Calming Titleist Restoration
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- RELAX and immerse yourself in the ODDLY SATISFYING world of golf club restoration as this 1979 Titleist Forged Tour Model golf club undergoes a remarkable transformation. RELAX AND WATCH as we meticulously erase years of wear, unveiling a rejuvenated classic that honors its past while embracing a revitalized future. It's the Godfather of the Titleist T100, T150, and T200.
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*Shout out to 6 year old "Ethan the Animal Trapper," who sent me this club to restore! Thank you, Ethan. I hope you like the video!*
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I've watched a few 'restoring' videos in my time, but this one is superb, what a fantastic job you've done on that beautiful club! Probably even better than when it rolled out of the factory.
That's a great compliment. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
That is what I call entertainment. Great job Brad!
Great timing. Between family, work, cars breaking down, and this damn economy I needed a good calming moment.
I remember last year I was in a funk, and you checked in on me here. I appreciated that. I guess this hobby bonds us all a bit. Glad the video was a bit of peace in your day.
This is so well done. I've done my own club restorations for function but this is above and beyond. I now wanna find an old blade set like this and bring them to life with new shafts. This is epic!
All the clubs look like new. I can imagine this very satisfying seeing the end results!!
It's really rewarding to see their transformations.
Brad you are a wizard with the restoring. If you ever start a business doing this I’ll send you my set of old Wilson staff blades. I’m dying for this kind of restoring work. Love the videos!
This could be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen
Thank you! I'd love it if you shared with your golf mates!
I’ve never watched anything more enjoyable.
Thank you. My new favorite is the Tommy Armour I did recently. Such a relaxing transformation: ua-cam.com/video/7cHgNXfcG3M/v-deo.html
I just bought a set of Callaway apex mb 2018. Im so tempting to buy everything here and try and learn how to restore my clubs. These videos are a work of art.
So pure, so clean.
My two passions! Golf and restoration.
Also.. this dudes got a good sense of humour! I’d definitely have a “soft drink” with him 😂
Mine too! I'm glad you liked it. Soft drinks on me!
Watching you do your craft is a meditative experience. Very enjoyable
I have been eagerly waiting for this video. I started this hobby because of your videos and have been just wanting an in depth step by step
Another stunning transformation
wow. i could watch hundreds of these ...so good 👍
One of my first sets. What a job.
Thank you. What's great about this channel is that I'm learning that every club has a story or connection with someone in some way. Thanks for watching. I'd love it if you shared it with a friend!
Beautiful !
Thanks!
Wow, above and beyond what I was expecting
Awesome. I'm glad you liked it. The Titleist Vokey video seems to be a popular one if you want to check out more restorations:
ua-cam.com/video/eUVwzxKgnfU/v-deo.html
Always a pleasure watching your informative videos. Thanks
One has to give credit when its due 10/10 excellente workmanship Thanks
Thank you for the nice comments!
Incredible Job!
Dude, you are so talented. I've just got my first grinder and a few attachments. I'm so looking forward to diving into this hobby. Also, thank you for posting your Amazon lists. It makes it much easier to find what I need. Please, please, please keep making these videos.
Thanks for the nice compliment. I'm glad you're giving it a try. I have more tutorials on the way!
Always amazing. Just beautiful.
FINALLY! I have a set of Titleist 731PM and this is a great comparison as I’ve been wanted to diy polish them.
Cheers mate.
Incredible transformation
So good. Love restoring golf clubs
This was extremely satisfying to watch
That's the goal! Just chill out and relax and watch the transformation... It's total StonerVision
Outstanding. Thank you for sharing
Out of this world good! Well done
Thanks!
Amazing work mate. Love watching your craftsmanship all the way from Australia.
Gorgeous iron!
Remarkably talented
I have a full set of these exact clubs, planning on restoring them in the next couple weeks! Great video as always 👍
Did you end up restoring them? Did you purchase the same equipment Brad has to restore them? I also purchased this same set of vintage titlesist irons with the goal of restoring them. Without the specialized equipment and chemicals I’m wondering what the best result could potentially be.
All that for someone to never hit a 3 iron 😆 - absolutely beautiful resto. So awesome!
Fantastic work.
Thank you. This one was a great transformation!
I have these irons and they are amazing. Especially the shorter irons. Pitching through to 7. Cant miss. I got second hand and mine were shiny. Mayb they were done up. Great job
Price of art👍
Quite unbelievable.
🤯👏
Love it. Thank you. Check out the tutorials if you want to give it a try. I also have a Facebook group for help.
