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Jeff Edison (Euro308guy)
Member
Username: Euro308guy
Post Number: 396
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 8:09 am: | |
I powder coated the door handles on my 348. They look great and have shown no signs of waer at all. This is the way to go. |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
Junior Member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 52
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 9:38 pm: | |
SRA,
Did you have them powder coated in a flat black or semi-gloss black? Or some other shade that I'm not aware of?
Thanks,
E |
SRA (Sranderson)
Junior Member
Username: Sranderson
Post Number: 74
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 7:27 pm: | |
I removed the coating on my 348 handles, and had them powder coated. It resists scratches from my wedding band, and so far they are holding up well. |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 50
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 5:29 pm: | |
Dave H,
J Haller,
Jerry H,
Thanks for the info.
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Jerry H (Jerry)
Junior Member
Username: Jerry
Post Number: 162
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 11:14 am: | |
I think Ric Rainbolt powder coated the handles on his 348. Look GREAT from what I remember. |
J Haller (Jh355)
New member
Username: Jh355
Post Number: 26
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 10:33 pm: | |
Powder coating will definitely last longer but if you take the parts to a local shop the lot charge will probably be $75.00 to $100.00. If you want to stick closely to stock, look up previous 355 interior thread. There are step by step directions for re rubberizing the interior components. |
dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 1209
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 10:27 pm: | |
Powder coating will probably last longer than replacing with the stock components. There are usually a number of finishes offered by powder coating shops, so you should be able to closely match the original finish. |
Eugene Angelo (Eangelo)
New member
Username: Eangelo
Post Number: 48
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 10:17 pm: | |
I have cleaned the sticky coating off my door handles, but they don't look very good. Since the dealer wants $175 per handle, I was thinking about powder coating them flat black or doing a chrome plating in satin chrome. What do you guys think? |