not if you wear gloves
Detailing the knob.
Robbed this pic off an eBay auction for a detailed shift knob; they painted the indentations black, except for the R which is obviously red. Kind of a neat detail.
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I've done this on numerous bike parts. You simply fill the indentation with paint and once it's dry you wipe over the part with a little paint thinner to remove any excess you may have gotten outside the grooves.
I've done this on numerous bike parts. You simply fill the indentation with paint and once it's dry you wipe over the part with a little paint thinner to remove any excess you may have gotten outside the grooves.
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Perfect! This is exactly why I joined this forum...this kind of specialist information just can't be bought...:lol:
We are PRICELESS!:lol:Arkady001 said:Perfect! This is exactly why I joined this forum...this kind of specialist information just can't be bought...:lol:
We are one amazing group. :bigguns: :rotfl:
Doesn't that take the skin off???:lol:jimbo020 said:AND I was able to restore my knob with some very light file work and some sand paper and polish. whew!
(if you are thinking OWWWW, you are sick!)
Amazing....Interesting....Insane....Dedicated....Insane.....Amazing....Insane....DHGBULLITT said:We are one amazing group. :bigguns: :rotfl:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I haven't let a stranger touch my knob since the mid-eighties.
I'm confused when you guys talk about detailing the shift knob. Do some of the knobs not have the numbers painted in black or do you consider painting the R red qualify as detailing. The numbers on my knob are already black.
Is the knob coated in clear from the factory? Somehow I managed to put a small scratch on it and wanted to rub it out.
Is the knob coated in clear from the factory? Somehow I managed to put a small scratch on it and wanted to rub it out.
The '01's were not painted but some have added color with paint or a Sharpie.00lightning said:I'm confused when you guys talk about detailing the shift knob. Do some of the knobs not have the numbers painted in black or do you consider painting the R red qualify as detailing. The numbers on my knob are already black.
Is the knob coated in clear from the factory? Somehow I managed to put a small scratch on it and wanted to rub it out.
Haha! - you make it just too easy!00lightning said:Somehow I managed to put a small scratch on it and wanted to rub it out.
You could try a polishing wax on the knob to try to get the scratch out, or I would suggest carefully using VERY fine sandpaper (wet it down first) and see if that does the trick.00lightning said:Is the knob coated in clear from the factory? Somehow I managed to put a small scratch on it and wanted to rub it out.
Or you could use lube. :lol: :lol: :lol:folky15 said:(wet it down first) and see if that does the trick.
To enjoy polishing my knob even more I set on my left hand (normally use my right hand)until it falls sleep, then rub away feels like a stranger
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:Jimmy Ray said:To enjoy polishing my knob even more I set on my left hand (normally use my right hand)until it falls sleep, then rub away feels like a stranger
STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still say we are out of control here. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:
Maybe we are IN control, but we want it to LOOK like we are out of control. But then that would make us insane?
Well I'am just perplexed what ever the H%^& that means.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl::lol: :lol: :razz: :razz:
Bump.
The new members need to know the finer points of detailing. :smile:
The new members need to know the finer points of detailing. :smile:
Like the mod, but....
I took a couple quick shots of spray paint over the numbers and wiped the excess off with WD-40... No dulling at all... Even did the "R" in black. Looks great and took less than 5 minutes.
I took a couple quick shots of spray paint over the numbers and wiped the excess off with WD-40... No dulling at all... Even did the "R" in black. Looks great and took less than 5 minutes.
If you're into 2 Tone...
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