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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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sweet man thanks im gonna try it out when i can get to the parts house to get a tap, I dont think it looks ridiculous.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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sweet man thanks im gonna try it out when i can get to the parts house to get a tap, I dont think it looks ridiculous.
your welcome. hope it works out for ya. i think it looks pretty cool if you get one that matches the truck
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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thanks for the tips on how to make these but i am gonna use a rock instead of a billiard ball for my 4x4 shifter
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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Hey everyone. I have my billiard ball shift **** installed on my 78 now. I couldnt upload pics on the thread but i think i have some pics on my profile somewheres. I've been thinking about getting it painted to match my truck. have the ball the same pearl blue metallic as my truck and fade my shift pattern on the top of the ball from silver to orange like the stripe on my dent will be. cool or what?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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what kind of paint would you use that wouldn't wear down after just a couple years?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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thats the problem. I'd probably just use my original one 95% of the time and put that one on when i go to a show or something.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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I wonder if you could use an enamel of some sort.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:46 PM
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I'm probably gonna use the same exact stuff as my trucks exterior paint.
The hardest part is getting my gear pattern painted on it and faded from silver to the burnt orange
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Have you engraved the ball or ar you just going to paint the surface?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:54 PM
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I bet you could paint the ball with whatever kind of paint you wanted and then dip it in clear resin.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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^^ Aha a winner of an idea thanks for that Dev I will keep it in mind if I even make one.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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I bet you could paint the ball with whatever kind of paint you wanted and then dip it in clear resin.
that is the smartest thing ive heard today haha. I'll probably just paint the surface. I never even thought of that.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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Heck, you could probably even dip it in clearcoat a few times and get decent results.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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Yepp. it may. we'll probably spray it a couple of times though. then maybe do the resin like you said
 
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