@@BradMeehan I´ve already bought 2 sets of old 681/690 Titleist Forged irons in much better condition than ones shown in your video that I´m going to try and refurb. with whatever materials I´ve got (not much)
(you´ve inadvertantly going to get me into _serious_ trouble with the wife as Im already looking at more on e-Bay! lolol)
Nice. A lot of love went into that restoration. Looks new and it was fun to watch the process. I often wonder what some of these older clubs sound like when hit perfectly.
I really enjoy the content of your channel! Such an amazing transformation! I enjoy watching these clubs come roaring back to life! I have started down the path of learning more about the process mostly cleaning, face blasting, sanding/polishing and painting. But so many clubs really need plating. I’m still trying to better understand that process through your videos. Thank you for putting them together!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. I made a facebook group to help you along with questions. We have about 1100 members now that contribute if you want to check it out: facebook.com/groups/diygolf/
Thank you! That is a big group! I look forward to learning from them!
Absolutely beautiful work
Thank you!
love your vids brad got me restoring clubs as well, i found a trick instead of hand sanding everything which sucks I've found a palm sander is 100 times faster and you can use it from 400 up to 1000 grit which gets rid of those close up waves i used to have that drove me nuts.
Thanks for all the great videos! I recently got some Ben Hogan irons from the 70's (I think). I gave them a vinegar bath and scrubbed the rust off pretty well but now I'm thinking the next step would be to polish out the scratches with 220 grade sandpaper? I don't have a machine to polish them, so I'll have to do it by hand. If you could offer me any advice on next steps, I would be very grateful. Thanks again for the great videos!
I wish I could have found this hobby 50 yrs ago...
Great job
I restored a full set of these last year then sold then for £200. Great video as always Brad
Awesome as always!
Appreciate it!
Great job
Wow incredible
Excellent😊
Wonderful job Brad! 😊
Hi, Mark! Thank you!
Brilliant 👌🏻
Nice work!
I watched you do the mizuno iron and was impressed that was probably better as the iron looked to be in a worse state top work pal
Another great video/lesson. I appreciate the step-by-step breakdown. Thanks as always.
another gem saved
Looks awesome! What's the difference between the first nickel application and the 2nd?
Any way to get a detailed list of your equipment? I’d love to take this on as a hobby. How durable is the nickel finish you’re putting on the club? Do you restore a rusty shaft or replace it? Your work is absolutely amazing!! Bringing a beautiful club like this back to like new, or even better is incredible and has to be very satisfying!!
This is amazing! How do you restore the grooves? Do you have to widen them?
I've got a set of Maxfli Australian Blades 4-PW that need this done to them. Great video!!
Sweet. Check out my Australian Blade video! This will be perfect for you: ua-cam.com/video/Iuj2BTndUI8/v-deo.html
Beautiful
real clean! good work brother.
Thanks, man. The nice comments keep me going!
Turned out fantastic! Keep up the amazing work.
Thank you. I like this one a lot.
I want to be good at repairing golf clubs like you....I want to learn how to do it.
My goodness. I have a Northwestern 1i that looks a lot like the before. Might be time to buy that electroless kit!
Awesome work. Have you hit your clubs after restoration?
another beauty
Thank you!
Thats nice, always wanted a set of these...
"for the homies" pour earned a sub on top of all the great content. thank you
lol. Thanks for catching that!
Beautifully soporific just what I needed before I went to bed - great to see these restorations 👍🏌️⛳️
Perfect comment right here. This is the vibe. Club gets restored, you get restored. 🧘♂️
great💛
Awesome job Brad! Keep them coming.
Very nice work . It came out like it's brand new . Like always keep up the good work and your videos . I enjoy every minute of your work .
Hi, Manuel! Thank you for checking in. I hope your projects are coming along!
bravo!
what did you use for rust removal?
Dilute acid bath.
amazing job! was just gifted a set of well used mizuno mx23 irons 3-pw that i'm going to try this on to bring back to new! thanks for the great tutorials!
Awesome. You're welcome. I have a mizuno video from the past year that turned out cool. Take a look when you get a chance.
Pure Zen is RIGHT!
Hi Brad, your videos are amazing. Do you reshaft the heads onto the old shafts or do you typically put new shafts on? Also can you get the plastic ferrules that match the vintage ones? Thanks!
Thank you. I put the old shafts back on. You can find.vintsge ferrules on ebay or take a look at BB&F Co. They make really cool replacements with some vintage options.
