The 1967 bug that I'm repainting has solid doors with no rust and no problems with the window mechanism. For these reasons I plan to lightly sand then paint. But I'd like to remove the handles instead of taping them. From the inside I can't see where the handles would be attached.
Look next to the latch mechanism on the door jam (on the door, not the body), probably partially hidden behind the weather stripping is a large sunken phillips head screw. Remove that, then the handle will pull forward or backwards (front or rear of car, can't remember which) and pull out.
Thanks, I kinda figured it out. But there were three small philips-head screws that I wasn't expecting. I ordered a pair of door kits from Cal Imports and I'm hoping they include new trim because I destroyed the old trim while trying to get it out.