Absolutely love these videos! Watched through most of them last night, so satisfying and relaxing. I’d love to see just one swing with each at the very end so we can hear the sound each club makes. Keep them up!
Man I love these videos as someone that loves hitting blades. There really isn’t much improvement you can get in them over the last 20 years. The shafts seemed to be more flex which takes a smoother tempo but feel is still the same.
Glad to see you back, Brad! I’ve watched all your videos (multiple times) in the past few months. Inspired me to start refinishing clubs. Thanks for all your help! Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Took a creative break but now I have a few new interesting clubs to bring back to life. I'd love to see some before and after pics of your work if you'd like to share them with the channel!
Just found your two days ago and I’ve watched all the restoration vids and some more than once! Great stuff. I ran across your channel cause I was looking for refinishing in Black Nitride. I’m really interested in that finish for my own clubs. Any chance you’ll try that finish in an upcoming video? Would love to see/hear more about this finish. Thx!!
I'm glad you found the channel and appreciate the comments. I'd like to do a video trying all of the variations of making something black - like nitride, DLC, Cerakote, powder coat, or gun bluing and see how they turn out. I know from one of my videos that Cerakote isn't going to withstand the abuse of the types of lies i get myself into. So, finding a better option is intriguing. Thanks for the suggestion.
question! have you tried restoring black clubs? Specifically i have a set of semi scratched up Nike vapor fly pro's that i want to attempt but also dont want to completely rid of the black finish? is there a process for black finishes?
Hey Brad Love the channel. Im from Aus and sgruggling to find the electroless plating kit. Do you know where i might find this? In regards to the solutions you used pre paint removal and sanding, what was those for and what did they do? Also, have you tried using different types of grit for the sand blasting? I know theres a few to choose from. Sorry for the gazillion questions. Love it all mate. Very interesting processes Stuart
Thanks! Mostly thrift stores. I also scour eBay for interesting clubs with cool shapes, fonts, etc. Then I buy the one in the worst condition. Estate sales are great, too, for full vintage sets. Sundays are usually half-price there. Look up estatesales.net, and you can search your area and look at pictures of the sale items. Great place to buy bench grinders, too.
Love your videos. Just curious why does the club face finish look different? Is there an industry process that cant be recreated for that more texture/matte apprarance or is that just the camera?
Just the camera and the grit of my blaster media. You could use something more aggressive. Also, the electroless nickel has some leveling properties that fill in some of the texture if you leave it too long. You can see it on the last video I did of the VIP. It was almost a brushed look and when I was done, it was smooth.
Awsome video, I really appreciate the information you provide. How do you feel the nickle finish holds up and what is the expected wear with normal playing conditions?
It's not as hard as chrome, for sure. It does a great job of providing the corrosion protection needed to prevent rust and gives a bit of a protective barrier for scratching and dings. The good news is - once you learn this, you can redo them whenever you want a refresh!
I make my own clubs(Maltby iron/wedge heads) and you’ve inspired me to try and restore old clubs. What are the necessary items on the list besides 6 inch bench grinder, paint fill and brushes ? Can you make a video about that and how you got into it?
Are you sanding and buffing off the original nickel and/or copper underlays? Or are they removed by the acid? Trying to figure this out so I can do this myself!
Yes. Just removing the chrome layer and polishing the underlying nickel. You're just going to add new nickel onto the club, so i take advantage of what's already there and bonded. This is the reason for using the Nickel Activator; that is, to prep the remaining nickel to accept new nickel to cover any bare spots.
@@BradMeehan Thanks, Brad. Do you ever have issues with polishing through the nickel down to the steel? If so how do you treat the steel to get the nickel to bond? Sorry for so many questions. The videos make it look so easy, but as I research, all these things come up!
@@ThinkingMan482 You would use Wood's Nickel Strike on the bare steel to promote the bonding of the nickel. ALso, check out my facebook support group "DIY Golf Club Restoration". We have about 2K+ members who can help with your projects.
@@BradMeehan Thanks again, Brad. Gave up Facebook years ago, but I think I'm good to go at this point. Just got a set of used Mizuno MP-4 blades to restore. They're actually in very good shape, but I want to make them perfect. Can't wait to get started.
@ThinkingMan482 Ha. I gave up fb 10 years ago. I now have an account to manage my page. No friends, no bs, just golf! Happy to help along the way or point you to a video that answers the questions.
I start there and stop at 400. Then, the sisal wheel will take care of the rest until you polish. Generally, I use the least aggressive grit that will take out the scratch then progress from there. Otherwise you'll have to sand away scratches that you introduced.
What an awesome shirt 😂😂 Do you use muratic acid every time or is there situations that you don't? Were all the scratches and dings sanded and buffed out or did you fill any of them with copper? I'm hesitant to remove my iron shafts because they are graphite. What's your thoughts on failure or success if I would electroclean, use electro to add copper or nickel for the gouges and then use the Electroless method for the plating?
I didn't fill any dings. Sanding is where those are removed. I only use the acid bath on carbon steel clubs that have rust. You don't use it on stainless clubs. You can do this without removing the shaft but it's MUCH harder to manipulate into place on the polisher and you risk damaging the ferrule if you hit it with a wheel. I would opt to sand versus using the copper for the dings. It's much faster to sand away a scratch than to brush plate copper to fill them all.
@@BradMeehan I'm typically not a "much faster" kind of guy 😂 I appreciate a good job don't mind the time. What works on me and makes me cautious and maybe my ignorance is that sanding removes the metal and I'd rather build up and then buff down. I certainly don't want to mess with the integrity of the club and to me how am I not when I'm sanding? I'd prefer to keep it as close to factory as possible but maybe I'm ignorant because it wouldn't be the first time!
Also if set up properly I should be able to perform the Electroless method without removing the graphite shafts? Do all your Caswell electroless kits include everything for that method and the cost difference is for the quantity of chemicals?
Mostly estate sales, thrift stores, and eBay. I've been looking for single irons that have interesting shapes to restore, but there are a lot of full sets you can buy for very little money.
As cool as this is, if you're going to game any carbon steel irons, you really would need to get them chrome plated. Nickel plate just isn't nearly durable enough
I had a similar issue with Honma's bursting into flames when I removed the heads. The smell was horrible. I am not sure what they use for epoxy, but it smells like death.
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I love it that you always have a peaceful intro shot, also love it when you pop flame in front of the Hydrangeas.
I'll keep doing it!
Absolutely love these videos! Watched through most of them last night, so satisfying and relaxing. I’d love to see just one swing with each at the very end so we can hear the sound each club makes. Keep them up!
Man I love these videos as someone that loves hitting blades. There really isn’t much improvement you can get in them over the last 20 years. The shafts seemed to be more flex which takes a smoother tempo but feel is still the same.
Nice job. 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
I’m so glad I found your channel! Keep up the amazing work!
As always... beautiful work. Now let's get out and play.
Thanks, homie. Let's cruise that convertible, too!
Beautiful work, Brad! 👏
Channel is so soothing.
That's the goal! Thank you!
Outstanding job! Thanks for posting and thanks for the education.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent! Another great restoration. I always wondered if you could use spray paint that way…cool! Love it!
Thanks! Yes, and you'll get so many color options by using the spray enamel.
This is awesome!
Thanks, man. I love your channel. I'm glad you're here.
Always amazing!!😊
Thank you! Cheers!
Whoa....!!! Brad, my man, geez................ Whew!!
Thanks man!
Wow, very nice sir! 👌🏽🤩
Thank you! 😃
Glad to see you back, Brad! I’ve watched all your videos (multiple times) in the past few months. Inspired me to start refinishing clubs. Thanks for all your help! Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Took a creative break but now I have a few new interesting clubs to bring back to life.
I'd love to see some before and after pics of your work if you'd like to share them with the channel!
Looks awesome!
Thank you!
Nice work, glad to see you back at it
Feels good! Thank you!
Another job well done!
Thank you!
I’ve binged watch your videos! Honestly, you are underrated and deserve more views!
Thanks! Please share your favorite with some friends! I'd really appreciate it.
Brilliant work as ever Brad. The electrolysis has moved on! Beautiful finish
Thanks, Mark! I think the electroplating has its place, but this new process makes it.so easy.
You are the goat!!!❤
THanks, man!
Really nice work. Love to see your videos! Maybe you can do a putter restoration?🙂
Thank you. I will definitely do another putter soon. Check out that Ping 1A video I made maybe a year or more ago. It turned out cool.
