Inside Door Handle - got any tips for making it stronger

[Mile High VX]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[VX KAT]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Earl, I used PC7 reinforced with steel to fix and really reinforce the cracks in the handle. They all cracked in the same exact place. I did about 4 or 5 of them. The PC7 epoxy was like cement.

One handle was missing a small chunk at the rearward curved end, so I used PC7 to recreate it.

I also put some PC7 in the long skinny trough to give it some reinforcement as it's the main grab surface and the outer edge gets moved slightly with each grab. Sanded it down with a small metal file so it still fit properly. (pics 6 and 7).

Technique: Glopped it on generously, sanded everything down, spray painted -> done. Some of my earlier versions I didn't sand quite enough, so some weren't perfectly smooth.

Now that I see that FlexSeal stuff advertised, I'm wondering if it could be used as the "top coat" of paint. It's somewhat textured so would be a good grab surface.

I don't have a pic, but I also used the PC7 to reinforce a few of the screw "tubes" so they wouldn't break off, as I saw many had.

Here's some pics.