Over 10 years later, I finally can afford the putter I've wanted, and a club refresh.

Sure, the Scotty Cameron teryllium putters may be a little over-rated based on the hype and their typical outrageous prices.

I got lucky and picked one up that someone didn't have a picture loaded but was able to obtain after calling.  So the price hadn't ballooned.

Pictures of "rejuvinating" the club are to come, it arrives soon.  It is a Newport 2, TeI3 at 33.5 inches.  Which by some weird twist of fate, is the exact length of my current putter I had cut.

I borrowed a friend's once, since it reminded my of the basic shape of my White Hot #1.  And I loved the thing.

I apparently am not the only one that seeks this model, as they routinely go for huge $$$ on ebay for ones that are in 10/10 or 9/10 shape.  This one is in 7/10 shape.  Needs a grip, needs a little TCL for a little cosmetic shaft rust, shaft neck band sticker is messed up, no head cover.

But $130 plus some time in the shop beats $500 to $600 for a 10 year old putter.

Second on my to-do/to-done list is rejuvinating my DCI 962 irons.  I love them, but needed a little TLC.  I'm going to be regripping soon.  I've already cleaned them up well, just need to do the lemon-juice/coca-cola thing to defeat a little shaft rust.  No rust on heads.  I'm no pro, so had the grooves fixed versus buying new.

Very cool.  A putter, more than any other club for most people is more emotion than anything.  Finding one you love is a great thing.

BTW, there are people who will tell you that those DCI 962's are some of the best irons Titleist ever made!

It's hard to classify a single model as the 'best' they've ever made, but I will contend that they are in the top 3.  Reason I like them so much are:  classic look, blade like playability, a little easier to hit than an all out blade.

I've tried the newer Hogans and other stuff, but none of them really felt good enough to switch.

I have thought about re-shafting, but what is in them is fine:  Dynamic Gold S300's.  I just need to work on my swing some to get a little nicer ball flight (trajectory).

I do need to buy a set of new ferrules and heat up the heads, use the bench grinder brush wheel on the end of the shafts, then re-epoxy them.  I have one or two that look like they are slowly "coming out".

Images below of the putter as received.  Will be stopping by Walmart at lunch for a 2-liter off-brand coke to start the project.  I didn't take pics of the grip/shaft as they were in better condition than I thought.

No shaft rust, original shaft stickers intact.  The putterhead care label on the shaft is a little curled up, but I can cover both with clear label stock from a wire/cable label machine we have at work.

I don't like the grip, even though it looks expensive.  It appears to be one of those big wrist motion restricting Winn grips.  I don't like it.  Will most likely buy a stock Scotty Cameron grip and new headcover for it today.  Any way to maybe remove this grip to resale without cutting it off?

I'm also calling the local gun shop to see if they stock Birchwood Casey Superblue gun bluing solution.  Found it on a few gun stores online for $36 for 32 ounces.  Just would rather buy locally if I can.  I notice they offer "gun cleaning/blue" services for $35, I wonder if they would do it for me if I mask off the shaft and insert area myself.

After rust removal:

Final product, no painting done, acrylic finish:

Nope. Worth every dime and they are very highly sought after for good reason.

I am not a fan of Scotty Cameron generally speaking and I own four Tei3's.

As for getting her refinished, I just got one back yesterday. The commonly known places for refinish...

Kevin Colbert

Tom Slighter

BOS

SC custom shop

Kevin Colbert (putterplating.com) $85

"Northern Lights" finish...

http://thesandtrap.com/t/58036/northern-lights-scotty-cameron-tei3

-Dan