Shiny Black Finish Wear and Tear

[aproposfornothing]

As promised, here are some pictures of how the shiny black finish for the custom Mizunos wear (after 7 rounds):

Chemical fertilizer spots are vaguely visible on the 5 and 6 irons.

Here are close ups of the wear on my 7 iron (probably used the most). To give you some reference, I don't go after the ball over-aggressively and I tend to sweep the ball more than I hit down on it.

Here are close ups of the wear on my 8 iron. A friend asked to hit the club and then subsequently hit it fat and duffed the ball off of the toe on the high side :mad: (IN THE SAME SWING!!!) The effects of this miscalculated swing are evident. The finish has worn significantly AND the exposed metal has begun to rust. This happened even after I cleaned the club after the round and treated it with gun blue.

Issues with my 8 iron aside, I think that the shiny black finish looks great and it seems to contribute to how solid, yet soft, the irons feel.

Overall, my custom grind Mizunos are the best irons I've ever owned and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a true golf experience embodied in a set of irons... :love: :cool:

[TTLam]

So basically it's great for sweepers (in terms of finish upkeep) but terrible for diggers. Argh! Great info. The irons do look great. If the sole wear is going to cause the irons to rust, then I would be seriously worried.

[+TourSpecGolfer]

Thank You! Its really something when a member contributes like this, Good for us all.

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[ProSpec]

Thank You! Its really something when a member contributes like this, Good for us all.

:cool:

Yea, thanks a lot for the update. The wear on the 8 iron does send up some red flags. Looks like it was hit off the cart path :confused:

[aproposfornothing]

Thank You! Its really something when a member contributes like this, Good for us all.

:cool:

Yea, thanks a lot for the update. The wear on the 8 iron does send up some red flags. Looks like it was hit off the cart path :confused:

You're welcome! Just doing my part... :wink:

I wish the 8 was hit off the cart path (that would almost justify the damages), but it was just a fat shot from the tee box on a par 3. I'm actually sending the club off to be refinshed since the face is starting to rust... :mad:

[hornyjuan]

Face is starting to rust???? Makes me wary of getting a shiny black set. Do you oil those bad boys up every week?

[aproposfornothing]

Face is starting to rust???? Makes me wary of getting a shiny black set. Do you oil those bad boys up every week?

I did treat the set with silicon spray when I first got them, but I haven't treated them since that first time. However all of the wear in the pictures (including the rust) took place over one week (approx. 6-7 rounds)

So basically it's great for sweepers (in terms of finish upkeep) but terrible for diggers. Argh! Great info. The irons do look great. If the sole wear is going to cause the irons to rust, then I would be seriously worried.

Actually, the sole wear doesn't rust, only the area where excessive dirt got between the ball and the clubface before impact. The "fat" shot chipped off the finish on the face, and the rust is appearing where the finish chipped off...Just wanted to clarify... :smile1: