Where to get painted exterior door handle?wedgewood blue 2001

[bzajdek]

I have looked on ebay and other sites for a replacement door handle that is painted to match my 2001 blue sport trac. They all are black except for a green painted one on fordparts.com. I know you can have them painted but I am looking for an easier route. It doesn't have to be new.

 

[Mike Deege]

Try it yourself. It just did it. Scuff it, mask the part you dont want paint on, adhesion promoter,base,clear,wet sand, rubbing compound(I used a powerball on a drill), done. Not that hard, and you'll find you want to paint more stuff. And it's gotta be cheaper than a shop.

 

[Clusterpup]

Reminds me I need to buy some zinc yellow for my truck to paint my one black door handle.

 

[1998Exploder]

It's not the painting that's hard, it's the riveting. You need a special rivet gun that fits the larger rivets that come with it. Make sure to place cardboard under whatever "new" handle you put in there as it's a pain not to chip the paint with the gun.