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Old 01-25-2017, 01:54 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by creamsoda View Post
Adding onto this, I'd think that a matte finish absorbs more heat than a glossy finish - better for winter, worse for summer.

Either way it's a powdercoated metal ball - it's going to be more extreme in temp changes than leather either way! People put little shift socks on them to help.
Exactly my thoughts.

I was gonna make a shift sock, but it's easier to just slip a glove over it until it warms up.

Those RaceSeng weighted knobs with the rubber sleeves are starting to look a little more appealing now...
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