this looks siiickk
thanks for the diy, will do this

 

Thanks bro, I hurried through the whole process since I had to finish before I went work. But if you took your time and used touch up paint in the numbering, plus clear coat it, it would look much better.

 

Gonna look into it so I don't gotta waste on a new one lol


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Yea, it hurts to spend $60 or more on a shift knob, rather spend it on something more beneficial.

 

absolutely brilliant idea, might just attempt this before my car show tomorrow...

:1: to you m8!

btw, what grit did you use for sanding? i think 800 should be enough, fine but will still remove material pretty well....

 

btw, what grit did you use for sanding? i think 800 should be enough, fine but will still remove material pretty well....

I just went to my garage and checked, I used 600 grit, 800 should be good as well, plus it'll polish out better. You could also do a lower grit and finish it out with a higher one.

 

wow that actually came out pretty sick good job

 

Thanks guys =], post some pics when you do, maybe try filling in the numbering with a color other than red, that might be cool too.

 

I did mine today with a Dremel tool which made quick work of a lot of the polishing.

Here's the attachments I used to sand/polish

Top finished

finished pics

If you use a dremel tool be sure to wear eye protection. That brush I was using caused bits of metal to fly. I had some deep scratches in my knob I had to sand out, no idea where they came from I don't wear jewelery on my right hand.

 

Looks great! :thumbsup:!

 

I'm going to try this when I'm off work! I'll let y'all know how it turns out!

 

This makes the shift knob look amazing. I'm not a fan of chrome, but it definitely beats purchasing a new one! How much should this cost you to do?

 

Nice job AlanMc, looks good.


This could be done under ten bucks, sand paper you only need one sheet of 600 grit, and metal polish. That would come out to under ten dollars, you can buy some touch up paint or use any that you have, plus we all have towels and tape laying around so that should be counted out. I'd stick to hand sanding it because it is finer and more controlled while sanding wheels can misshape your knob IMO. But for polishing you can definately use something powered for a nicer finish. Just remember to tape the leather not to scuff it

 

Thanks

Yeah, it's important to note that that sanding attachment I used is more like a spongey brush. It is NOT a grinding wheel. I used a grinding wheel to polish my calipers a bit, it was very abrasive. I was careful at first, I figured as long as I hadn't sanded off the scratches yet I wasn't being too abrasive. It took a bit of sanding to remove the old brushed finish and scratches, so therefore I figured it was the right attachment to use.

Now Krooliko it looks like you may have even done a better job than me by hand... which is amazing. Although photos of shiny objects tend to hide some imperfections.. I know mine isn't 100%, but yours looks 100%. Only good thing is that my hand wasn't tired when I was finished ;-)

 

No lie, I may actually consider doing this sometime this week. If I do, I'll post some pictures of the before and after

 

Doing this tomorrow

 

Nice DIY. What kind of clear coat did you use?

I use a blox sperical now, but it gets really hot under the sun, hotter than stock knob. I want something else til summer is over.

 

So I did mine and it didnt turn out as perfect as the picture above but its decent. The only thing that I would reccomend is that you use two layers of tape on the leather to protect it... I have also noticed that it feels much nicer in your hand and is easier to grip. I used 800 and 2000 grit sand paper and a dremel with polishing compound wich was super easy.

 

Wow! Gonna give this a dry. So simple and clean.:wigglesmiley:

 

Looks sweet. Nice job

 

It should come out perfect as long as you remove all the previous material and leave an even brushed finish. Because when I did it I saw that when I still had spots of unremoved material it polished to a blotchy finish.


Regarding the clear coat, I still didn't apply any because I still have to touch it up with red paint. But I might just use my left over High Performance wheel clear coat and see how that comes out.

Only good thing is that my hand wasn't tired when I was finished ;-)

That's what she said. lol

 

It should come out perfect as long as you remove all the previous material and leave an even brushed finish. Because when I did it I saw that when I still had spots of unremoved material it polished to a blotchy finish.


Regarding the clear coat, I still didn't apply any because I still have to touch it up with red paint. But I might just use my left over High Performance wheel clear coat and see how that comes out.





That's what she said. lol

Yeah you have to sand off the old finish. I thought since the bottom of my knob didn't have any scratches I could just polish it. Not so, I had to sand that decently well to remove the old finish or it will be splotchy or just not shiny at all.

 

nice! will do this too. f*** the scratches. Cheap ass honda shift knob.

 

Nice job guys,like it when people take pride in there work

 

looks amazing! ill be doing this when my shift knob starts getting scratched up. Do we have to do anything to keep up with that shine?

 

Once sanded or polished, you can always apply some metal polish and it takes like 20 seconds to bring out that new shine. That's if you don't clearcoat it.

 

Dope DIY will definetely attempt this very soon.

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Woah that looks pretty cool. Imma have to try this