Make Your Game Shine-Golf Club Refinishing
So, you have a free Sunday afternoon somewhere between the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals. And, with absolutely nothing better to do, you decide to pull out your golf clubs and give them the once over yearly overhaul they so richly deserve.
In a matter of minutes, you realize that your clubs need a bit more love and attention than your simple sponge and soapy water can give them. Yes, it is those words every true golfer loathes to utter, ‘It is time for some golf club refinishing.'
Can I Do It Myself?
Golf club refinishing is actually composed of a variety of techniques. For example, a wood driver can be stripped of its fading varnish and resealed with a fresh coat of paint much like a piece of antique furniture. The process, based on your skill level, should take about 3 hours to do and a few days to dry.
In addition, small cracks in the head can be repaired relatively quickly and easily with the application of some epoxy filler product or water proof glue that can be found at most hardware stores. And, the final product can be honed to a beautiful luster with the application of some hard wax. There are a variety of websites that detail this process; although, many of the sites are selling handbooks about the process.
I Got It. But, What About The Irons?
Your ability to do the golf club refinishing on your irons will greatly depend on the situation. Minor damage can be quite quickly and easily removed with steel wool. For those more Bob Vila types out there, slightly more severe damage can be addressed by using a steel-brushed grinder attachment on a power drill. Here again, in this type of golf club refinishing you run a greater risk of personal injury and permanent damage to the club face.
Oh Come On, There Must Be Something I Can Do Myself!?
Other golf club refinishing techniques are certainly doable for the average golfer. For example, changing handgrips or gluing a new face onto the club head are activities that take both little skill and even less time to do.
It depends greatly on the quality of your club, as to whether or not to do your own golf club refinishing. A cheap club is probably not going to feel like too big of a deal if you screw it up. But, destroying the driver your dying grandfather gave to you on his deathbed is another matter entirely. In the end, if you have some doubts about your ability to handle the project, you should definitely considering handing over the club to trained golf club refinishing professionals. Both your clubs and your game will thank you for it.
