So You Want Black Door Lock Cylinders?

Kumm3

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Seeing as the cheapest set of Black Door locks I could find was $60, I started looking for other options.

In my garage, I have many, many cans of Plasti-Dip. Many colors to choose from, including classic black and glossifier.

So a little rigging with a few strands of wire to compress the inner cylinder so a gap was present, 6 coats of black and 2 coats of glossifier and this was the result. Dimestore Black Locks at their finest.

 

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CarMichael Angelo

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Doesn't plasti dip come off? I do the same thing but w/ SEM trim black.

 

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I CAN

madmike1157 said:

Doesn't plasti dip come off? I do the same thing but w/ SEM trim black.

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come off if you peel it, but it's pretty scratch proof from what I see and hear

 

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Exactly what madspeed said, it can, but its pretty durable and easy to work with.

 

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I will be interested to see an update after 12 months.

I powder coated a set of handles and door lock covers once. They looked great! Until later....

I ended up with a NOS set that I eventually found on ebay for next to nothing.

Great idea with the plasti-dip though. Interested to see how it hold up.

 

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I was the guy who spent the 60$ on a black set, lol. I will keep this in mind if this situation ever arises again for me. I plastidipped the inner head light bezels on my car beginning of the year and it has held up nice so far.

 

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84Ttop said:

I was the guy who spent the 60$ on a black set, lol. I will keep this in mind if this situation ever arises again for me. I plastidipped the inner head light bezels on my car beginning of the year and it has held up nice so far.

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pics or it didn't happen

 

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Add these to the list of items I should start selling to make a million bucks. along with clocksprings, front and rear factory control arms, radiator supports, and convertible interior pieces.

 

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I had my drivers side door lock go bad so I bought a black replacement door lock set from Rockauto.com for$16

 

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Black locks yet your cars a few different colors?

Shame!

 

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x2 for maroon scotchbrite and SEM trim black. But yours look good.

 

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Shaddup Brian!

 

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Noobz347 said:

I will be interested to see an update after 12 months.

I powder coated a set of handles and door lock covers once. They looked great! Until later....

I ended up with a NOS set that I eventually found on ebay for next to nothing.

Great idea with the plasti-dip though. Interested to see how it hold up.

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How about 10 years? Happened to see this old thread tonight and figured id give an update. Drivers side this time wince it gets used the most.

 

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Kumm3 said:

How about 10 years? Happened to see this old thread tonight and figured id give an update. Drivers side this time wince it gets used the most.

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What's a few more weeks, give or take.

 

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The plastidip has held up much better than I would have expected for 10 years. I would bet that longevity has a lot to do with the painstaking preparation efforts you put in to make it look good.