Has anyone had their handles painted at a shop here in Los Angeles? Are they holding up well? I've asked at a few shops and Ive gotten resounding NO's. They
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02-03-2011, 05:11 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Door handles painted in Los Angeles.....where?
Has anyone had their handles painted at a shop here in Los Angeles? Are they holding up well? I've asked at a few shops and Ive gotten resounding NO's. They say the paint wont stick. I don't want to have this conversation with any more paint shops, so just let me know where to go. Thanks in advance!
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I took mine to Quigley's Auto Body (Complete auto body repair and painting at Quigley's Auto Body in Lake Forest, CA). I removed them myself and took them down w/ my gas cover to color match. So far, they've been perfect (about 8 months). They're in OC, but worth the drive.
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I had mine painted in a backyard shop in So Cal, cost was pretty cheap... just a reacharound, I'll post some pics for you tonight to see the quality.
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Coming from a guy who's handles were painted with a can of paint per handle Last edited by Trips; 02-03-2011 at 05:30 PM. |
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if you're going to use rattle can paint, use Duplicolor Engine Enamel. why? cause this thing sticks very well and doesn't chip much. i used it on my dd's fog lamp plastic surround piece 3yrs ago and they are in excellent condition.
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Yeah seriously... what kinda idiot would do something like that?!
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I had mine done at Nissan Cerritos Collision center. Cerritos Collision
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Thank you kindly everyone. Really appreciate the info. Think Ill check out Cerritos. Great!
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Hey all, I ended up going to Cerritos and Danny did a great job! Looks factory and paint is holding really nicely. No chips or anything. Highly recommend. BTW, 370zNismo66, I got the other black embem they tested for you. Ha! They just gave it to me.
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