powder coating door handles

logoguy · 01-25-2012, 10:07 AM

So my daughter's all-black 2009 Touring just had some gorgeous new 19" gunmetal wheels installed (still waiting for center caps), and now the only shiny bits left to spoil the stealth look are the door handles. I already asked my body shop how much to remove and replace these, and located a great powder-coat company, but not sure if they're suitable for powder-coating. If they are, I'm sure we're not the first to do this. Photos? Thanks.

m4a1mustang · 01-25-2012, 10:08 AM

Look up member ZCarMan, he's got blacked out door handles on his blacked out Z.

kenchan · 01-25-2012, 10:13 AM

can you powder coat plastic?

i would check with Mike the powdercoater.

i think you need to paint it.

m4a1mustang · 01-25-2012, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

can you powder coat plastic?

i would check with Mike the powdercoater.

i think you need to paint it.

True, paint.

Mike · 01-25-2012, 10:17 AM

I had mine painted, and I'm a powdercoater. You can coat some plastics, and I do some underhood stuff, but it needs a special application process and has to be able to not melt at 375 degrees, so I didn't want to try it with mine.

Bluebatmobile · 01-25-2012, 04:13 PM

You'll need to paint it.

B@t

simota1 · 01-25-2012, 04:17 PM

id vote for paint man.... the door handles go through much less stress anyways.... no heat or risk of debris hitting them since they were so far up.... if it where wheels we were talking about... id say powdercoat all the way....

thetaste · 01-25-2012, 04:37 PM

Hydrographics is an option.

ZCarMan · 01-25-2012, 05:30 PM

Mine were painted. They matched the paint perfectly.

SPOHN · 01-25-2012, 07:01 PM

Plasti-Dip baby.

dAvenue · 01-25-2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spohn

plasti-dip baby.

ftw

Mike · 01-25-2012, 10:10 PM

I will add though, that if anyone wants to be a guinea pig and risk their handles to the heat, I would be more than happy to powdercoat them for free, so we can see if they can be done.

daisuke149 · 01-25-2012, 10:13 PM

I does have 2 sets....

MJB · 01-25-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

I will add though, that if anyone wants to be a guinea pig and risk their handles to the heat, I would be more than happy to powdercoat them for free, so we can see if they can be done.

When I had my wheels powdercoated, they told me they couldn't do the door handles because they would melt... But I would be interested in the results ,lol

Mike · 01-25-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

When I had my wheels powdercoated, they told me they couldn't do the door handles because they would melt... But I would be interested in the results ,lol

thats my stock answer too, but until you try, you never really know. Like, I know for a fact that the intake manifold and fuel rail covers from a corvette can be powdercoated. The intake bridge and other plastic covers can't, and melt at around 250. The valve covers and intake manifold from a VQ35HR can be powdercoated. The engine cover from a 350Z melts at 220.

Corvette wheel centercaps can be powdercoated, Nissan can't.

When coating plastics, its all trial and error.

01-25-2012, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
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01-25-2012, 10:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	I had mine painted, and I'm a powdercoater. You can coat some plastics, and I do some underhood stuff, but it needs a special application process and has to be able to not melt at 375 degrees, so I didn't want to try it with mine. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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01-25-2012, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	id vote for paint man.... the door handles go through much less stress anyways.... no heat or risk of debris hitting them since they were so far up.... if it where wheels we were talking about... id say powdercoat all the way.... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

01-25-2012, 05:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	can you powder coat plastic? i would check with Mike the powdercoater. i think you need to paint it.

01-25-2012, 04:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
thetaste Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Soddy Daisy Posts: 236 Drives: GTR Rep Power: 14	Hydrographics is an option.

01-25-2012, 07:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Plasti-Dip baby. __________________

01-25-2012, 10:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	I will add though, that if anyone wants to be a guinea pig and risk their handles to the heat, I would be more than happy to powdercoat them for free, so we can see if they can be done. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

01-25-2012, 10:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	I does have 2 sets....

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