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Originally Posted by Lous69
It turns out my brushed aluminum door handles were NOT clear coated by the manufacturer. Every time I open the door with my ring on it leaves a scratch in them.
I just got a quote to remove the door handles, brush them with scotchbrite, powder coat in clear and reinstall.
$425 labor plus $2.86 for one table spoon of powder coat material....
That's an expensive fix for the fact that they were not coated by the manufacturer in the first place.
I wish I had thought to test that before they were installed. I just assumed they had a protective coating of some sort. You know what they say about assuming...
If you are planning to use aluminum door handles, please check to make sure they have a protective coating before you install them. It will be a lot less expensive to fix than mine will be.
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Couldn't you just remove them and do the scotchbrite yourself and send them off for powdercoating? I think you'd save a ton of money.
Either that, or contact the manufacturer and see if they will exchange them since they didn't clear coat them (assuming they were supposed to).