Love the videos. more or less, how much weight are you removing with the sanding/polishing and then adding with the plating? cheers
I got you:
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Hey Brad, I’ve dipped my toes in the club refurbishing waters. I started with some traditional belts but thought they may be too aggressive. I bought 2S and 3S scotch brite wheels and they don’t seem aggressive enough because of how long it’s taking. I understand it’s not a super fast process. How long would you say it took you to get the club from 1:40 to 1:50 in the video? Thanks!
Also curious
I would love to see Ping EYE2 done exactly like this, with the plating
What's great about the Ping Eye 2 is that it doesn't require plating. You can polish it to a high gloss with just sandpaper and polishing compounds.
@BradMeehan would love to see them shine
Love your videos, my family name is Meehan. Small world
glad i found your videos, also Meehan is my family name. small world
I rarely cross paths with other Meehans! Thanks for watching 👀
Do you ever Re-Shaft these club heads and play with them or is this just a keeper club head for your collection. Does the media blasting help the face become more playable if used again or just for looks more? Nice work very oddly satisfying and something I might want to do at my uncle's since he has some of these tools already, now just need to find the right clubs to do the work too
If i wanted just the brushed steel look, is there a protectant i could put on it to keep it like that
If it's a forged club and there's bare steel, you'd be better trying the brush plating kit and covering with a layer of nickel to protect it. Might take 10 minutes. Using a spray like wd40 would stall it, but it's still going to corrode again. You could also re-brush finish them if it gets bad.
If they're cast clubs, they won't rust, so you can just leave them brushed.
Amazing job and I am gob smacked ! I really want to try that too but all that material and equipment , how much does it cost for all that ?
I could see me if I had that equipment and do it as a hobby and make some money for club restoration . Please let me know the cost Ty
Nice work!!! Did You strip the chrome off or just sand it?
The acid etch takes most of it, the sanding does the rest.
Hi, I have the same golf clubs i would like tot restore. I only have a couple questions. 1. is there another method of cleaning the club prior to plating without the electro clean wand? 2. can you plate over existing nickel layer? or do you have to take all existing nickel off?
I have a full set of these exact irons (2 iron even has the original grip!)
They were my dads and he gave them to someone in the family and I assumed they were ultimately sold or given away at some point. About 10 years after my dad passed away, my uncle sent me a message as he had found them cleaning out his basement and wondered if I wanted them!
I’ve been wanting to get them restored to this level, but haven’t had the time, equipment, or knowledge to do it. Is this something you would do for a fee?
That was more zen-ful than 2 hours of yoga.
Hi Brad, what size compressor do you use for the sand blasting gun? And how much CFM?
Brad…what would you do if you wanted a brushed or matte look. You could achieve that before the nickel plating with sandpaper or media blasting…but we obviously need to plate it to prevent rust. Thoughts? Would you media blast/sand lightly after plating?
@txhornsfan33322 exactly. Check out my Tommy Armour video and you'll see how I do it. Then, you plate over that and it will take on that texture.
@txhornsfan33322 also, I have a brushed finish video back there too on a wilson dynapower blade.
@@BradMeehan thanks!! I’ll watch them both
Is there a Dewalt hand drill attachment I can use instead of using the wheel for polish?
Stunning! Lighthouse?
I was in Ludington, Michigan a few weeks ago. Gorgeous. I grew up Michigan.
@@BradMeehan looks like a 19th century lighthouse like the ones at cape cod or in Maine
You are amazing
Thanks! YOU are!
Awesome!
I'll have to look for alternatives for you. The activator prepares the remaining nickel to take on new nickel.
Great work but i have a question. When doing the paint fill you wipe the excess off right away what is on the towel you use? Or is it just a dry towel
I use a makeup pad (the flat one, not the puffy cotton kind) and add a bit of acetone. It takes off most of it if you keep it flat. Then I let the smears dry overnight and wipe them the next day with a drop of acetone on an eye glass cleaning wipe (a fairly flat microfiber towel). I have a paint fill tutorial video back there somewhere. I used to use rubbing alcohol but acetone is 1000% better
@@BradMeehan thank you so much. I need to repaint the numbers on my T100s irons
Question: Is the full removal of the previous chrome plating not completely necessary before re-plating?
It's definitely required. The acid removed it, leaving only the nickel and bare steel under it. You don't have to remove all the nickel since you're just going to add it back.
@@BradMeehan thanks man, love the content.
B rad, do you need to worry about any toxic fume from the plating baths methods you use?
This is the same set that I’d like to restore. Having played with every modern iron under the sun, having bought and sold the latest sets of Mizunos and Titleists and TaylorMade irons I wanted to do something more personal. With a story behind it. This is exactly what I want to do, but without the specialized equipment, what would you recommend for the best results?