RE: ShopTalk: Reducing glare on a shiny putter head

[Royce Engler]

I did a google search and came up with the following....

 

http://www.birchwoodcasey.com/store/antiquing.html

 

Pretty expensive....over $100/gallon.  Comes in sizes up to 55 Gal...probably enough to do most entire states <GRIN>

 

Looks like they have formulas for most metals...

 

Royce

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Don, Birchwood-Casey also makes a "blue",  or more appropriately a blackening agent for aluminum, brass, and other non-ferrous metals. You may have to go to a sporting goods store which sells guns to find it but it works great on aluminum. You can apply it over and over to get the color of black you need. It's called "Aluma-black" or something like that. If the head does not darken with one application, there is a coating on the head (poly?) which will have to be removed w/steel wool before the stuff will work.

Craig

MacKinnon Golf

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> I have to cut the glare on an aluminum mallet putter. I have always heard
> gun blue is the thing to use, so I went to Wal-Mart to get some. Their
> package of Birchwood-Casey PermaBlue says it will not work on stainless
> steel, aluminum, or other non-ferrous metals.
>
> Seems like paint will have a chipping problem.
>
> What would be good for this?
>
> -Don M
>