finished polishing my knob (SFW)

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
03/03/2014 at 10:09 • Filed to: None

the finished product, hard to photograph, but looks immaculate in person :D exceedingly pleased with the outcome

and to recap

step 1: 400 grit wet sand paper

step 2: 1000 grit wet sand paper

step 3: polishing compound (fancy mud) on a dremel buffing wheel

step 4: polishing compound (fancy mud) hand rubbed

step 5: headlight restorer (as ammonia rich as brasso type metal polishes, with the advantage of being on my shelf and not at the store)

step 6: MS-paint rendering of the paint scheme (thanks to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for the idea of multiple colours, I was thinking EITHER red or black)

step 7: overfill with enamel oil based paints

step 8: buff off the excess with paint thinner

step 9: try not to crash as you admire your shiny knob on the commute to work

(no picture)

DISCUSSION (22)

jkm7680 > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:11

That was quite that transformation! This is shift knob porn, so it should be NSFW.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:11

That looks excellent! I wish I was as skilled at knob polishing. . .

puddler > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:13

now you have to get driving gloves, as to not get your dirty booger hook prints all over it.

MonkeePuzzle > YSI-what can brown do for you
03/03/2014 at 10:16

practice practice practice :P

doodon2whls > puddler
03/03/2014 at 10:16

'dirty booger hook' ... hehehe... That's a new one... I'll file that one away for future use at an inappropriate time...

YSI-what can brown do for you > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:18

I have had enough practice. . .

I feel like this conversation has taken a turn for the worst.

Aaron James > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:18

How long did that take you to do? That looks like it took a lot of rubbing. I usually give up after 20 minutes or so.

MonkeePuzzle > Aaron James
03/03/2014 at 10:20

beginning to end, about an hour of futzing about. I redid the painting about 4 times as I perfected my technique. So in reality it took an afternoon, just rubbed away whilst watching TV

Frank Grimes > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:24

Sweeeet.

I usually avoid penis related posts.

Some questions.

1. How does shifting feel now? Does the knob make a difference?

2. waht is this going on?

3. nice work

4. uhhhh...

5. Do you know the answer to #5? I forgot.

Aaron James > MonkeePuzzle
03/03/2014 at 10:26

An hour isn't bad at all. I was just remembering one time that I tried using metal polish on some really used and abused wheels, I didn't even get through one after a full day so I just said forget it.

MonkeePuzzle > Frank Grimes
03/03/2014 at 10:27

#1 shifting feel is greatly improved, and my 0-60 time has dropped by 8 tenth of second.

In reality though, my main driver was to remove the feel of several nicks that were not particularly visible, and a burr on the bottom edge. So, much smoother (shaved knob joke in there somewhere)

#2 you wanna get high? - towlie

#3 no YOU are nice work

#4 ummm

#5 42