How to Polish Golf Clubs Like a Pro
Learn how to restore your golf clubs and make them look like new with this step-by-step guide. This tutorial will show you the best methods to polish your clubs and make them shine.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction and first look
0:30 Good versus bad scratches
1:47 How to make a cross-hatch pattern
2:09 Which compounds to use
4:05 Let’s pick a club!
4:56 Buffing and Polishing
11:11 Finished work and into the bag!
Nice job, they turned out looking great. But cuz you know after a couple of rounds they’ll get scratched up all over again. Ha!!!! There golf clubs and the more you grind em the more material you remove. But honestly great job.
Great video; thank you. Does the process alter the club face at all? Ie, when there was a little overlap with the wheel brushes, did it remove any of the grippy, rougher surface of the face that’s supposed to be there?
Look great!
Do they hit better after all of this?
Outstanding work!
The last thing I want is a shiny golf club. Also it’s a bad idea to sand golf clubs, they weigh a certain weight for a reason. But if that’s what makes you happy, go for it.
Fantastic! I have a set of clubs I’m gonna sell and wanted to do this to maximize the income and sell a better product. I’ve got everything I need and will start tomorrow. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for taking time to educate us Brad. Is process same for cleaning, polishing the club face? Also can this process be done by hand without the sander?
Which I had a bench grinder
What do you do for the face where the grooves are? It looked like you were abounding that area.
So don’t polish the face, right?
All show no go out there on the course pal. 😅. Just messin with ya buddy. Good job.
Hello I know this video is off a couple of years ago but would like to ask you a question… I bought a sw off ebay to match my set the base of the club is in pretty poor condition can I use this process to take out the deal imperfections but baring in mind I have never done this before I have a picture of the club but don’t know how to add the pic. Thank you
What the brand of wheels you are using? Can’t find the links
What type of paint do you recommend to touch up the writing and accent areas on irons?
I am interesting for this job I have experience for 5 years
Is there a way to do this by hand? Assuming using a high grit sand paper, maybe wet sanding? Not sure but might make a good video for those who don’t have power tools. *subbed* brother!
Hi brad i hope your well,are you working on clubs anymore,ive enjoyed your work.
I bought brand new Apex DCB’s and the day I was taking them out for the first time I dropped one of the irons in my driveway and the toe hit the cement. It left a small circle of prickly somewhat deep marks. Callaway says they are forged but apparently they are not true forged. Some of the components are forged. Any way I can buff out these deeper marks?
Hi, what’s the best way to bring the face and grooves back on clubs, thanks
Hi, Brad. I have the 2009 Taylormade Burners and they are quite scratched. Is it possible to remove the scratches? I received my order of the polishing wheels, compounds, etc.. and worked on my clubs today. Very happy with the results (nice, clean and polished) but the scratches are still there. I used Black and Brown on the Yellow wheel. And then finished up with White and Green on the soft fluffy wheel. THANKS!
We need a video of how to remove scratches and pits on the face of the club. A polished driver face will hit farther and straighter !
Do use the same wheel for the Black, Brown, and White? Then use the soft wheel for the Green.
This is why I prefer “silver” over the painted or PVD black. Easier for me to make them look good for resale.
good lesson thanks. For deeper scratches do you go down the grits of sandpaper first? I have a club that’s chewed up a bit more than these
Nice
It’s seemed like you didn’t buff the area where the grooves are, if that is right was that for any particular reason ?
When I was studying jewellery and metalsmithing that you should always have a dedicated polishing wheel for each type of abrasive in order not to negate the polishing stage that you had just completed. For deep scratches we started wet sanding with 220 grit wet or dry sandpaper, then 400#, 600#, then to tripoli and then rouge. As the polishing progressed you could see where you missed removing some scratches so it required going back to the previous grit then working your way back up. I have never used a buffing wheel for multiple grits of polish, and when completing one grit a quick wash with a good detergent such as Tide in order to remove any remaining polish with its carrier.
I used the same wheels, same Caswell compounds, same technique on various clubs at various levels of scratchiness and still cannot get them to come out like yours. I know YouTube’s are usually cut short so I’m wondering how much time do you spend on each club, with each compound/wheel combo? I’ve spent an hour on a club that wasn’t so scratched and still can’t get the sole shiny. I may be helpful to post a long form video or even a short video with more detailed explanation on your process. Or maybe I’m just too impatient.
Love the videos. Does this process of just using the compound remove the nickel & chrome layer? Or make them less durable?
don’t you dare disrespect harbor freight
If these specific irons had deeper knicks and scratches, you would have to take it to the belt? Would that mess up the plastin inlay? Would you still be able to replate them? Thanks!
Awesome, I’ll have to try this out! I bought myself a nice set of mizunos about a year ago, but I foolishly let my 2 brothers use them throughout this summer because they don’t have clubs of their own and really wanted to get into golf. The clubs are pretty beat up to say the least but I should have expected it… I literally watched one of them take a full practice swing inside the house on tile floor, and yes it scratched right against it. It hurt my soul. Not to mention the various times I’ve seen them just drag it along the cart path or concrete sidewalk. Safe to say that after I polish these bad boys up, they are BANNED from touching my clubs. Matter fact I don’t even want them going near my clubs at all😂. Guess that means I’m gonna have to hide them.
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Wanted to buy and old set mizunos and make them new. Watched your video on repeat. Brought some clubs, bench grinder and converted to polisher. Had such fun doing it. The club’s now look unreal. Decent video as no fuss just ‘this is how you do it’. Thank you man!
Hi Brad I am learning to polish from your videos. I am doing my1st set of polishing. I was able to polish the shallow scratches and dings but not the deeper once because I am worried that I will take away all the chrome and nickel plating. Shall I continue grinding?Can I have your wattsapp number so I can send the photos of my polishing results?
Hi Brad, when polishing the face of your clubs, do we need to be conscious of sanding too much and damaging the grooves?
I have a question if you don’t mind , What paint if better to use acrylic or enamel paint? You use enamel but I’ve seen other videos and they use acrylic paint thanks you for you feedback and knowledge
Makes me sorry I opted for “blacked out” Ping G 710s … very nice and very impressed … very informative!!!
Pretty good? Looks awesome. For a cast club, it appears that polishing them up, for the most part, is the extent to finishing that club. As long as they only have minor scratching. A lot more effort is needed in finishing a forged club.
Quality video, thank you pal 👍
Brad, keep that rag away from the rotating wheel if you want all of your fingers. Good video.
Amazing. What a difference! 😲😲😲
Wow nicely done!!
This is absolutely amazing. Been looking at getting some 2nd hand AP1’s refinished and didn’t know how but this is next level.
When explaining how to enhance reflection to someone, just tell them to think of it as “leveling” the sharp cliff edges of a canyon until it’s more of a gradual sloping valley.
Also, apply some automotive ceramic coating to them now and they will stay clean when you play. I do it a couple times a season and pretty much eliminates the need to brush your clubs after a shot to remove dirt. Nothing sticks.
That is truly amazing, thank you for sharing this information with us.
Amazing
Is there a by hand video? I live in a smaller place and have no options for power tools unfortunately