Interior grab handles/switch surrounds

[JPJ89]

What are people doing with these to refresh them? Mine are awful, all worn and sticky, really lets the interior down. I imagine it's a common problem? Any pics with refreshed ones would be good, is anyone on the forum fixing these at the moment? Cheers!

 

[paul72s]

As it happens mine were the same. I'm stripping them down and spraying them with plastic primer, then a metallic gun-metal colour paint, then clear lacquer. I colour matched as close as I could but it won't be perfect.

I'll post up a picture of the results when I'm done this week, so far I've got the old rubberised coating off and primer on. I started trying sandpaper for the rubbing down but it just clogs up. Spraying tar remover on and using a soft pan scourer is much easier but does take time.

Getting the handles off is easy, only one screw then slide them backwards and up.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

The easiest way to remove the rubber coating is to leave them soaking in Dettol disinfectant . I got this tip off a modeling website for stripping paint off plastics. Leave the handles submerged for 24 hours and the coating just peels off . It has to be Dettol though apparently . It's not surprising it kills germs when you see how quickly and easily it just comes off . You can actually see some kind of chemical reaction taking place as it gives off a vapour. I washed them thoroughly in cold water afterwards then sanded and primed them . I haven't actually got round to painting them yet as I couldn't find a colour close enough to the originals .

 

[jamesycc]

just get some from the non sport clios. Got a pair for a tenner off here and sprayed em up. Alot of effort needed to get all that s**t off.

 

[Jekyll]

Non sport stuff has the non stick stuff. Much better.

Ive fitted non sport grab handles, upper dash and hazard panel and its much better.

 

[paul72s]

Well, they've been painted now. The finish isn't quite as good as the original (the lacquer makes it quite glossy) and the colour is darker but they are a whole lot better than they were. The non-sport option would sure have taken a whole less time.

 

[RichieJA]

If anyone was selling a set done like above or fancied doing it to a set and giving them to me I would should my appreciation with oral sex

 

[RichieJA]

f**king autocorrect I meant money