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williethekid Well Established Member

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I recently picked up an oil can spin milled vokey 60*-04. I loved the feel of it compared to the other wedges @ golfsmith. However I'm not a big fan of the look of this wedge, and I did a google search and saw that some people have taken the finish off with coke? I was wondering if anyone had gone one step further and blued it with gun blueing. Has anyone done this? Pics of the end result?

williethekid Well Established Member

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So I did it this morning. Bought the birchwood casey blueing kit @ dicks $15 bucks, some vinegar, some enamel model paint (lime green) and some acetone. Vinegar soak for ~20 minutes took the oil can right off. Acetone took off the paintfill (along with a sharpened nail to get in the tight spots. With most of the paintfill off I followed the blueing instructions and got a great grey/blue finish, then painted the Titlist and spin milled parts with the lime green. GORGEOUS. Only hickup was spilling some acetone on the plastic piece above the hosel, started melting, cold water stopped it, but had to sand to get an even spot. Don't know how to post pics and they're not coming out too well. But easy to do and unique.

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I would really love to see pics of it. A easy site to upload pics and have them on the net is http://www.tinypic.com

By the way, where are you in CT?
Currently in my titleist.gif X86 stand bag:

taylormade.gif R7 Superquad 9.5* (Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board); taylormade.gif R7 15*; titleist.gif 585H 21*, adams.gif ---*; --- 4-9 (KBS); vokey.gif [48*], 56*, 60* (SM); cameron.gifStudio Select Newport 2 Midslant 34"
 
Ball - titleist.gif Pro V1X

The Bogey Man Member

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Small world... same

Home course? Mines Oak Hills in Norwalk
Currently in my titleist.gif X86 stand bag:

taylormade.gif R7 Superquad 9.5* (Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board); taylormade.gif R7 15*; titleist.gif 585H 21*, adams.gif ---*; --- 4-9 (KBS); vokey.gif [48*], 56*, 60* (SM); cameron.gifStudio Select Newport 2 Midslant 34"
 
Ball - titleist.gif Pro V1X

williethekid Well Established Member

williethekid

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There it is, the wipe marks that are right above the spin milled part, are from the paint thinner not being wiped off yet from where i touched up the paint job.

The Bogey Man Member

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Wow, that looks awesome, great job... I might test this on one of my old vokeys... Where did you get the paint? was it really meticulous to do?
Currently in my titleist.gif X86 stand bag:

taylormade.gif R7 Superquad 9.5* (Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board); taylormade.gif R7 15*; titleist.gif 585H 21*, adams.gif ---*; --- 4-9 (KBS); vokey.gif [48*], 56*, 60* (SM); cameron.gifStudio Select Newport 2 Midslant 34"
 
Ball - titleist.gif Pro V1X

williethekid Well Established Member

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Home course is Smith Richardson, I almost played on friday at Oak Hills, but unfortunately they had no singles openings, and they said you couldnt play 9?

The Bogey Man Member

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Home course is Smith Richardson, I almost played on friday at Oak Hills, but unfortunately they had no singles openings, and they said you couldnt play 9?

You can play 9... but after 4 o'clock it is 30 bucks (non-resident). Smith Richardson is a nice course btw...

Currently in my titleist.gif X86 stand bag:

taylormade.gif R7 Superquad 9.5* (Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board); taylormade.gif R7 15*; titleist.gif 585H 21*, adams.gif ---*; --- 4-9 (KBS); vokey.gif [48*], 56*, 60* (SM); cameron.gifStudio Select Newport 2 Midslant 34"
 
Ball - titleist.gif Pro V1X

digger21 Established Member

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That is such an awesome job. Thats one of the best lookin wedges ive seen.
Driver FT-3 9deg w/ Aldila NV 65-S
3wood Rescue 3 15deg
Irons R7 TP w/ Flighted Rifle 6.5
Wedges 48deg TA900, 53deg TA588, 58deg TA900
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williethekid Well Established Member

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Thanks, it will work on any wedge without a chrome or nickel finish. So the one's I can think of are: Vokey oil cans, Mizuno raw haze finish, cleveland gunmetal (i think it already has the blueing on it), maybe the rust finished ones. maybe the x-tour vintages. But dont hold me to any of these!

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Thats a damn sexy wedge.

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Wow that is nice, nice custom paintjob there.
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3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16

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thats so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm doing that this weekend

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That is sweet. What did you use to paint it?

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