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The driver's door handle has cracked where the mounting bolt is
underneath. Another problem many Supra owners have seen. Again, I was
fortunate to have a parts car as a new handle is $80.00 unpainted.
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The Project. |
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The handle on my parts car was in good shape, but it was blue.
The first thing I did was to strip the blue paint off of it.
With that done, I wet sanded it with emery cloth to remove a couple
of scratches. I sprayed on a coat of primer and then wet
sanded it again. I got rough patches on the inside of the
handle recess. After wet sanding and a few coats of primer,
those went away.
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Difficulty. |
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Not done, yet.
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The Problems. |
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None, yet.
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The Payoff. |
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This is as far as I have gotten on this repair. Winter set in
in Missouri, not a good time to paint.
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Driver's door handle is cracked. |
Handle from parts car. |
Chemically stripped. |
Sanded, ready to paint. |
First coats of primer. |
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Back to top... |
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Time |
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2 hours (so far) |
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Total Cost |
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$8.00 (so far) |
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Difficulty, 1
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
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Problems, 1 - 10 |
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
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Payoff, 1 - 10 |
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
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Materials/Parts |
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Door handle- on hand |
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Spray can of primer- $4.00 |
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Spray can of red metallic- $4.00 |
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Chemical stripper- on hand |
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Emery cloth- on hand |
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Tools |
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Ratchet and sockets |
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Phillips head screwdriver |
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Flat head screwdriver |
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Pliers |
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Water hose with sprayer |
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