[RoniN]

Well boredom set in early, so headed off to my parents.
Found the polishing mops in the shed while looking for something else as you do.

So watching tv after lunch I came up with a plan...

Start with one spare (dull) ford puma gearknob



Insert one threaded bar into drill (yes I know the shed is a mess, I blame my dad)



Screw gearknob onto threaded bar



Start with glass paper to quickly remove laquer



Sanding block next to refine rough finish left by glass paper





Shine starting to appear



No photos of the same just refining the finish using different grades of emery paper (1000, 1500, 2000)
Then finish by hand using 3000



Medium mop with green compound to remove 3000 sanding marks



Prefer the small medium mop as you can put more pressure on



Switch to the unstitched polishing mop and the blue compound



Finished







So today I took the one off the puma and did it aswell



Cheers

[myweepuma]

I like it!

I have a spare knob kicking about it's rather scratched though would like to make it shiney but i just dont have the paitence!

[Spike]

very nice...

how about a knob polishing service?

[OwenRW]

Any chance of doing mine for me...?

[pumapilot]

Very nice indeed, where are you? you have a lot of interest already.

[purdy52]

Spike, on 19 January 2010 - 11:40 PM, said:

very nice...

how about a knob polishing service?

I agree with spike. Can I send you mine?
Its clean and has a slight shine to it but it has scratches on it from the previous owners wedding ring!

This post has been edited by purdy52: 20 January 2010 - 10:06 PM

[RoniN]

Hi All

Pumapolit I'm in Lisburn in Northern Ireland.

Heres a link to me saying hello in the newbie zone

Perhaps a Mod or Admin could advise if I will be allowed to provide a gearknob polishing service.

I can polish anyones puma gearknob if they are willing to cover the cost of return recorded delivery postage, materials and my time.

I'll say no more until I hear back from a Mod or Admin.

Hope this is ok ?

Cheers

This post has been edited by RoniN: 20 January 2010 - 11:24 PM

[pumapilot]

RoniN, on 20 January 2010 - 11:22 PM, said:

Pumapilot I'm in Lisburn in Northern Ireland.

Heres a link to me saying hello in the newbie zone

I cant see any problem with anybody objecting to you offering this service.

PM a Moderator for advice, Jason (Sky) is the forum Administrator, but you'll have to use the email address in his signature block to contact him.

Also, if you put your location in your profile, then we'd know where you were if you ever need any advice, re garages near to you, albeit only 1 Irish garage exists to our knowledge - so far.

[RoniN]

Thanks pumapilot.

Will update my profile and email Jason, didn't know if there where any rules inplace regarding offering this sort of service to the members.
Looked in the news and forum issues sub threads but couldn't find anything.

I work for Ford here in Northern Ireland and if any members needed advice or help I hope I could point them in the right direction.

Cheers

[Spike]

hopefully you can do this... I;d defo let you polish my knob! lol

[chestnutree]

Spike, on 21 January 2010 - 09:01 PM, said:

hopefully you can do this... I;d defo let you polish my knob! lol

But u don't kno if RoniN is male or female or what they look like,lol

[Spike]

perhaps i;m not fussy, providing end result is the same!

[purdy52]

Spike, on 22 January 2010 - 08:40 AM, said:

perhaps i;m not fussy, providing end result is the same!

How Rude!

RoniN - I am still interested in getting mine done. Lets hope that you get the go ahead.
You could set up a paypal account to receive payments.

[RoniN]

Hi purdy52

I'm still waiting on Jason (sky) emailing me back as I have heard nothing.
Could one of the Mods maybe help?

Cheers

[myweepuma]

oh i want mines done!

[purdy52]

Hi purdy52

I'm still waiting on Jason (sky) emailing me back as I have heard nothing.
Could one of the Mods maybe help?

Cheers
[/quote]


I have just had to PM Sky about something else and I noticed that on his profile it says that he has not been active since Jan 11.
were is he?!!!!
I am afraid that I don't know who else could help with this!

[low black cat]

Wheeey! Like it...seen as though iv done mine too :-)! It only took me 5-10 minutes to do mine. I left the knob on the m10 rod in the drill throughout the process. I started usin 400 grade to get the paint off, moving onto 800 and then 1200 grade finishing with a blob of autosol on a duster and roberts ya mothers brother :-). Powder laquered it too as i got sick of it tarnishing every few week

[Dogsbody]

I did a spare one the other week at work on a lathe.
Started off with some thinners to remove the paint, then various grades of wet and dry.
Finishing off with autosolve and a soft rag.
Took about 10 minutes.

[RoniN]

Good job chaps !!

Cheers

[Gob]

Is there a price for these?