Painting gloss black door handles on G41??

Machina · 02-16-2018, 11:25 PM

Got a magnetic black z and want to paint the door handles. Just curious if anyone has pics of this? I don’t want the gloss black handles to stand out from the rest of the car which isn’t as pitch black (aka super black) as magnetic/metallic black??

NISMO IX · 02-17-2018, 04:04 AM

I've done a few projects on my magblack. Take a look at my album and there should be a couple pics of the door handles paint code matched. I had a private painter/body man do them up. He told me pulling the handles apart and reassembling them was a pain.

SOUTHZZ · 02-17-2018, 04:52 AM

You may want to consider doing your door handles in carbon fiber.
There are cover kits look pretty good.
Carbon on a black car adds a "texture"

Zingston · 02-17-2018, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SOUTHZZ

You may want to consider doing your door handles in carbon fiber.
There are cover kits look pretty good.
Carbon on a black car adds a "texture"

Are you talking about those CF stick-on sticker kits???

Zingston · 02-17-2018, 10:02 AM

Redondoaveb and others have had their door handles painted and they look fabulous. There's a recent thread that covers the topic and includes pics.

Zingston · 02-17-2018, 10:13 AM

Here's the link:

Black Handles: Like or No-like ?

yaoxiao4 · 02-17-2018, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Are you talking about those CF stick-on sticker kits???

no for example the EVO-R door handle cover, its real CF, but it's a cover instead of replacing the entire handle

Zingston · 02-17-2018, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by yaoxiao4

no for example the EVO-R door handle cover, its real CF, but it's a cover instead of replacing the entire handle

These evo-r models you speak of are sticky stick-ons... in the link you'll see 3M double side referenced:

EVO-R INC. Nissan 370Z Z34 Carbon Fiber Exterior Door Handle Covers

yaoxiao4 · 02-17-2018, 12:55 PM

Yeah I know, I thought you were asking if they were stickers to be stuck on rather than cf

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cooltoy · 02-17-2018, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zingston

These evo-r models you speak of are sticky stick-ons... in the link you'll see 3M double side referenced:

EVO-R INC. Nissan 370Z Z34 Carbon Fiber Exterior Door Handle Covers

They are still real CF.

Machina · 02-18-2018, 06:47 PM

Thanks for all the replies! I’m torn on color-match or carbon fiber. Definitely not going to spray paint them gloss black with clear coat like my original plan. How much (approx) is it to have a shop paint th?

NISMO IX · 02-18-2018, 07:02 PM

Don't know about an actual shop, my private body/paint guy charged me $300 total. But I handed him my handles, they were not on the car. If you remove them, disconnect the battery first, I heard the windows will drop as a safety precaution. He did say the biggest pain was dismantling and reassembling. That's where most of the cost in labor would be. You could skip that but would always see silver underneath when you open the door.

cooltoy · 02-18-2018, 07:44 PM

Not sure if equalme still does this.

--- Get your door handles painted --- !!!

NISMO IX · 02-18-2018, 08:16 PM

Oh, one more option would be ordering the darker door handles from the 2018 models. Won't be magblack but, it's another option.

redondoaveb · 02-18-2018, 09:12 PM

I ordered an extra set of handles off of ebay. There's a diy on here that shows how to disassemble them. It really isn't that difficult, just take pics before you disassemble. I then sprayed them with Duplicolor nissan gray primer, k23 brilliant silver and clearcoat. Here's the finished product.

02-16-2018, 11:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Machina Base Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Memphis Posts: 36 Drives: 2013 camaro SS Rep Power: 7	Painting gloss black door handles on G41?? Got a magnetic black z and want to paint the door handles. Just curious if anyone has pics of this? I don’t want the gloss black handles to stand out from the rest of the car which isn’t as pitch black (aka super black) as magnetic/metallic black??

02-17-2018, 04:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
NISMO IX Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine Age: 46 Posts: 742 Drives: 2014 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 583	I've done a few projects on my magblack. Take a look at my album and there should be a couple pics of the door handles paint code matched. I had a private painter/body man do them up. He told me pulling the handles apart and reassembling them was a pain. __________________ 2017 Ford Focus RS Nitrous Blue "KB43VER" 2014 370z Mag Blk 6M "KOKURYU" (Black Dragon)

02-17-2018, 04:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
SOUTHZZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 305 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z CS M6 Rep Power: 3400	You may want to consider doing your door handles in carbon fiber. There are cover kits look pretty good. Carbon on a black car adds a "texture" NISMO IX likes this.

02-17-2018, 10:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zingston A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 4,028 Drives: like it's a rental. Rep Power: 2684369	Redondoaveb and others have had their door handles painted and they look fabulous. There's a recent thread that covers the topic and includes pics. Last edited by Zingston; 02-17-2018 at 10:15 AM.

02-18-2018, 07:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
NISMO IX Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine Age: 46 Posts: 742 Drives: 2014 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 583	Don't know about an actual shop, my private body/paint guy charged me $300 total. But I handed him my handles, they were not on the car. If you remove them, disconnect the battery first, I heard the windows will drop as a safety precaution. He did say the biggest pain was dismantling and reassembling. That's where most of the cost in labor would be. You could skip that but would always see silver underneath when you open the door. __________________ 2017 Ford Focus RS Nitrous Blue "KB43VER" 2014 370z Mag Blk 6M "KOKURYU" (Black Dragon)

02-17-2018, 10:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zingston A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 4,028 Drives: like it's a rental. Rep Power: 2684369	Here's the link: Black Handles: Like or No-like ?

02-17-2018, 12:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
yaoxiao4 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Bay Area Posts: 320 Drives: 13 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 8	Yeah I know, I thought you were asking if they were stickers to be stuck on rather than cf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-18-2018, 06:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Machina Base Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Memphis Posts: 36 Drives: 2013 camaro SS Rep Power: 7	Thanks for all the replies! I’m torn on color-match or carbon fiber. Definitely not going to spray paint them gloss black with clear coat like my original plan. How much (approx) is it to have a shop paint th?

02-18-2018, 07:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,937 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	Not sure if equalme still does this. --- Get your door handles painted --- !!! NISMO IX likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

02-18-2018, 08:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
NISMO IX Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine Age: 46 Posts: 742 Drives: 2014 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 583	Oh, one more option would be ordering the darker door handles from the 2018 models. Won't be magblack but, it's another option. __________________ 2017 Ford Focus RS Nitrous Blue "KB43VER" 2014 370z Mag Blk 6M "KOKURYU" (Black Dragon)

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