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I just "Coked" My Vokeys

joshtpa

By joshtpa
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joshtpa Great Member

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So I had had it with the Oil Can finish on my new Vokeys. We play early mornings and the rust was unbearable. I dried them after every shot, but FL mornings are just too wet. So I decided to do something about it.

Today I coked them. Diet Pepsi'd them to be exact. Left in the sink for 2 hours, and then rub down lightly with sponge, and now they have a gorgeous raw finish.

I am actually taking them to a friend of mine that is going to put a nickel looking chrome on it for me. No glare and not the same rust issues. I cannot wait.

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Pictures?

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michaeljames92 Great Member

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how do you get the chrome finish? i want to that to my blade putter

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Dub Great Member

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I thought that rust was the finish one should expect with the oil can finish.
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DDBowdoin Great Member

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how do you get the chrome finish? i want to that to my blade putter

haha... I dont believe you can do this one at home

you can send it away to a service to get chromed up, there are several places that do it (golfworks.com) does a decent job on chrome restorations

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joshtpa Great Member

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how do you get the chrome finish? i want to that to my blade putter

I am having a friend that does chrome take care of this for me. I will have pictures up when the process is done.


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What would happen if I coked my Forged blades? Chrome finsih, if you didn't know.
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Franco! Dedicated Member

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What would happen if I coked my Forged blades? Chrome finsih, if you didn't know.

Nothing..

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Can you do that with the "black satin" finishes too? Because I have a TaylorMade TP black wedge that is already loosing its black finish from so much use.

vinny a Member

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I'm pretty sure the "coking" process only works on the oil can finishes since they are not plated.

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fusioncal Dedicated Member

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I thought that rust was the finish one should expect with the oil can finish.

Oil Can Vokey wedge does rust

after the Oil Can coat is gone. Some people don't like the rust and in order to remove that, they "coke" it. That's what raw finish is called, the state where there's no finish. It's the color of steel. Then it'll rust again overtime. Rinse and repeat for raw wedge lover.
What would happen if I coked my Forged blades? Chrome finsih, if you didn't know.

Nothing but sticky clubs. Chrome finish can't be stripped with only coke. You need to remove it with some sort of acid fluid, which in the end ruins the club to most DIY'ers. Not to mention losing fraction of the club head weight.

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What would happen if I coked my Forged blades? Chrome finsih, if you didn't know.

They will get sticky lol

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joshtpa Great Member

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Yeah, coke will do nothing to chrome. As for the black TMs, I dont know what the effect will be. The reason I did mine, was because they are 2 months old and the rust was everywhere. I really thought I would like to vintage look, but I was afraid of rust spreading to other clubs.

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