Interior grab handles

[Nafoff]

i am sure i have read somewhere that this is a common problem.

on my recent purchase (ph1 172) i have found that there seems to be a dirty film on the interior grab handles, as of yet i am 3/4's way through the passenger one using a white spirit and finger nail method, this is taking ages and i still have to do the other 1/4 and drivers side.....

anybody experienced this problem and know other ways around it?

 

[Day]

That film is supposed to be there.

 

[GarethM]

aye as day said the film is supposed to be there, i have them on mine, but when they get scratched or start to wear they get dirty. i need to do mine i was gonna sand mine down and re spray them

 

[Nafoff]

i thought it may spose to be there, but to be honest it looks so much better where i have got rid of it......lol

gark - i have now thought about that as an option really, so no ideas for getting the film off then....

 

[Bluebeard]

do what jimmer did and take them off, spray them with proper paint and laquer.

Bobs your monkhouse you can just wipe them clean with a chamois.

 

[JR]

yep thats the way to do it, but he did still have to pick all the rubber shite of first and he said it too ages to do , spraying them was the easy part he said.

 

[RacerStu]

I just bought some new ones Tried sanding them down and spraying them but took ages and got bored.

 

[Giles]

use GT85 to get the dirt off

 

[Nafoff]

i have tried, ag bumper care, white spirit, some swafega (sp) type hand wash stuff, nowt seems to be doing the trick, as you say justin it seems to be a rubber film.

looks like theres no other way around it then

 

[Bluebeard]

Hair dryer? try warming them up, maybe the adhesive will melt and the rubber will peel off??

 

[Ads_172]

Pester Middo... if enough of us do it then he'll bow to peer pressure and respray all of them for us.

 

[Giles]

i have tried, ag bumper care, white spirit, some swafega (sp) type hand wash stuff, nowt seems to be doing the trick, as you say justin it seems to be a rubber film.

looks like theres no other way around it then

I got the dirt off by GT85:S

 

[Nafoff]

ok i will try that then, think wd40 will do...lol?

 

[JR]

will be having a word and see if i can get mine sprayed

 

[Rich]

How much are new ones ?

 

[JR]

last time i checked about £27 each

but if i can get them stripped and sprayed then it will be better as it is less likey to happen again

 

[GarethM]

think vinny is eeling a set in the for sale section

not sure on condition though

 

[Nafoff]

with the help of the gf i seem to be most of the way through now, is a dramatic improvement.......

will try the wd40 method on the last little bits, they are a bit stubborn

 

[Day]

I have a "peel" everytime I'm stuck in traffic.

I've also started the same method on the steering wheel.

 

[Giles]

ok i will try that then, think wd40 will do...lol?

they don't work with wd40 cos they are crap!

try GT85 can get them from halfords

 

[ben_p]

there about £80 for a pair.

dont paint them unless all the rubber is off as it reacts with the solvent in the paint

 

[Rich_16v]

You could buy a pair of ph2 handles that have the silver insert as they look alot fresher

 

[Middo]

Pester Middo... if enough of us do it then he'll bow to peer pressure and respray all of them for us.

lol i'm still debating whether i can be arsed to do anymore of them, the rubber stuff is a proper pain in the arse to get off

 

[JR]

well can you let us know asap fella ?

 

[Middo]

will do mate. Got a lot on at the mo anyhow so wouldnt be able to do them for a few weeks

 

[Nafoff]

what you use to get the sh*t off middo?

 

[fUbAr]

i sprayed my old ones, and regrettably traded the car in with them still on! i did my best to do a free swap with someone first but didnt happen.

i got all the old stuff off by soaking in white spirit for a few hours, then using a combination of a briillo pad and a knife to remove it.

Soaking them in the white spirit worked great, i soaked for 2 hours and was easy... but i reckon 4 hours would be perfect!

job done in half a day

 

[Ads_172]

Incidentally, how do you get the little 'plug' out to remove them from the door cards?

 

[Nafoff]

^^^would be very handy to know

 

[Day]

i sprayed my old ones, and regrettably traded the car in with them still on! i did my best to do a free swap with someone first but didnt happen.

i got all the old stuff off by soaking in white spirit for a few hours, then using a combination of a briillo pad and a knife to remove it.

Soaking them in the white spirit worked great, i soaked for 2 hours and was easy... but i reckon 4 hours would be perfect!

job done in half a day

Are you free today?

 

[JR]

Incidentally, how do you get the little 'plug' out to remove them from the door cards?

i used a very fine flat blade screw driver, when i took mine out.

 

[Nafoff]

may look into it in a bit

 

[Middo]

just whip them off and have a bash. i've had mine out of the car for ages, and only just put them back in for the hillclimb meet, as the electrics all work fine, its just a little ghetto using the doorcard to shut the door.

the easier way would be to get some non-RS ones which dont have the nasty coating on.

 

[Nafoff]

hmmm

as said i am literally on the front few cm's of the handles now and then they will be de-coated so i reckon i will be better off taking them off