Anyway to do this type of finish in my shop?
Anyway to do this type of finish in my shop?
You have to be careful trying to change a mirror polish to a satin without damaging the chrome. The quality of the chrome and the the thickness can play a part. That being said, Pete, our resident finish expert, said you could take the MPFB multi-purpose finishing block and work it over the surface and it will mildly change the finish. Personally I have tried that and I didn’t see it do that much. Better way to do it by hand is to take one of those pads you use in the kitchen, a scotch brite pad, and it will leave some brush strokes. The problem with using the fine scotch bad belt on multi tool grinder is that it runs too fast and actually can remove metal faster than you may recognize it. Would take a light touch and still you might go too far very quickly. You can take the fine belt and use it by hand. It will scratch it up and again, you just have to be patient and use a light touch. Polished stainless heads its not as big an issue since they are not chrome plated. Just know that any belt used on a multi tool grinder at speed will remove some metal.
Britt Lindsey
A polishing belt will polish. Like I said, the Fine Scotchbrite belt will dull it and give it more of a satin look, but it will move metal and that is what you have to be careful with. Sand blasting, depending on the media, will change the finish, but it won’t be a satin looking finish.
Britt Lindsey
Thanks all for your input. Trip to goodwill for a few heads to play with.
I have to agree with Britt regarding restoring a satin finish. I have used the scotch brite pads with some success. Best to use a foam sanding block wrapped with the scotch brite for uniform finish. Use several scotch pads to polish as they will deteriorate. Polishing belts and sandblasting will not yield
a finish to match the satin finished club head. I have had good success using this method ( it will take some time)
Good Luck!
Tbrandt
Possibly a light media blasting might work?
thanks Whitey. I’m in the process of putting together an inexpensive sand blasting system (love harbor freight).
thinking baking soda might work?
Baking Soda is less aggressive than most others. The least aggressive IIRC are walnut shells and corn cob. No idea what effect they’d have on chrome. Do you have an old club to test first? That would be the best approach. As Britt pointed out you don’t want to go through the thin chrome layer. I think new irons have the groove area blasted in some manner, don’t know what process they use. Might be worth investigating. Let us know how things work out.
thanks Britt. Was hoping to use a sand blasting approach and what type of media to use?
In essence I’m trying to restore the satin finish on a TS2 iron sole that was hit with a polish belt on a multi-tool. Of course, it removed the satin finish and looks like a high polish chrome now.