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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 01:21 PM
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After finding a few threads on this I have been experimenting with the interior door handles as they are suffering from the normal drying out scabby appearance.

Going to paint them as want to go as original as is possible, but wondered if anyone new the magic grey colour that matches?

On one of the threads I found, a couple of guys here talk about the correct grey but they are not telling, just wondered if anyone the secret of the precious...

https://passionford.com/forum/general...r-handles.html
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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if you go into your local body shop supplier with a handle, they can match the colour for you in a suitable spray
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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if you go into your local body shop supplier with a handle, they can match the colour for you in a suitable spray
Yeah that was going to be my next port of call. Cheers for the reply
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I resprayed mine in hafords plastic grey looks brill . Think they is three different shades I went for the middle one
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryoishikawa
I resprayed mine in hafords plastic grey looks brill . Think they is three different shades I went for the middle one
Funnily enough I have been playing around with their two bumper paints and they are pretty close about 70-80% there.

Which Halfords plastics paints did you try?

P.S. thanks once again for the clocks and the ARB mounts

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