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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: 1995GTI on 27 April 2009, 19:21

Title: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: 1995GTI on 27 April 2009, 19:21

Hello everybody. I was just wondering if it is possible to colour code mk3 golf door handles?
I mean will the paint start peeling off after a while because of the use of the handles or what?
Let me know if you have colour coded your handles or what all material you used!
Thanks  :cool:

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: Neo Badness on 27 April 2009, 19:30

Yup it's totally possible.

Would recommend if you're doing it  remove them from the car, give em a damn good clean and rub down with P1000 wet and dry. Degrease them, (fairy liquid) Couple of good coats of decent plastic primer, normal primer would be ok but it'll not last v.long, leave it to go off then coat with a couple of decent coats of you're body colour. Compound buff to mirror shine. Refit and admire your handiwork

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: 1995GTI on 27 April 2009, 19:33

Quote from: Neo Badness on 27 April 2009, 19:30

Yup it's totally possible.

Would recommend if you're doing it  remove them from the car, give em a damn good clean and rub down with P1000 wet and dry. Degrease them, (fairy liquid) Couple of good coats of decent plastic primer, normal primer would be ok but it'll not last v.long, leave it to go off then coat with a couple of decent coats of you're body colour. Compound buff to mirror shine. Refit and admire your handiwork

Thanks for that! Is that the same method you use for colour coding all the black strips on the car also?
I got a mk3 and i want to colour code all of the black trim you see. haha

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: spunkymonkey on 27 April 2009, 19:36

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm285/SPUNKYMONKEY77/05052008187.jpg)

Plastic primer FTW

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: 1995GTI on 27 April 2009, 19:47

Quote from: spunkymonkey on 27 April 2009, 19:36

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm285/SPUNKYMONKEY77/05052008187.jpg)

Plastic primer FTW

The coloured handles on the GTi look great!

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: boneybradley on 27 April 2009, 20:14

or you could buy some later model (already colour coded) handles and you'll know the paint will stay... plastic primer is ballacks  :wink:

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: shepgti on 27 April 2009, 20:16

black suits the a gti with plastic trim better anyway! :evil:

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: 1995GTI on 27 April 2009, 20:25

This is for my Golf CL by the way, not the GTI. I agree that the GTI needs a bit of black trim, but i have yet to see a fully colour coded GTI. Anybody got pics?

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: Dec on 27 April 2009, 20:55

(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs018.snc1/3007_85637891755_594741755_2476536_1397314_n.jpg)

(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2714/166/103/1066780779/n1066780779_30380820_2536826.jpg)

(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2714/166/103/1066780779/n1066780779_30380828_1639503.jpg)

(http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2714/166/103/1066780779/n1066780779_30380830_6358565.jpg)

16v GTI, although I have rear doorhandles from a mk4 polo. :)

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: Mikester on 27 April 2009, 21:21

Yeah, polo handles, colour coded FTW.

Decs look good.

Title: Re: [b]Can you colour code golf mk3 door handles?[/b]
Post by: Neo Badness on 27 April 2009, 21:50

You get decent enough primer, and it's cheap and cheerful. Later spec handles obviously would last longer but for the pussy it'd be trying to track down a set I reckon it'd be easier to paint them over a couple of hours on a Saturday.

Top tip is to warm them slightly prior to spraying, seems to make paint stick better and my mk2 handles were on for 6yrs without peeling.