January 7, 200619 yr Very nice! This may have been covered before (if so tell me!) - but how the hell do you do that! - refinish it - got a few clubs I wouldl ove to do - doubt its a DIY thing though :( thanks!
January 7, 200619 yr Author Joey,Is that gun blue with a heat gun? Nope this is a hot tank technique. Heat gun can't be this deep black.
January 7, 200619 yr Author Could you possibly explain to me what 'hot tanking' is? Basically you heat up a solution in a tank and dip the prep heads in the tank for the amount of time required depending on size and transfer it to a penetrating oil solution for final step.
January 7, 200619 yr man - I so need to get a bunsen burner and have some fun! (need to find somewhere to teach me how lol) thanks Joe
January 7, 200619 yr The Caswell products work well. You dilute the blackening solution with distilled water to make a gallon. They tell you to heat the piece prior to dipping. I then use OO steel wool in between dips and reheat. Works better than gun blueing kits. After dipping let the piece dry and use gun oil to seal. My only problem comes with paintfill. I believe its is bets to paintfill prior to dipping then use a small nail or ot get the black out of the paintfill.
January 7, 200619 yr Thank you! More questions - how you heat the solution? What clubs can you use this technique with? - I presume any raw finish? - or do you have to do somethign before doing this? Finnally - I have soem Chrome nikes - what can I do with these? if I recall right you need some really toxiz stuff to strip them? - presume thats not diy? -Wouldl ove to get nikes finishedi n a black and fill the tick in white - would look soooooooooooo good!
January 7, 200619 yr The stuff I bought from Caswell does not require to be heated. I just heat the head that I am dipping. I never striped chrome but hear you could use sulfuric acid - buy it at any hardware store. A better option would be to find someone that dows chrome work locally an have them strip the chrome.
January 9, 200619 yr AKFLY, Thanks for the tip. Sharing what one might consider to be a trade secret is what forums are all about. Also, thanks for your avatar!
January 12, 200619 yr AKFLY, I see Caswell has a new product for stainless steel called Stainless Steel Blackener 370 which requires no heating, just blackener and sealer. Do you have any experience with this?
January 12, 200619 yr AKFLY,I see Caswell has a new product for stainless steel called Stainless Steel Blackener 370 which requires no heating, just blackener and sealer. Do you have any experience with this? I believe I just bought the standard black oxide that produces 1 gallon. It was over a year ago.
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