I picked up a set of RAC TP Combos this summer from my TM rep. Great clubs but I hated the extremely shiny chrome, blinded me on a number of occasions. My home course being almost 100% links style the sun can get high and hot. I decided I had to do something about this before next season, so off to the hardware store i went. I have a spare 6 iron I use when I decide to practice on mats so I went to town on it without much care. I tried three different things before I got it right. So last sunday while working our proshop I decided to do the work, and this is what i found.
1. I read in this forum that scotch brite pads are the way to go. Well after much work and some serious elbow grease I had taken the sheen off the chrome but could barely tell I had done anything at address, so I moved on to.....
2. 320 grit sand paper. Seemed to scratch the chrome slightly more than the pads but the scratches it made seemed to be really deep, and it's been a couple days since I did this and there is a small spot of rust developing already. THIS IS NOT RECCOMENDED just a little too much pressure and your done.
3. Then about the time i decided not to try my actual set i noticed our grille room employee scouring the grill before we closed the doors of the shop. They use an open mesh pad that looks like wire screen with grit coating on it. They are called 3M grill pads 200 grit. WOW, they worked amazing! The holes in the mesh kept it from clogging up and the grit was perfect not too deep but it really produced a nice satin look. I did 2-W in 2 hours and i used a new pad for every club, and the results are nothing short of perfect!!!!! I have seen a hundred clubs with satin finish and these are as close as you can get for less than 10 bucks! I set them next to my tourspec mr 23 blades and the finish looks very similar.
Just thought I'd share my experience, it seems like a popular topic.