POST 1Original post
You can take the door handles off and respray them - Scottster did this on his old 3.2, but they started chipping again after a while. Maybe best to get a paintshop to do it properly, to avoid chipping etc. Domster
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Touching up my '89 3.2 targas door handles! - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK
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POST 2Original post
Be careful. A guy I knew had his handles & targa bar reprayed & it looked great for a while but then it started to flake off after about 2 months.
POST 3Original post
They're powder coated from original I think - much harder wearing. Might be worth getting this re-done, not very expensive if you take them off and to someone who can do it.
POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
thanks for the replies guys, I think replacement powder coating is the way to go then, what sort of firm would do this? a car body shop, or somebody more specialised? I am on the south coast near portsmouth if anybody can recomend someone.... Regards RobD
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I have had the car about a month and am trying to make it look as beautiful as it was when it rolled out of the factory, its not concours tho' so it does need a few cosmetic jobs doing. I want to repaint/spray the door handles where the black paint has chipped and also the targa rain gutters (same paint i think) has anyone done this/reccomend anybody? can it be done myself without messing the car up? sorry for all the questions, but if anyone can help it would be appreciated! RobD
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