@@BradMeehan ok cool. Will watch that one. I want to do something with my own putter. Got a taylormade spider love it but looks bad.
Just found your two days ago and I’ve watched all the restoration vids and some more than once! Great stuff. I ran across your channel cause I was looking for refinishing in Black Nitride. I’m really interested in that finish for my own clubs. Any chance you’ll try that finish in an upcoming video? Would love to see/hear more about this finish. Thx!!
I'm glad you found the channel and appreciate the comments.
I'd like to do a video trying all of the variations of making something black - like nitride, DLC, Cerakote, powder coat, or gun bluing and see how they turn out. I know from one of my videos that Cerakote isn't going to withstand the abuse of the types of lies i get myself into. So, finding a better option is intriguing. Thanks for the suggestion.
Would love to see you hit the clubs before and reshaft after so you can compare how they feel!
question! have you tried restoring black clubs? Specifically i have a set of semi scratched up Nike vapor fly pro's that i want to attempt but also dont want to completely rid of the black finish? is there a process for black finishes?
Hey Brad
Love the channel. Im from Aus and sgruggling to find the electroless plating kit. Do you know where i might find this?
In regards to the solutions you used pre paint removal and sanding, what was those for and what did they do?
Also, have you tried using different types of grit for the sand blasting? I know theres a few to choose from.
Sorry for the gazillion questions. Love it all mate. Very interesting processes
Stuart
Love it! Where do you all find clubs to be able to refinish? Head around garage sales and goodwill? Thanks!
Thanks!
Mostly thrift stores. I also scour eBay for interesting clubs with cool shapes, fonts, etc. Then I buy the one in the worst condition. Estate sales are great, too, for full vintage sets. Sundays are usually half-price there. Look up estatesales.net, and you can search your area and look at pictures of the sale items. Great place to buy bench grinders, too.
@@BradMeehan Love it. Thanks so much!!
🔥🔥🔥
Do you restore clubs for other people or just your personal clubs?
Is the acid bath to remove the chrome or rust, or both? Is it Muriatic Acid?
Yes, that's correct. It takes care of both. It's Muriatic Acid.
Love your videos. Just curious why does the club face finish look different? Is there an industry process that cant be recreated for that more texture/matte apprarance or is that just the camera?
Just the camera and the grit of my blaster media. You could use something more aggressive. Also, the electroless nickel has some leveling properties that fill in some of the texture if you leave it too long. You can see it on the last video I did of the VIP. It was almost a brushed look and when I was done, it was smooth.
Awsome video, I really appreciate the information you provide.
How do you feel the nickle finish holds up and what is the expected wear with normal playing conditions?
It's not as hard as chrome, for sure. It does a great job of providing the corrosion protection needed to prevent rust and gives a bit of a protective barrier for scratching and dings. The good news is - once you learn this, you can redo them whenever you want a refresh!
I make my own clubs(Maltby iron/wedge heads) and you’ve inspired me to try and restore old clubs. What are the necessary items on the list besides 6 inch bench grinder, paint fill and brushes ? Can you make a video about that and how you got into it?
For sure. I want to do a shop walk-around to talk about the essential equipment vs. the nice-to-have equipment
I have a set of 1988 Hogan Apex Redlines that need replated how much do you charge????
Have you ever tried to repair a broken face on a hydrid?
I have one that part of it is push in. Thanks
I have not. Sorry. I just stick to the older, vintage stuff. But I'll ask around.
@@BradMeehan Thanks
Great content👍, But would be appreciated if you add some little audio explanation for each process.
Be sure to check out all of the tutorials in the older videos. I have polishing, plating, refacing tutorials for each step.
Do the whole set!
I get too bored when I do full sets because there's no variety! I love a challenge and my undiagnosed-ADHD brain wants to move onto something else.
Are you using muriatic acid to strip the chrome? If so are you diluting it with another chemical? Also what’s the acid stabilizer liquid afterwards??
I use water to dilute it. The neutralizer is baking soda and water.
@@BradMeehan Thanks 😊
That shirt 😂😂😂
I've been waiting for this comment!
Are you sanding and buffing off the original nickel and/or copper underlays? Or are they removed by the acid? Trying to figure this out so I can do this myself!
Yes. Just removing the chrome layer and polishing the underlying nickel. You're just going to add new nickel onto the club, so i take advantage of what's already there and bonded. This is the reason for using the Nickel Activator; that is, to prep the remaining nickel to accept new nickel to cover any bare spots.
