Door Handle Repaint/ Outside Window Seals

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Greetings,

The clear coat on my door handles has dissappeared. The faded red paint looks a little sad. Has anyone removed the door handles and repainted them? if so how difficult is it to remove them. Did anyone try painting them black (wonder how they would look)? the black handles I think would look nice if the wheel were dark as well, along with the lexus emblems.

Also the outside window seals don't look so great after 7 years of Florida sun beating on them. Anyone here replace them?

The two above items bug me a little everything I walk towards my car :) and at some point depending on finances would like to fix.

Thoughts?