Bunch of knob polishers in here.

 

sure will!

 

UPDATE:

Received my Ti shift knob on Friday afternoon (Thanks Cabinetman!!)

TEST Method 1 - Plumber's Torch

** The plumber's torch method will not really work **
The flame of the torch is much too focused, and it takes too long to heat-up the knob. Also, once you finally get it hot enough, you only see color changes occur in very focused spots. Thankfully, I only tested this on the underneath of the knob, near where the threads are located.


TEST Method 2 - Oven on Self-Cleaning Cycle

** Self-Cleaning Method works, but only if you want a Bronze Ti Shift Knob ** That's right. My Ti shift knob now has a deep bronze color to it. The color is uniform, and even. But definitely not the Bluish/Violet color we see on the shift knob at the top of this thread. No worries tho, since finding a greater source of heat will turn my knob blue.

The thing is, where to find access to a kiln which heats-up to more than 1000 degrees farenheit?? The self-cleaning cycle in a household oven heats-up to 850-900 degrees. I will post pic of my bronze Ti knob later tonight.

 

awesome. thanks for the updates!

 

haha in my dental lab we have a over for baking porcelain that can go up to 1800 +

but i dunno if they would let me try it and maybe ruin an expensive oven

=X

 

haha yeah i doubt the dentist will let u do that but thanks for trying out the oven and the torch

 

I forget what that machine is called, but it's for disinfecting dentist tools right?

Damn... that would work perfectly

 

It's called a dental autoclave. Usually, they aren't allowed to use it for anything other than disinfecting tools (my mother is a Hygenist).

 

we have an autoclave in our school but I don't think my professor will let us use it

 

I don't think an autoclave reaches the temperatures described here.
If the autoclave is used for disinfecting it is high temp steam under pressure. I might be wrong though but just quessing that temps would never come close to 1000F.
If wrong, I'll stand corrected.