? Interior Door Latch handles hard to see?

[Tbone289]

On my 2023 Maverick when I turn off the ignition. The interior light comes on.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they all do that...

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[Glen Baker LLC]

Really?

 

[MetalThunder]

My wife saw this, me reading the thread, and she suggested putting some fur/hair around it lol According to her our species is tuned to finding hairy things in the dark .... There is no argument here

Cheers

 

[Tbone289]

Really?

Nevermind, I mis-read...

 

[Cherokee]

Painting it red to see it better, Hahahahaha~~~~
What In the world ever happened to muscle memory ?
Those door handles look and feel just like my 2016 Ford Transit Connect.

 

[Cherokee]

My wife saw this, me reading the thread, and she suggested putting some fur/hair around it lol According to her our species is tuned to finding hairy things in the dark .... There is no argument here

Cheers

I definitely resemble that remark,

 

[chiko]

I appreciate all the negative feedback.

Situation is that I generally park facing the SW direction. Especially during late afternoon, as I put up the sunshade to protect the interior, the foil flashes my eyes even more intensely than just normal daylight and then transfers the cabin into shadow. I get some scattered light on the passenger side but the drivers side is fully in shadow with black on charcoal trim.

I will not be carrying this idea into the forward compartment. Regarding the window tint, it is factory and the back seat is significantly darker than the front in the pictures. I made one last desperate alteration to try to revive this modification. Dropping the nail polish in boiling water did NOT improve the gloppiness of the medium. I tested on the back of a piece of trim that seemed a similar plastic.

I will close out that this is my first attempt at working with the Nail Polish medium so it could be a lack of skill. I have seen others effectively use this medium but with its intended application. I am currently undecided if I will try to undo this abomination or just leave it alone as no one is likely to encounter it. Options:
1) Ignore the problem.
2) Try to knock off the glossiness and globs with an abrasion.
3) Chemically remove and ignore the residual. Available after trying option 2. When I tested pure acetone on a similar plastic it did NOT appear to cause any damage.

If anyone else would like to pursue a similar folly, 13.5ml of each medium is just sufficient, barely.

Future owners need not be concerned despite my efforts to do normal maintenance. My new Amigo went to a junk yard after missing a cylinder. The used Subaru that I traded in had major clutch problems in that city busses could accelerate from a stop better than it could. My first new Sport-Trac, replacing the Amigo, was lost in a hurricane flood in my garage. I got $100 in salvage. I also got $100 in salvage for my Crossfire. My second used sport-trac was abandoned because Ohio snow-salt had rusted out the frame and failed inspection. My used explorer was abandoned due to failing safety inspection with something about the airbags and a bad transmission. My hope is that any issues with this Maverick will be settled by my estate.

 

[Carlitos_92]

I appreciate all the negative feedback.
I will not be carrying this idea into the forward compartment. Regarding the window tint, it is factory and the back seat is significantly darker than the front in the pictures. I made one last desperate alteration to try to revive this modification. Dropping the nail polish in boiling water did NOT improve the gloppiness of the medium. I tested on the back of a piece of trim that seemed a similar plastic.

I will close out that this is my first attempt at working with the Nail Polish medium so it could be a lack of skill. I have seen others effectively use this medium but with its intended application. I am currently undecided if I will try to undo this abomination or just leave it alone as no one is likely to encounter it. Options:
1) Ignore the problem.
2) Try to knock off the glossiness and globs with an abrasion.
3) Chemically remove and ignore the residual. Available after trying option 2. When I tested pure acetone on a similar plastic it did NOT appear to cause any damage.

If anyone else would like to pursue a similar folly, 13.5ml of each medium is just sufficient, barely.

Future owners need not be concerned despite my efforts to do normal maintenance. My new Amigo went to a junk yard after missing a cylinder. The used Subaru that I traded in had major clutch problems in that city busses could accelerate from a stop better than it could. My first new Sport-Trac, replacing the Amigo, was lost in a hurricane flood in my garage. I got $100 in salvage. I also got $100 in salvage for my Crossfire. My second used sport-trac was abandoned because Ohio snow-salt had rusted out the frame and failed inspection. My used explorer was abandoned due to failing safety inspection with something about the airbags and a bad transmission. My hope is that any issues with this Maverick will be settled by my estate.

In hindsight I wish I’d suggested Testors model paint. Anybody who ever built model cars/planes/trains would be familiar with it. Available on Amazon and at craft stores among other places.

If you can get enough of the nail polish off to make the parts smooth/clean-ish again, this paint will hide any remaining color tint etc. Thinning agents (that actually work) are readily available. There is even an orange:

https://www.dickblick.com/items/testors-enamel-paint-orange-14-oz-bottle/

 

[chiko]

In hindsight I wish I’d suggested Testors model paint. Anybody who ever built model cars/planes/trains would be familiar with it. Available on Amazon and at craft stores among other places.

If you can get enough of the nail polish off to make the parts smooth/clean-ish again, this paint will hide any remaining color tint etc. Thinning agents (that actually work) are readily available. There is even an orange:

https://www.dickblick.com/items/testors-enamel-paint-orange-14-oz-bottle/

Good suggestion for others. I vaguely remember having similarly terrible results brushing on Testors as a young person. Based on this bad experience I can share that Nail Polish did react well to Kleen Strip Painters solvent as a remover. Nail Polish was on the cheaper side so about $16/oz while Testers would be closer to $20/oz. Perhaps the Testors would require fewer coats but it would still need to be primed.

I am vaguely contemplating a "Just the tip" solution with nail polish so the mess will be tiny and facing away from any occupant.

EDIT: Strip Kleen Painters Solvent removed all polish, left no residue, and did not appear to damage substrate. I got a little bit of black on the paper towel.

 

[MrShadetree]

OMG! Just reading this post has given me a headache! I must have breathed in too many of the fumes you’re inhaling. Maybe next time drive down to the local nail salon. I hear they know how to use nail polish.

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