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I have a older set of cobra oversize irons and i really like them a lot but they are starting to look their age is there anything y'all can think of to restore these a bit? i regularly clean them and etc.
In my bag:
driver: R5 dual
3wood: war bird
11wood: war bird
irons: oversize with an old Wilson PWwedges: 52*and 60*Vokeys putter: Tracyball: MoJo

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Put new grips on them if they are pretty old. They can make irons feel brand new.

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Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2


TJDUDE Member

TJDUDE

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yeah just put a new set on (lamkins) but the look all scratched to hell beat up and so on. is there any polishing or something i can do?
In my bag:
driver: R5 dual
3wood: war bird
11wood: war bird
irons: oversize with an old Wilson PWwedges: 52*and 60*Vokeys putter: Tracyball: MoJo

TheSuperCaddy Member

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prettty sure u can get them refinished somewhere.
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Driver: Hibore with Aldila NV 65
Irons: CG2 Irons 3-PW
Wedges: 56 degree Reg.588 Tour Action Chrome Finish, 60 degree Vokey Design, vokey design 52*
Putter: milled series #3Hybrid: Rescue Mid 25 degree3 Wood: War HawkGolf Balls: Serious Play ...

Gregormendel Established Member

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getting them refinished somewhere (ie.. Iron Factory) is quite costly and very time consuming. I would say that it averages about 1/2 the price of new clubs but the turn around time is up to 2 months or more. Not good if you dont have a backup set.

Other than cleaning regularly, I am not sure of any type of restoring you can do yourself... unless you own a sandblaster lol

In my bag todayâ¦.
Driver:
3 Wood:
Hybrid:
3-PW: Wedges: Putter: Ball:


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getting them refinished somewhere (ie.. Iron Factory) is quite costly and very time consuming. I would say that it averages about 1/2 the price of new clubs but the turn around time is up to 2 months or more. Not good if you dont have a backup set.

actually i have access to just about anything i would need sandblasters very large multi axis mills etc.

i was just thinking of polishing them up. at work we have huge polishing wheels but i cant get into the cavity in the back. thats the problem i cant get the brown color out of the textured steel in the back of the clubs.
In my bag:
driver: R5 dual
3wood: war bird
11wood: war bird
irons: oversize with an old Wilson PWwedges: 52*and 60*Vokeys putter: Tracyball: MoJo

Gregormendel Established Member

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well, you could try a mixture of different things. I know I used to soak my clubs in coke to remove the finish.. takes a couple days but worked like a charm on my scotty. Use something with an acidic base. Your clubs are cast i assume? not forged?

In my bag todayâ¦.
Driver:
3 Wood:
Hybrid:
3-PW: Wedges: Putter: Ball:


supercow Dedicated Member

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actually i have access to just about anything i would need sandblasters very large multi axis mills etc.

If I worked where you worked my golf clubs would be pristine.

Why don't you just take the heads off of the clubs and stick them in the sandblaster? That way you can get at the cavity but if you want the polished look on the rest of the clubhead you can just do it later....

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so your saying i should media blast the back at least and it will bring that back to life? i have never thought of that but what if i pulled the heads off and put them in a tumbler that you use for polishing reloading brass. ? my irons are cast so i dont want to ruin the finish thats left?
In my bag:
driver: R5 dual
3wood: war bird
11wood: war bird
irons: oversize with an old Wilson PWwedges: 52*and 60*Vokeys putter: Tracyball: MoJo

supercow Dedicated Member

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Any chance you could get a picture up of what you have? You could try buying an old beat club and sticking that in the blaster/tumbler to see what happens. That way you could work out how 'harsh' your machine is. I'm fairly sure that Ping does their satin finishes via blasting/tumbling though so it shouldn't prove to be too much of a problem.

Thought you may be interested in these....
http://www.golfworks.com/product.asp?pn=IREFINISHING
http://www.golf-club-repair.com/
http://www.ultrasonics.com.au/golf-c...c-cleaning.php
http://www.home.aone.net.au/~byzanti...f/restore.html

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