I am trying to touch up a small scratch on my Shift knob. The ball is solid metal. I have the paint from IM from last year; but I am guessing that the paint is tainted because I could not get it to dry. It stays tacky and thick. Any suggestions? Its not the noticeable part just the tacky feel I don't care for.
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Nothing a nice smiley face couldn't fix.
Nothing good can come from painting your knob. I agree it's tacky.
is there a way to bake it in the oven? I think Corey did that when he painted his valve covers a year or two ago...i think there was a thread on it.
Not sure why it would remain tacky - unlike the thread drift here. Whenever I have to touch up mine, I just sand it a bit and respray. Never had any luck any other way.
Just install the handle from your Pabst Blue Ribbon tap and be done with it! 
If your shift knob is solid metal. Find someonwhine does powder coating. You will get a clean solid Finish and there are a verity of colors to choose from.
You gotta clean your knob otherwise it will stay "sticky"
you need something to make it hard.like hardner added to the paint, then paint your knob& let it dry ,then you can polish it good, polish it real good.you can also wax it, just wax on then wax off,It shouldent take long to get a good sheen on it.
The clear coat with hardener might be an option. I use it on the boats I repair. $17 a can but nice.
Hey Marty if you decide to go the powder coating route,let me know i do powder coating and for such a small peice itll be on me.let me know you just got to ship it to me .
I had my Boxster wheels powder coated black but in a gloss finish and they came out looking like they were clear coated...
well atleast I got the girls in the office thinking about your nuts... or were they thinking about you reading how to polish your knob in the bathroom?hmm did you take your knob into the bathroom to polish it?oh never mind,I dont think we want to know.there must be a blond joke in there some where.
Be extra careful that you send the right knob 
See....? This is kind of where I miss Vince. I'm sure he would have the perfect solution to your knob problems , Marty. Maybe softer gloves?
so a beige color with a hint of green,is the know that color now? i can try to match it .
Al are you saying Vince is a professional knob polisher?
this kinda stuff always turns sexual LOL
marty maybe it's time to get a new/different knob. personally I couldn't deal with a damaged knob
Just curious, but did you add any "fixer" to the paint before you sprayed it? If not, then the enamel won't harden and it'll feel tacky forever.........unless, you get a spray can of Krylon clear acrylic (Lowe's Depot) and give it a nice, light coat and, since it has the right amount of fixer already added, it should coat what you have and harden it up.
Might take two coats of clear, if the stuff underneath is persnickity.
The real problem is that Marty only has ONE Knob....Sandy keeps the other one...
it has more blemishes than you can shake a stick at....
I think shaking his stick is what got him into this knob mess in the first place.
OK, Marty......it probably didn't have a fixer (hardener) in it and it can't be added after the fact of spraying. Try that Krylon Clear Acrylic I mentioned. About $7 bucks at Lowe's Depot. Just a couple of light coats. Hold the knob with a piece of wooden dowel or something and coat it all over, let it try a couple of hours and then another light coat, then let it sit overnight. Should spiff it right up.
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No spray, Marty? They have pills for that!
And way up at the top, he said "ball", He he he he! (Beavis and Butthead)
Whether you powder coat or clear coat, proper knob care is important. Escpecially at our age. But, as you stated, you have a backup knob so push the envelope of knob care.
And, one day, when this all comes to pass, someone will sit in you speedster and note "What an incredible knob!" What can you say? You smile. You gloat. You humbly say "I owe my attrative knob to the boys on the speedster site. What else is there to say?
Whatever you do, DO NOT get mud on your knob!
Marty, buy a que ball and be done with it....All this talk about knobs & balls gives me the creeps....
I'd say that's checkmate.
Love that website (peopleofwalmart)
I could have gone all day without seeing that.
think i just threw up a little in my mouth
somebody owes me a new keyboard....... you might try baking your knob in the sun, just dont get it sunburnt , or a blowdryer.I reckon the oven might work too but you shouldent get it too high.. I recently painted the welded fan for my 356, it had been painted before,with what I dont know.I painted it then cleared it.came back the next day and there was about 1/4 of it that was tackey&a diferent color.I figured it was reacting to the other paint& needed to outgass, so i let it sit a day, no change.I used the heat gun on it, that helped a little, then I just put it outside for the sun to do it's work and about 1/2 of it was now hard,so I rotated it and thenext day the sun finished it off.looks perfect now.
Scantily clad ladies are a no-no (heaven forbid we should see a nipple) but that's ok? c'mon....
Found the cure and a neighbor who does powered coating. This stuff not easy to find in small 8 oz sizes. I am not going to become an addict like Lane and paint my knob every season 
Wont be done for Carlisle but Corn Daze Part Deux for sure.
Marty, buy a que ball and be done with it....All this talk about knobs & balls gives me the creeps....
VINCE GRAB A STRAW AND EMPTY THAT BAG
I think Vince shaves his legs
that lady looks like she needs some additional water intake. Pee that yellow is not good. Now, I am going to go throw up.
