ᐅ Window Handles

Actually, I usually just look outside... through the glass. Not at the frame 😉

PS I think painted bumpers on cars are totally ridiculous, but I guess I’m the only one—otherwise, they’d still make them unpainted. (And no, I don’t park by sound :-P )

Müllerin schrieb:
ps I find painted bumpers on cars completely ridiculous,

But brushed and polished metal handles on a plastic window do have a bit of the feel of chrome trim on an unpainted bumper ;-)

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I have white handles and couldn’t tell you whether they are made of plastic or metal...

11ant schrieb:
But brushed and polished metal handles on a plastic window do have a bit of the feel of chrome strips on an unpainted bumper ;-)

As I wrote, that’s what the husband wanted. I would have chosen white as well.

Müllerin schrieb:
Actually, I mostly look outside anyway... through the glass. Not at the frame 😉

PS I think painted bumpers on cars are totally silly, but I guess I’m the only one, otherwise they wouldn’t still make unpainted ones. (And no, I don’t park by sound :p)

Actually, a poor example for this, but who wants handles that stand out visually? No matter what material they’re made from… ours are probably something other than plastic anyway… doesn’t matter: the main thing is that they look like the trim :P

Mycraft schrieb:
Why would anyone want to disguise or hide plastic?

Because apparently most people don’t like it, or they prefer other materials instead. I assume that’s why manufacturers offer so many color options.
Just look around your home at how many items are made of plastic but designed to appear as something else.
For example, I quickly found here:
- a PET bottle shaped like a typical glass bottle
- a shower hose that looks chrome-plated
- two knobs on a fan heater that look like stainless steel
- a wallet that seems to be made of leather
- a floor covering made of “wood”
- a “rubberized” keyboard
- countless items that have been intentionally dyed black and mattified instead of leaving the plastic originally glossy
and so on.

Mycraft schrieb:
That’s nonsense.

No, that’s my experience (which differs from yours). I would appreciate it if you acknowledged that and didn’t dismiss it as “nonsense.”

11ant schrieb:
For example, regarding softline profiles, some plastic window manufacturers put in respectable effort to shed their “cheap” image and offer products that look suitable for villas.

That may be true. After all, manufacturers do make an effort with the profiles by using surface treatments of all kinds (lamination, aluminum cladding, matt finishes) to give a “different” appearance.
However, at least from my perspective, I’m not talking about villa-grade metal alternatives but rather the “DIY store stuff” (which was probably the original topic here). I obviously don’t have good data on this, but I’d boldly claim that most owners of plastic window handles probably did not choose the (likely more expensive) premium version. I also can’t think of a strong reason to order that when metal handles are available for just a few dollars more.

By the way, I completely agree with you that there’s nothing wrong with choosing handles in the same color as the profile. I would just add the caveat that I exclude white (glossy) as a color because even in higher-end versions, I can’t distinguish those from typical cheap white plastic handles.