@@BradMeehan Thanks, Brad. Do you ever have issues with polishing through the nickel down to the steel? If so how do you treat the steel to get the nickel to bond? Sorry for so many questions. The videos make it look so easy, but as I research, all these things come up!
@@ThinkingMan482 You would use Wood's Nickel Strike on the bare steel to promote the bonding of the nickel.
ALso, check out my facebook support group "DIY Golf Club Restoration". We have about 2K+ members who can help with your projects.
@@BradMeehan Thanks again, Brad. Gave up Facebook years ago, but I think I'm good to go at this point. Just got a set of used Mizuno MP-4 blades to restore. They're actually in very good shape, but I want to make them perfect. Can't wait to get started.
@ThinkingMan482 Ha. I gave up fb 10 years ago. I now have an account to manage my page. No friends, no bs, just golf! Happy to help along the way or point you to a video that answers the questions.
Is 220 as far as you go sanding?
I start there and stop at 400. Then, the sisal wheel will take care of the rest until you polish. Generally, I use the least aggressive grit that will take out the scratch then progress from there. Otherwise you'll have to sand away scratches that you introduced.
What an awesome shirt 😂😂
Do you use muratic acid every time or is there situations that you don't?
Were all the scratches and dings sanded and buffed out or did you fill any of them with copper?
I'm hesitant to remove my iron shafts because they are graphite.
What's your thoughts on failure or success if I would electroclean, use electro to add copper or nickel for the gouges and then use the Electroless method for the plating?
I didn't fill any dings. Sanding is where those are removed.
I only use the acid bath on carbon steel clubs that have rust. You don't use it on stainless clubs.
You can do this without removing the shaft but it's MUCH harder to manipulate into place on the polisher and you risk damaging the ferrule if you hit it with a wheel.
I would opt to sand versus using the copper for the dings. It's much faster to sand away a scratch than to brush plate copper to fill them all.
@@BradMeehan I'm typically not a "much faster" kind of guy 😂 I appreciate a good job don't mind the time. What works on me and makes me cautious and maybe my ignorance is that sanding removes the metal and I'd rather build up and then buff down. I certainly don't want to mess with the integrity of the club and to me how am I not when I'm sanding? I'd prefer to keep it as close to factory as possible but maybe I'm ignorant because it wouldn't be the first time!
Also if set up properly I should be able to perform the Electroless method without removing the graphite shafts?
Do all your Caswell electroless kits include everything for that method and the cost difference is for the quantity of chemicals?
Where do you find clubs to buy?
Mostly estate sales, thrift stores, and eBay. I've been looking for single irons that have interesting shapes to restore, but there are a lot of full sets you can buy for very little money.
2:49 that tshirt lol
Hello, Korean subscribers. How much horsepower or performance do I need to use a sandgun when I watch the video?
Thats really well done man! 👍 Do you accept orders from people?
As cool as this is, if you're going to game any carbon steel irons, you really would need to get them chrome plated. Nickel plate just isn't nearly durable enough
@shmirginhymer1867 is it?
You’re a bad ass!
I'm working on it!
Looks awesome! Would you be interested in do a set for me?
Thank you! I'd rather show you how to do it. Check out the tutorials. You don't need much to get started. Most of my tools exist because I'm lazy.
So much easier with the electroless nickel plating!!
It's night and day. I would still recommend the electrocleaning step.
I had a similar issue with Honma's bursting into flames when I removed the heads. The smell was horrible. I am not sure what they use for epoxy, but it smells like death.
I'm glad I did this outside. It just burst into flames and i wasn't even near the hossel when it happened.
Out of interest why did you choose to do electroless plating over electro plating?
missus walks into the kitchen "WHY HAVE U GOT GOLF CLUBS AND ACID IN MY POTS AGAIN!!!!"
"It's better than cooking meth."
That should get you out of it
Any idea why my Mom insisted I give you a thumbs down?! 🤣👍
@chip6954 Moms are always wrong. Dads know what's up. Lol.
@@BradMeehan (I was playing off the legendary t-shirt @2:49 😄(video's 1 y/o, cool you even responded!))
hahaha dead ferrule count
I murdered another one in the video I'm making now. Spoiler alert.