Getting rid of rust

[kennethkilo]

I recently got a set of irons with no finish at all. My question is, is there a way get the rust off without damaging the irons? And secondly will rust affect how the irons play/damage them?

Thanks!

P.S. Isn't Yururi a korean brand?

Edited February 5, 2014 by kennethkilo

[Duffer19]

How do you get approved? About the topic or on joining the forum? Yururi is a Japanese boutique brand and not Korean.

[Hamkenstein]

I would imagine these are very soft to hit. The rust isn't going to damage them so long as you take a modicum of care in looking after them. Some fine wire wool followed by a silicone spray/cloth will keep them looking fresh though the cavity is going to be a bit fiddly. Some people like the look but if you're not one of them places like BOS Golf can plate them for you.

By the way, saw a similar raw set on ebay and thought they looked amazing.

[Shambles]

Surface rust falls off the club head simply by impact with a golf ball. Patina is there to stay unless you use a more harsh method such as fine sand paper, and that is a dangerous thing because you might cause the face to become concave. Just plain regular use should allow the club to develop a reasonably even patina. It's really much better to just use the club a lot and simply wash it with water and a stiff nylon brush after use. Do this and the club will maintain it's appearance so long that you'll need to think to remember how old it's become.

Yururi is a Japanese brand.

Shambles

[kennethkilo]

Thanks for the info. Oddly the post I made a week ago just showed up and now there's a double post! :x!

Also, I thought so, but when I googled Yururi it led me to a .kr website... funny!

And oh yes, they are definitely soft. If you thought the normal finish was soft, this is even softer.

[idrive]

As mentioned the rust will not effect play. If ti doesn't bother you just keep them clean and dry and it shouldn't progress.

Don't store with covers on. Get a bottle of baby oil and wipe heavily and leave on between play. Be sure and wipe off

before playing.

I wouldn't use anything abrasive.... stiff plastic bristles at most.

[mauvanilla]

Also heard that Yururi has been "bought" by a Korean Group ... recent stuff ...

Wondering why the guys behind Yururi would sell the brand; they were doing great through 2008~2010... Maybe Tourspecgolfer or Gocchin can clarify this.

[Shambles]

As mentioned the rust will not effect play. If ti doesn't bother you just keep them clean and dry and it shouldn't progress.

Don't store with covers on. Get a bottle of baby oil and wipe heavily and leave on between play. Be sure and wipe off

before playing.

I wouldn't use anything abrasive.... stiff plastic bristles at most.

That business of wiping the oil off before play is just too much trouble for me but necessary if you don't want the possibility of having oil transfer to your grips. It's why I don't like oil for protection against rust. However, if you really believe in the need for oil, just wipe an oily cloth evenly on the heads and wrap the heads in old newspaper to both preserve the oil and also to prevent it from working it's way down to the grips. Cleaner would be to spray it lightly and evenly with a spray wax. It carries the minus of wax build up, but that can be reduced with a shoe brush or a vigorues cloth rub. Over doing with wax can also lead to wax build up in the grooves. More long term is to wipe the heads with rust converter because you can just go off and play without removing it and subsequently brush more on those parts that had the converter rubbed off in play. The minus is that you get a head color that may not be to your liking.

Personally I prefer to just let the brown patina develop and just keep the clubs clean thereafter. Rust takes a very long time, read years, to do any harm to mild steel though it eats up hardened steel like peanuts in a bar. The only catch is if you live in a highly acidic atmosphere as in a very polluted city, or a beach house.

Shambles