- 1. Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:20:43 -0500
- The windows have been reinstalled and are working smoothly. Thanks to everyone who helped. The pattern on the gear shift knob on my 67 BJ8 is not now painted. Where they ever? If so, has anybody trie
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00175.html (7,546 bytes)
- 2. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "Ronald A. Fine" <ronfineesq@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:52:23 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- I've had good results with white epoxy paint that is sold in hardware stores for touching up bathroom sinks or appliances. Comes in a little bottle. Recently I used a two part epoxy which was a littl
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00176.html (8,098 bytes)
- 3. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:50:16 -0500
- Yes, always painted an off white. I used a model type enamel based paint. You don't want things like hand cream, sunblock lotion or whatever else gets on the hands to attack it over the years. I fir
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00177.html (8,755 bytes)
- 4. Fw: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:00:42 -0500
- What I did with the round shift knob and all of the rounded dashboard knobs with lettering, on my BT 7, was to thin some white enamel, paint over the recessed letters, allow it to become partially d
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00178.html (8,178 bytes)
- 5. RE: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "William Moyer" <William.Moyer@millersville.edu>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:41:29 -0500
- Are there two varieties of these knobs? Mine is white with the shifting pattern in black. Bill Moyer, BJ7
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00181.html (7,340 bytes)
- 6. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "JustBrits_com" <justbrits@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:13:16 -0600
- <<Mine is white with the shifting pattern in black. Only one I have EVER seen Bill, is "Goldies". Ed
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00184.html (7,306 bytes)
- 7. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:51:35 -0600
- Obviously same principle as others have used, but I repainted the shift knob and (after cleaning out old gunk, grease etc.) with a water based paint, I believe an off white latex house paint. Don't k
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00187.html (7,608 bytes)
- 8. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: tammie wall <whammie@iopener.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:21:10 -0600
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- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00188.html (8,146 bytes)
- 9. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: Healeyguy@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 21:45:48 EST
- All the suggestions offered so far are good ones but I have a little trick for you. Get a small bottle of White Out (preferably the black labeled bottle as it is not water based...., I'll bet you ha
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00198.html (7,743 bytes)
- 10. Re: Painting Gear Shift Knob (score: 1)
- Author: WmsRbt@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:13:36 EST
- All who are interested. Repainted mine using an old bottle of my wife's white fingernail polish. (Probably same vintage as the car itself so period correct?) Removed most of the hairs from the brush
- /html/healeys/2005-12/msg00248.html (8,098 bytes)
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