Has anybody painted the interior door handles? The chrome is peeling off and bubbling and I hate it. I don't want to wrap them in vinyl because it will happen again eventually and spray paint rubbs off if you use it enough. I have automotive paint I could use but honestly I haven't even looked to see if they come apart enough to get it painted right. I will be doing gloss black to match the other trim and maybe over the summer I will be doing the roof in suede, just don't like the idea of painting the rubber around the sunroof and the plastic pillars. I can never find a paint that matches the oem look of factory plastic.

 

Went to the dealership and got them replaced for free just the other day

 

My door handles are doing the same. Never had the problem when I owned my 2.4L

Would be hard to do for those who are out of their bumper to bumper warranty like myself.

 

man i'd just wrap them... just me though

 

you can paint anything just take your door panel off and there should be two screws holding the handle on take the handle off and just sand them down and paint after you take the ugly chrome wrap off

man i love my cobalt but they are made cheap would it of been that much more to get them chrome dipped so they wouldn't peel

 

U can take the handles right apart the handle
It's self comes right out to paint every inch of it

And
To paint your pillars to match the interior
Black interior trim, use dupli color flat black vinyl and fabric paint, almost an exact match

 

so your telling me i can paint my headliner sweet gonna be doing that in red too match the outside of the car

 

how do you take off the handles? i wanna wrap mine 2

 

Take the handles out by taking it off your door, and there's a pin that hinges the handle just push that pin out, may be a lil tricky to get the spring back in after wards but it can be done

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-...-panels-15877/

ima try this a lil later..

 

Cool thanks, I wasn't sure if the actual handle came off. It's too cold to do it now since my garage isn't insulated but I will be doing this in the spring. I think if I do decide to do the headliner I might install a dome light too. Donald is right, you would think at leastfor the SS they might have gone the extra mile to make the car better than a base model....not chevy!!

 

I painted mine about a year ago and they're holding up perfectly...even better than the factory chrome I think. I just used some left over duplicolor wheel paint and clearcoat I had. It matches my rims and the graphite finish of the factory dash trim. I'll try and take a picture later.

 

buy these?!

Chevy Cobalt Pontiac G5 LH & RH Inside Door Handles Set of 2 (C60,1-5z)(Qty 2) | eBay

 

I thought bout that but I don't really like the chrome anyway, I'd like to get rid of the chrome ring around the shifter too.