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Ordered a custom wooden shift knob from r3vlimited forum user Nygdup. I had a vision in mind and he nailed it and even added his own twist which ended up working perfectly for what I was going for. I requested to have the knob shipped raw with no stain so I could stain it myself. I found out about his knobs from his thread which show some of his work in the link below, I highly recommend his custom knobs! Very affordable and he's super determined to create something that the customer will be happy with.
This is how I received it in raw form. I wanted to paint and stain it so that it matches my Nardi wheel:
I painted the recessed areas black to match the black stripe on the Nardi:
I then sanded the surface of the knob to remove any excess paint and proceeded to stain the rest of it. I have very little experience staining wood so this was kind of a shot in the dark for me. I picked a stain which matched the color of the Nardi perfectly on the label, but the finished product isn't an exact match. Finished it up with a few layers of a glossy polyurethane coating and installed it. Although it's not perfect, I'm still very happy with how it turned out. Here is how it looks:
This is how I received it in raw form. I wanted to paint and stain it so that it matches my Nardi wheel:
I painted the recessed areas black to match the black stripe on the Nardi:
I then sanded the surface of the knob to remove any excess paint and proceeded to stain the rest of it. I have very little experience staining wood so this was kind of a shot in the dark for me. I picked a stain which matched the color of the Nardi perfectly on the label, but the finished product isn't an exact match. Finished it up with a few layers of a glossy polyurethane coating and installed it. Although it's not perfect, I'm still very happy with how it turned out. Here is how it looks:
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