DIY: Paint interior door handles/door trim

Had some requests to do a DIY for this, so here it is.
Tools needed:
Dremel with grinding wheel
Torx 15 bit/driver
Philips screw driver
Plastic epoxy
Pry tool
I started by removing the door panels, I used this video from youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyE355Amzc



next remove T15 screws that hold the armrest to the door panel. I don't have a pic, but you can't miss them.



I used 3 coats of SEM trim black, let the paint cure for 24 hours. Assembly is reverse of tear down.

 

Nice write up! Bet I know why you chose that video.

 

well it was the first one that showed up, so I went with it

 

So I watched that video 6 times and never saw anything related to the door...............

 

any prep work to the panels before paint?

 

Just a good scrub with hot soapy water.

 

I wonder how many times it'll hold paint. Color match to the exterior. Then if it's too tacky I can't color it black

 

Sorry to resurrect an old thread. Does the door panel need to come off if you only want the handles off? Hard to tell if you can slide the silver handle portion off while that whole handle piece is still on the door handle in the truck.

 

i don't see how just the handle would come off. when I took the first panel off, I didn't see any way that just the handle could be removed without removing the entire door panel.

 

Alrighty, thanks for the info! I plan on just doing the handles so I was just curious if the disassembly could be simplified or not.

 

I'm gonna do this soon. Hate my chrome handles

 

how'd you get the silver trim pieces back on after grinding them off

 

That looks killer thanks, for the write up

 

Good job!

 

Sub’d

 

man, great write up!!!

 

Plastic epoxy would work

 

Looks good I might do this! My previous f150 had a full black interior expect for the headliner and I really liked the look of it. I was thinking of painting all the grey component in my truck black as well (grab handle columns, seat belt covers, etc.) has anyone done this before?

 

Did it still smell like paint? I painted some parts let cure for 24 hrs and they were completely dry however the smell was too much to be cool with.

 

Man, the write up was a lifesaver. I ended up masking off the rest of the handle since I couldn't pry off the chrome, but the results are sweet!

 

I have no intentions of painting my door handles, but I just watched that video 14 fckin times.

 

Just curious if it would be easier to replace the handles with an sr5 model that are black

 

SR5 interior handles are also silver.


... just enjoy the video...

 

How's the paint on the handles holding up?

 

As good as the day I painted them.

 

Thanks!

 

Resurrecting the thread once again. Think it's possible to do the "metal" trim under the OEM headunit? Planning on painting like Rolling Stones did.

 

Do you mean the climate control panel?

That one would be tough because of the lit portions. You’d have to figure out a way to mask those, which would be tedious but not impossible. Here’s a view that might remind you how many little lighted areas you’d need to get perfect: