Panel Handles

Hey Chris!

PETG is fine for most things and is plenty strong for a handle. I opted to also offer PA12- CF (a type of carbon fiber filled nylon, a blend) because its very rigid, very strong, lightweight and very resistant to weather/UV. However, it is NOT a cheap filament compared to PETG and most other common materials, hence the price difference. They do come with VHB already on them so all you have to do is prep the surface area and apply them where you want them on your panel. In general, PA6-CF/PA12-CF and other nylon CF blends are considered “industrial” materials meant for high strength and resistance. Let me know if you have any other questions!

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Thanks so much! I was just going to order the CF ones anyhow. I figured being more expensive had to be for a reason! Thanks for the detailed response.

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Update on some of the color options. Purple, Yellow and Orange haven’t been printed yet, dont anticipate most people will stray from Black/Gray. The Army Green color is a nice match for the GFC green color.




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These are TIGHT dude.

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Thanks! If you ever want some just let me know and we can meet up, save some time and money on shipping for you.

If anyone has received and installed their handles yet, please let me know if you have any issues or suggestions. If for some reason anyone has issues with the VHB bonding to the PETG handles, reach out to me. It hasn’t been a problem, but I learned that PETG is a “low energy” material and can be a harder material for even VHB to bond to. Something I’m addressing in future orders is using an adhesion promoter on the PETG handles to avoid that potential problem, but if anyone who has ordered them has any issues just let me know and I’ll rectify it.

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Interior Panel Handles are now live here Interior Handles. Scaled down versions of the original Panel Handles, and now offered in luminescent filament.
www.3DProto-Lab.com

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Installed the interior handle tonight! Sorry for a picture in the dark.

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Rad! Thanks for the shot! Let me know if you have any issues with it.

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I love the interior handle. Top 5 mods for the GFC imo!

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Personally went with the glow-in-the-dark one and man it’s been awesome!

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I dont have any, yet. However, the glow in the dark caught my eye for sure.

Little bit of sunlight from the panel being open and works very well!

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That is wicked sweet

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You won’t be disappointed!

I wonder how long the glow in the dark filament is good for.

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Great question. Since we cant have the cool and totally safe Radium dust Glow-in-The-Dark stuff, I can’t make any claims because I have no clue what factors play into its glowing longevity.

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Hello I just received the handles that I ordered order 00013They really look great. I expected a orange inside handle but got a black one, no problem for me.
The problem is that i also received a package that i didn’t order 00014. Please advise on what you want me to do.
Again thanks for the great product.

Reached out to you!

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New interior panel handle stocking soon. The glow is similar to the same color as the Green Glow color, but the non glow color is more of an emerald blue/green. Seems to glow pretty well too!

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