a waste of time for them. I did my chrome grill by sanding it down but I put no clear coat in it and now its chipped to death..

 

thanx for ur feedback guys but do u think the panels on my door are paintable too...cuz it would be nice to have those the same color of the car too. It's like a nasty black panel if u gxe guys know what i'm talkin about

 

i too plan on painting my door handles the same color as my car... sorry i have a gle so i dont know what you're talkin about. good luck

 

atleast they're not gold door handles like i've seen on some maximas.

 

hehe check this out. the front of my car is all back because I painted it. the sides have the chrome outlining and handles and the rear has the gold lettering. man am I a mutt. but I like the way it looks. the gold 'maxima' lettering makes my maxima look a bit 'richer'

 

you don't have to paint those just peel off the black and you will have the color of your car behind the black sticker. use a heat gun to warm it and slowly peel off!

 

I had my handles on my '96 painted body color 4 years ago and they still look fine. I can't tell you what the shop did but I can tell you they didn't flinch at all and they look great today. Perhaps you should look for a new shop??

 

Yeah- who ever heard of a body shop that made such an obsticle of chrome door handles! They should be able to accomplish this task. Thats why they are professionals. Lazy people.