I am going through the process of replacing the door handles on my 1971 Series IIa.
I sourced second hand replacement handle/latches but the plastic coating on the handles had perished.
After looking around, I found a great product for replacing the plastic coating on the handles and I thought I'd share my findings...
The stuff is called Plasti Dip. Details can be found here:
The 22oz container has so far done 3 handles (each door has an inside and outside handle) and should do another 3 (although the difficulty will be dipping the whole handle in as the volume in the container falls).
I've found that about 4 or 5 dips per handle (30mins apart as per the instructions) gives a nice thick coating. The result is a matt rubberised finish (rather than the original plastic) - only time will tell how it holds up to the elements.
I sourced second hand replacement handle/latches but the plastic coating on the handles had perished.
After looking around, I found a great product for replacing the plastic coating on the handles and I thought I'd share my findings...
The stuff is called Plasti Dip. Details can be found here:
The 22oz container has so far done 3 handles (each door has an inside and outside handle) and should do another 3 (although the difficulty will be dipping the whole handle in as the volume in the container falls).
I've found that about 4 or 5 dips per handle (30mins apart as per the instructions) gives a nice thick coating. The result is a matt rubberised finish (rather than the original plastic) - only time will tell how it holds up to the elements.
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