REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE CHROME ON GOLF CLUB
This video shows you how to restore your old or worn golf clubs. Just a few minutes to remove rust and restore shiny chrome. See what I use and how to do it.
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good idea, but normally when refinishing any metal you work from coarse to fine…never start with polish!
clean with a toothbrush and soap to see what you're working with, then knock off the rough stuff with a wirebrush, then scotchbrite, then finish with polish….VOILA!
Bar keeps friend with a tooth brush works on rust fast and well
Hi AJ I would like you to reshaft my clubs how do I contact you?
Thanks for the information. I'm curious about the Powerbilt club. Are these old classics?
Decided to play with my old wedges last year which had gone rusty. Took them to the practice bunker and it only took one session they were completely rust free. 😊
I have a right hand cobra adaptor on my left hand speedzone head. If i want to lower the loft with -1.5 , should i actually set the hozzle to +1.5 because it is a right hand adaptor?
Vinegar does work well. It is time consuming but won't alter the spin characteristics of the club face. Waxes, oils, Chapstick etc. have been illegal on the club face for decades. Not that it matters much on clubs this old because the grooves are already non-conforming. 🙂
SOS pads work great
After cleaning, I always spray some WD 40 on an old cloth, just to dampen it, then I rub the head and the steel shaft with the dampened cloth.
Dang it, now you've got me shopping for some Powerbuilts. Never tried those.
Vinegar completely eliminates that scotch-brite chore. Then hit it with your polish. I'll stick to my way thanks. Vinegar will also restore the cutting action of old dull files. Lots of us part-time craftsmen use this trick. The only downside is the nasty smell of the rust sludge that comes off the steel. You might try it before you knock it.
Interesting, I might need to have a look at that polish
Does this work for Raw wedges as well?
Hi. Can I use this technique or vinegar on a club with a satin finish(e.g Callaway x-forged 18)? Thanks
What scotch-bride pad do you recommend?
Make that “Scotch-Brite pads. Do you use “spell check?”
You're not restoring anything on this. You removed the rust, and now exposed raw steel, that is going to continue to rust. And all those people you talked down to about soaking their clubs, they're the ones actually restoring the club to new, lol. What a joke.
Would that work on the golf club shaft to?
How about H202 35% food grade water downed to 20 drops to 3 gallons hot water
Im fairly new to golf, never even been on the fairway tbh, but i used nevr-dull on my friends 1969 bug. Took all the rust off like magic with a single pass.
Its more or less the same stuff just with presoaked pads.
Hey bud, love your channel. As a metal finisher I have some advice. The 3m compound that you are using is a diminishing compound that breaks down as you properly use it. Say for instance that it starts around 3,000 grit. As you correctly use it it slowly becomes say 5,000 grit. The only way to correctly use this compound is to remove it slowly, say 5 minutes per club head, and use in my opinion, a random orbiting BUFFER not sander. Walmart sells a 5" for under $30.00.
Hope that helps.
Great video!
Sand blasting is beginning to look like a really good option
can we sandpaper iron clubhead?
Not sure why it’s more “professional” to use a purchased retail product to basically only clean ( not restore ) the chrome finish. Kept waiting ( 8 min +) for something more innovative. All I learned is how to apply the product and remove it twice. By the way , I’ve done pretty well with vinegar , coca-cola, toothpaste etc..
Without the toxic fumes etc..
Short of resurfacing the clubhead, polishers can do anything beyond cleaning and polishing. The problem of rusting and it’s source has not been addressed .
Thx
Would a fine grit sand paper rub before the polish work, or would that remove the chrome finish?
I've had excellent results on dozens of clubs using cerama bryte stovetop cleaner. For more stubborn rust, I mix in a little Barkeeper's Friend powder with the Cerama Bryte to form a light paste.
What brand is Citation and are they any good? I ask as I bought an old set of clubs in a bag today from a charity shop for £15 and the 3 wood is a "citation" 15degree titanium head .
That wasn't why I bought them. It was the Scotty Cameron Newport two Te i3 in the bag that forced my hand into my wallet. That and a full set of King Cobra2 irons and a couple of Rusty cleavland wedges along a 2008 Taylormade Burner driver in virtually mint condition.
The Bag Initially looked like faded Red and White Vinyl but a closer look it leather.
I imagine someoone spent quite a lot of money at some point
Why would you not have started with an SOS pad or fine steel wool? Or use WD40 to saturate and dissolve the rust? Life is short.
Thank you a great video and you've given me hope that I can restore the clubs I have had up in my loft for over ten years here in the UK. Aged 73 I am not going to win a major but some of the embarrassment of using old clubs will be eased by them at least looking ok.
does anyone know how to deal with a fairly large chip out of the plating on the club face? Titleist ap2
Well, that was an utterly pointless video. You could’ve just used a wire brush.
Awesome! Thank you 🔥
Dollar Store sells plastic shop brushes that do the same job plus deep cleaning grooves and logos. Great video all the same