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An Ambitious Restoration Job

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Space Bandito said:
Paint fill mostly done. I'm not sure I like the black finish. Maybe I'll go back to polished steel with the same color scheme

Sorry for the crappy pic. Snapped it at 530 this morning before heading out.
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Your work is awesome and I would never criticize, however I agree with you that the black finish seems to take something away from the remaining colours. I think a natural or polished finished would make a massive difference.

I also have a question about the face of the putter - what are the three stamps behind the Scotty dog?
 
Space Bandito said:
Paint fill mostly done. I'm not sure I like the black finish. Maybe I'll go back to polished steel with the same color scheme

Sorry for the crappy pic. Snapped it at 530 this morning before heading out.
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i agree. something about that black isn’t working.
 
Dang that is great work! Damn impressive!!
 
Agree with the sentiment on the black. I think its because its more matte than gloss maybe?
 
I agree with you about the black, but either way it's an awesome restoration job!
 
Junkyard said:
Your work is awesome and I would never criticize, however I agree with you that the black finish seems to take something away from the remaining colours. I think a natural or polished finished would make a massive difference.

I also have a question about the face of the putter - what are the three stamps behind the Scotty dog?
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Poop 😜
 
impressive work!
 
Scotty player over 20 years and you are doing great. Love the green.
 
The golden-ish cheery bombs are pretty cool. I'd love another picture of those! As always looks like you did a fantastic job on the referb.
 
Amazing work. Did you have to remove a lot of material to get rid of the gouges? Does that take away much weight? If so, I suppose it's easy enough to add back to the head with the removeable weights.
 
Jmk202 said:
The golden-ish cheery bombs are pretty cool. I'd love another picture of those! As always looks like you did a fantastic job on the referb.
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They're actually translucent orange to yellow "flames." Going to strip off the black and start the finish over. It'll take a while before I have more pics.
 
radiman said:
Amazing work. Did you have to remove a lot of material to get rid of the gouges? Does that take away much weight? If so, I suppose it's easy enough to add back to the head with the removeable weights.
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Overall the putter lost approximately 15 grams, which is why I added the 20g weights instead of the original 10s.
 
Space Bandito said:
Paint fill mostly done. I'm not sure I like the black finish. Maybe I'll go back to polished steel with the same color scheme.
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You may be able to make it look even better, but it looks great to me in its current form. It’s very impressive work.
 
Space Bandito said:
They're actually translucent orange to yellow "flames." Going to strip off the black and start the finish over. It'll take a while before I have more pics.
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Awesome! Well when you redo the "flames" if you've got time to make a short "how-to" post that would be super cool! Always interested in learning how you do some of your things!
 
Space Bandito said:
Paint fill mostly done. I'm not sure I like the black finish. Maybe I'll go back to polished steel with the same color scheme

Sorry for the crappy pic. Snapped it at 530 this morning before heading out.
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Nice!! I want better pics though..
 
I like the black.

If you're taking suggestions on finish, some blue like what Colt had on their revolvers would look good.
Or a nice color case hardened finish like what turnbull restorations does would look nice with those colors.(y)
 
I think that black would look really good with a black shaft, and an orange grip with yellow trim in it.
 
Space Bandito said:
I'm always happy to answer any questions!
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In the first pic, you say that's how you received it. Did the previous owner try to mill the face down smooth? Second question, in a situation where you were to re-mill the face groves, would you shave the face smooth and start fresh?
 
billyh said:
In the first pic, you say that's how you received it. Did the previous owner try to mill the face down smooth? Second question, in a situation where you were to re-mill the face groves, would you shave the face smooth and start fresh?
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It still had it's original milling when I received it. The pics made it difficult to see (those were the sellers pics, not mine) But there was a pretty gnarly gash in the face, and in between two of the cherry bombs.

Yes, generally you need to remove the original face to re-mill. This is where you lose most of the weight. Much easier with a light milling vs a deep mill.
 
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