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I love the drill idea. Reminds me of the time I had to replace the exhaust fan in a bathroom. The metal rod for the fan blades on a new motor comes much longer get than needed. One quickly realizes that trying to hack saw it to length is nearly impossible. The rod just turns with the motor.
Then it hit me, plug the unterminatred 120volt motor wires into an extension cord, the motor spins the rod. Just hold the hack saw blade against it, cuts right through in seconds.
Ttytt I wouldn't have thought of using the drill like he did here though.
John
I did same recently but was not happy with the slight orange peel or depth from spray lacquer [Duplicolor] after 8X coats. So 600 wet sanding made it smooth and I dipped twice in a can of oil base clear high gloss lacquer. Result was almost perfection. Just a wave at the bottom hardly noticeable.
Product was Zar Premium Finishes from Mohawk Finishing Products.
Nice job on both of those. Mine was a very light color and nowhere close to matching the the dash so I bought one of these on ebay which is a near perfect match and the slightly larger knob has a good feel.
One project leads to another....
The shift knob came out darker than the shift console and mine had a few cracks so I did same to it. Heat gun & sanding to remove the lacquer, stain & many brush coats of lacquer. I 'like' the result as the wood colours match but have a few brush marks [some of the blemishes in the pic are shadows]. I'll let it harden, wet sand smooth and set up a pan [tin baking tray] and try pouring the lacquer. Yes, I have the plastic shift trim bit to glue back on buts that's another project for another weekend.
Chris, 1997 XK8 Coupe
Great idea putting the knob on the drill. Also dipping will work, but you run more risk of putting on too much and getting runs.
I do woodworking as a hobby, and getting a good finish is always a challenge. To the comments above I'll also suggest that you lightly sand between each coat with either 0000 steel wool or 220 sandpaper. The keyword is "lightly", especially with the 220. Clean your knob thoroughly before applying another coat of urethane.
Now that I think of it, that really should be a guiding principal of life: always keep your knob clean.
Great idea putting the knob on the drill. Also dipping will work, but you run more risk of putting on too much and getting runs.
I do woodworking as a hobby, and getting a good finish is always a challenge. To the comments above I'll also suggest that you lightly sand between each coat with either 0000 steel wool or 220 sandpaper. The keyword is "lightly", especially with the 220. Clean your knob thoroughly before applying another coat of urethane.
Now that I think of it, that really should be a guiding principal of life: always keep your knob clean.
