18-04-2012, 01:49 PM
OK Guys, just a bit of fun as it was raining, I was bored and as I recently changed my gear lever!
The top of the knob popped out and we thought it could make a pretty neat Keyring,
- First give it a polish and a clean, I used a pin to get the crap out of the numbers etc.
- Then cut the excess plastic off carefully with wire cutters and sand the back surface down until it is smooth and the size you want it.
- Fill the recess with a plastic resin, I used thermoset gel. This gives it some more weight and strength, + gives you something to mount the backing on. (You could mount a metal loop, chain or ring in the gel to attach the key ring)
- Once the Gel has set, if you havent mounted something in it, drill a small hole then a large hole for the keyring to go through. (drill from the back through to stop it ruining the surface finish)
UPDATE: A hot glue gun works a treat! Put it on a level surface and just fill it up and let it to cool for an hour.
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- I then superglued it to some velvet, once glued carefully trimmed the excess off with some small scissors. You could stick any material on, some carbon effect or something, I think the ultimate would be a small Pug gel badge.
- Added a bit of velvet to the hole and gave it a last clean and that was it.
I think it looks quite neat, so if you have some old gear knobs and some time to kill!
Cheers
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The top of the knob popped out and we thought it could make a pretty neat Keyring,
- First give it a polish and a clean, I used a pin to get the crap out of the numbers etc.
- Then cut the excess plastic off carefully with wire cutters and sand the back surface down until it is smooth and the size you want it.
- Fill the recess with a plastic resin, I used thermoset gel. This gives it some more weight and strength, + gives you something to mount the backing on. (You could mount a metal loop, chain or ring in the gel to attach the key ring)
- Once the Gel has set, if you havent mounted something in it, drill a small hole then a large hole for the keyring to go through. (drill from the back through to stop it ruining the surface finish)
UPDATE: A hot glue gun works a treat! Put it on a level surface and just fill it up and let it to cool for an hour.
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- I then superglued it to some velvet, once glued carefully trimmed the excess off with some small scissors. You could stick any material on, some carbon effect or something, I think the ultimate would be a small Pug gel badge.
- Added a bit of velvet to the hole and gave it a last clean and that was it.
I think it looks quite neat, so if you have some old gear knobs and some time to kill!
Cheers
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