DIY: Door handles (disassemble, paint, reassemble & swap out)

OldGuyFla

This is going to be a work in progress thread. I purchased a pair of door handles. I'm going to take them apart. A thanks go out to Anthony (Egualme) for the idea of taking them apart to paint the whole thing. Then paint them ( I will be using spray cans ), put them back together & swap them out with the originals. I'm planning many photos, especially for the removal & install of the handles. I've seen in the past that there were members that would like photos of the procedure so I will try & get some that might help.

Photo #1 - The highlighted areas will need to drilled out to remove those two pieces.
Photo #2 - Just a picture of what it looks like disassembled.
Photo #3 _ The two pieces need to be drilled & tapped with threads to accept screws when put back together.
Photo #4 - The two pieces drilled & tapped. ( I used a #43 bit & #4-40 taps, a starter tap & an end tap) Note - make sure you use cutting fluid when drilling & tapping or you will be burning up drill bits.

That's all I did today. I plan on spraying primer tomorrow.

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