Ejection seat handle howto..

Hello fella modeller,
i need to ask this...how do u paint the ejection seat handle (i dont know the correct name of it...but it is the one the pilot grab to eject)..i've seen in FSm, and other photos in the internet that thev were very well painted. Some of it yellow-black, some red-white etc..etc... since i was an armor modeller before, this technique is new to me...so i need suggestion, or idea from u expert ...regardless of what scale they are. or perhaps someone in FSM should write an illustrated article about this painting technique.. Frankly i never ever figure how those modeller got them painted like that...amazing... I have a few of ejection handle that were not painted and left in my spare box waiting for me to paint them..for years now...
ok..that's my question... thanks

( i knew, i ask to much )