Scotty Cameron Oil Cloths

[Yanki01]

I have a used SC Circa 62 #3 that i got off of ebay. Its in pretty awsome shape, i bought the oil cloth because i dont want it to rust down here in South TX. Anyone know if its ok to put the headcover back on after rubbing down the head lightly with the oil cloth? Do i need to dry it before and if so what should i use? It seems like the oil stays on the putter and doesnt dry off unless i dry it off with something. I wasnt sure if im able to put the headcover back on or what? Thanks!!!!

[danpark]

have the #2 model in the gunblue finish. if you have the charcoal mist finish, then it's much more resistant to rusting. from what i know, there shouldn't be a problem with putting the headcover back on. when you rub it down, the oil basically acts as a thin protective coating or layer that helps prevent it from rusting. i dont think oil dries up or evaporates (you want that thin coating on there) so no need to worry about drying it off or anything after you've applied the cloth. when they say to keep the putter dry, they mean don't let it get wet from water or rain or damp conditions. make sure you dry it off and then apply the oil cloth to the putter. you can (and should) put it back in the headcover as to further protect the club from nicks, dings, scratches & extra humidity, but make sure the headcover doesn't get wet. if so, you'll need to dry that out before you can use it.

for during play (if it's too wet outside, i don't even take it out to the course, i just switch to a different putter)... either way, you should always make sure to dry it off if it gets wet and then have the oil cloth available to wipe down after use after every hole (better safe than sorry)... and then put it back in the headcover. hope that helps.

anyone have a particular brand or type of oil they like to reapply on the oil cloths?

[DavidFehertysBike]

What do all of these exotic finishes do for your game? Does it alter the steel in some way to provide a feel advantage, or is it just a cosmetic thing?

[MrSandman]

cosmetic. i just had mine refinished with pro-platinum because i was tired of my oil can rusting out on me.


you can throw the head cover on after you use the silicon cloth. you just don't want to put the head cover on if it is wet, that's when you run into to trouble. I've had my putter for 10 years, it rusted out on me twice and I had to get it refinished. Both times it was the result of one particular round when it was raining and I had the headcover on after the round. Don't worry so much about a light rain, it is the type that would soak the inside of your headcover that will do it. One time I played on a course with sanded greens (after aeration) and it was rainy. This was bad because the wet sand stuck to the club which then stuck inside the headcover, so the putter was just sitting in a wet headcover for my ride home. When I got home (only a half hour later), it was all rusted out.

[Laxplayer201092]

PErsonally, i always just shot some oil in the head cover, about once a week, and mine (the gun blue finish) never had any sighns of rusting.

IF not, you can buy similar cloths at any gun store, just ask the clerk for a gun cloth, they are pretty cheap, and you can buy a number of them for the 10 bucks scotty charges.


As for the feel, fehertys bike, the gun blue finish does give you a different feel compared to a steel or the charcoal finish. Is it a whole lot different? not really, but if you put with the three putters, id bet you could tell they were all different.