[spartyon8]

I was in the market for a new bag and really liked the adidas ascend bag (it was only $60). Once I took it home I looked at my irons and newly acquired Cameron and they looked plain and boring. I decided to give them an uplift. The Cameron is painted to match the bag. The iron #s were painted yellow to match as the emblems were already black and red. The wedges were totally redone as well.

The Cameron and the wedges were stripped bare and have a new gun blued finish. The sole of the Cameron was polished too much and the flash wouldn't take a clean picture. Without the flash was too dark. The Cameron grip was also touched up.

[Lngnokr71]

can't view pics....

[elementlax]

same problem

[spartyon8]

Really? They are showing for me. Any ideas as to why tech savvy people? Below is a link to another thread from ST.

Thread Link

[sharkhark]

not visible...

[Big A HG]

They're not working because you are linking them from a website that doesn't allow links, unless registered and logged in. Host them somewhere else like photobucket.

[spartyon8]

Did that fix it? Thanks for the advice Big A HG!

[Wsc04forever]

nice job looks really cool especially the grip, are those the golfsmith irons, how do you like those?

[ZBigStick]

I guess we now have evidence of 'off season' projects.

Like the putter grip and sole.
Thanks for the pics.

[spartyon8]

Wsc04forever, on Dec 3 2008, 07:59 AM, said:

nice job looks really cool especially the grip, are those the golfsmith irons, how do you like those?

They are the Golfsmith P2s with S300 shafts. I was playing a set of Ping Eye 2s that I absolutely loved but decided to try something different. I found these during the Friends and Family sale last winter at 40% off. I cannot express how much I like these clubs. The have a great feel to them. The only thing that I don't like are the 3 and 4 irons. They really have a tiny sweet spot. It you miss it you will feel it. I don't use those 2 clubs very often so it doesn't bother me.

[MchSt805]

Fellow Spartan?

Cool looking grip for sure.

[spartyon8]

I got that name when I was in grade school. I had family that attended MSU when I was little. We went to the Homecoming games every year for probrably 10+ years. I have always been a spartan at heart just didn't have the funds to attend.

[Big A HG]

Yep, they are working now!

Cool paintfill! Great job on it.


PS, MSU sucks, go Badgers (and Sioux hockey)!

[MchSt805]

Oh by the way...how did you go about stripping the charcoal mist finish, or was this the gun blue version originally?

P.S. --- Wisconsin ?! In all honesty though, that was a fun football game to be at this year.

[Big A HG]

MchSt805, on Dec 3 2008, 12:10 PM, said:

Oh by the way...how did you go about stripping the charcoal mist finish, or was this the gun blue version originally?

P.S. --- Wisconsin ?!

Born and bred

P.S. --- Michigan State ?!

[spartyon8]

Stripping Finish
I washed the wedges and putter in warm water with dish soap. Then I soaked them overnight in Coke (it must be Coke, Pepsi or RC Cola doesn't work the same way). Then I washed them again with warm water. The wedges I had to scuff up with steel wool as they had a Mist type finish. They turned out alright.

Applying the Finish
I bought a bottle of Perma Blue at WalMart. Followed the instructions.
1. wash with warm water
2. apply blue and work it in for 1 minute
3. wash with warm water
4. scuff with steel wool (I used 0000 steel wool)
5. wash with warm water
6. Repeat steps 1-6 until you have the desired color/finish

Paintfill

I had a very hard time getting the original paint off the clubs. The OEM uses some good paint apparently. I soaked with acetone and picked away with a sewing needle. It was very tedious. I did this BEFORE applying the gun blue finish.

I went to the local farm store and purchased some veterinary needles (like the ones used for insulin shots). I cut the tips off and that was my applicator. Stick the needle tip in your paint and suck it dry. I used toothpicks in the past but it was very messy and a pain to go back and clean up the overfill. I used Testors brand model paint but it was a different model name (the larger paint bottle for models with black label). I really liked the stuff. It went on smoothly and dried really well. The only problem that I ran into is this paint takes a lot longer than the average model paint to dry. I used acetone to wipe away any overfill (hardly any after using a needle).