From: Bigunn@webtv.net
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:15 PM
To: NGA@list.928oc.org; 928oc@list.928oc.org; 928@rennlist.org
Subject: 5 speed shift knob(long)

Hello all. This may be a repeat of what someone else has done, but I
felt like posting it anyway.

  The shift pattern outline on my GT was pretty sorry looking, so I
decided to spruce it up a little. I first took the cap out of the knob,
so I could work on it in th house. I scraped out the outline with a
small pen knife, and then cleaned it off. I took my son's Testors
modeling paint kit, and painted the pattern with white paint, using a
toothpick for a brush/dropper. With my big, unsteady hands, I still
didn't do a very good job keeping it in the recessed areas and wound up
with paint on the part that should be black. Just a little mind you. I
wound up using the pen knife to gently scrape off the excess paint,
leaving a nice white pattern.( tried a fingernail, but it wasn't
working) Only problem was that even being gentle, I left some scrape
marks on the surrounding areas. Finally figured out how to correct this.
I took some fine sand paper, and lightly sanded the entire area until
there were no more visible scrape marks, and everthing was smooth and
even, except of course the fresh white shift pattern. Then I washed and
dried it. Of course the black was now dull from sanding, so I put
several coats of clear fingernail polish over the entire surface. You
have to be careful on the first coat, or you'll smear the paint. After
the first coat dries however, the subsequent coats went on nice and
smooth, protecting the entire shift pattern with a hard, glossy finish.
Looks great now. Smooth, clear outline, and high gloss. All for about 50
cents worth of materials, and an hour labor. Hope that wasn't boring.

Chris Lockhart
'89 928 GT
928 Owners Club
PCA-Carolinas Region
Greer, S.C.



At 11:25 PM 2/1/01, Tony H wrote:
>If done alot of plastic modeling...try using just a bit of thinner on a 
>rag or cleanex.(heck i think Goo Gone would work as well, not as 
>harsh)  Just enough to wipe the ecces off.  If you do it corectly you will 
>wipe right over the recessed area.
>Tony
>
>>Hello all. This may be a repeat of what someone else has done, but I
>>felt like posting it anyway.
>>
>>   The shift pattern outline on my GT was pretty sorry looking, so I
>>decided to spruce it up a little. I first took the cap out of the knob,
>>so I could work on it in th house. I scraped out the outline with a
>>small pen knife, and then cleaned it off. I took my son's Testors
>>modeling paint kit, and painted the pattern with white paint, using a
>>toothpick for a brush/dropper. With my big, unsteady hands, I still
>>didn't do a very good job keeping it in the recessed areas and wound up
>>with paint on the part that should be black. Just a little mind you. I
>>wound up using the pen knife to gently scrape off the excess paint,
>>leaving a nice white pattern.( tried a fingernail, but it wasn't
>>working) Only problem was that even being gentle, I left some scrape
>>marks on the surrounding areas. Finally figured out how to correct this.
>>I took some fine sand paper, and lightly sanded the entire area until
>>there were no more visible scrape marks, and everthing was smooth and
>>even, except of course the fresh white shift pattern. Then I washed and
>>dried it. Of course the black was now dull from sanding, so I put
>>several coats of clear fingernail polish over the entire surface. You
>>have to be careful on the first coat, or you'll smear the paint. After
>>the first coat dries however, the subsequent coats went on nice and
>>smooth, protecting the entire shift pattern with a hard, glossy finish.
>>Looks great now. Smooth, clear outline, and high gloss. All for about 50
>>cents worth of materials, and an hour labor. Hope that wasn't boring.



From: Wally Plumley [wplumley@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 8:17 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: 5 speed shift knob(long)

After I filled mine, I let it cure overnight, sanded wet with 1200 grit 
wet-or-dry paper, then polished with white polishing compound. Gave a 
beautiful soft gloss that looks stock, with crisp clear letters. This is a 
minor mod that really looks good.

Wally