Bar code stickers on clubs

[Mmaynard11]

So it wasn't just me, then. Good, good.

Nope...some things just peek your interest & cause you to do mysterious things.

 

[Duffer Seamus]

This thread just reminded me I've been meaning to get rid of the barcode sticker on the driver that came with the clubs I was gifted. It was old, dirty and ragged, and just plain looked bad.

... It takes all of two minutes to scrape it off & use a little "Goof Off" ...

Yikes! Be careful with Goof Off. I've seen that stuff melt certain plastics and dull other surfaces. Goo Gone, OTOH, I've never seen damage anything. (However, I do thoroughly wash with soap and warm water any surface upon which I've used even Goo Gone--just as a precaution.)

My wife used her vastly superior fingernails to scrape off most of the above-mentioned label on my driver, then I used Goo Gone to get rid of the glue residue. Can't even tell where the sticker used to be, and God knows how long it's been on there.

 

[echico]

I am surprised with all of the self diagnosed OCD patients that there isn't a THP sponsored mental institute.

It's my effin club. If I want to rust it, put iron covers on it, leave stickers on it, put it in a staff bag, drag on the cart path, throw in a tantrum, paint fill it, mismatch sets, or whatever then that's what I am going to do. Mind your business while you are over there drinking your white claw and asking for the manager.

Most of that was in jest but get a grip people.

 

[Hamfist]

As an alternative to Goo Gone, you can use plain old rubbing alcohol. Fingernail polish remover woks as well.

 

[Hamfist]

I am surprised with all of the self diagnosed OCD patients that there isn't a THP sponsored mental institute.

It's my effin club. If I want to rust it, put iron covers on it, leave stickers on it, put it in a staff bag, drag on the cart path, throw in a tantrum, paint fill it, mismatch sets, or whatever then that's what I am going to do. Mind your business while you are over there drinking your white claw and asking for the manager.

Most of that was in jest but get a grip people.

Sure it's your club, but that doesn't mean it can't drive me batty. And White Claws are Zima in a new package.

 

[GenErr]

I remove mine, but couldn't care less what other golfers do.

 

[Midman03]

After a few years, they eventually fall off. So what's the big deal?

I am that guy, but I also don't ever wash my clubs. As long as the grooves are clean and no mud is caked to the sole, I'm good to go.

 

[golfinnut]

I am surprised with all of the self diagnosed OCD patients that there isn't a THP sponsored mental institute.

How do you know there isn't? We are all "mental" about golf!

 

[Duffer Seamus]

As an alternative to Goo Gone, you can use plain old rubbing alcohol. Fingernail polish remover woks as well.

IME, Goo Gone works much more quickly & effectively on glue residue than does rubbing alcohol. Fingernail polish remover may be fine for metal shafts, but I'd never use it on non-metallic surfaces. It's primary component is acetone. That'll destroy the finish on many painted or synthetic surfaces.

 

[Windlaker]

Anyone remember her? Price tag on the hat.

 

[pattyboy21]

Haha - back in the day I'd buy used clubs at Golfsmith and they would always leave the bar code sticker on. At home it was a real pain to take that off and I left them on all the time.

Then one time I bought a used club at Golfsmith and the guy at the register uses a heat gun on the sticker and it came off easy peasy! I always asked them to do it after that.

I bought a new Cleveland 53-Diadic wedge there almost 15 years ago and it's still in my bag. I just checked and sure enough, about 50% of the bar code sticker is still there (I guess I've not paid any attention to it all these years).

 

[TCB2010]

I put a giant bow with streamers on all my clubs. That way, regardless of outcome, it looks festive.

 

[TCB2010]

i gotta be honest, stickers on clubs is like the big old dumb sticker people leave on their ball cap..

 

[greg19]

I play with them on and honestly don't even notice it. I'm looking at the ball or top of my club, not the shaft.

I think I may start adding stickers of my own to add to the collection.

 

[Sox_Fan]

I have to remove them immediately.

 

[tucsondivots]

Minnie Pearl left her stickers on.....

 

[RealPretendPsychic]

Just checked. Yup, my 10 year old clubs still have the stickers on the shaft although my brand new putter sticker was washing off so I removed it.

 

[fuffle master]

On some of my clubs I have had a hard time removing the sticker without leaving too much residue. So I find it cleaner to leave on.

I should get a residue remover, but that never seems to happen.

 

[YukonLiving]

They need to come off of my clubs... I use lighter fluid for any sticky bits afterwards.
It seems so silly though that they bother me, because I’m a label up type guy.

 

[Flipit]

Because it doesn’t bother me, and it does bother others.

This is how I feel. I don’t even notice them. I have a heat gun and when I think about it I will remove them. That said some of my clubs have had then for months.

 

[robrandalgz]

I've always peeled mine off but I can't say that I've ever paid attention to it on anyone else's clubs.

 

[G-Man]

Easiest way to take it off?

 

[RealPretendPsychic]

Easiest way to take it off?

I’ve used Goo Gone to great effect.

 

[blueonblack]

Goo Gone stocks went up years ago due to someone's club proclivities....

 

[chile]

i didn't leave it on the 3W today but the new 52* is wearing them things like