Annual Wedge Refinish

[@jeffrielly]

anther tip: you can use a Groovex tool to sharpen the grooves back up, which the Groovex one specifically will get the grooves to the maximum allowed depth and width as it is specifically designed to do this do to the garud system that is on it.

[@jbn0613]

A deburring wheel is much better than a wire wheel. It’s blends the metal together and creates a “new” finish. Then with polishing, you basically have a new club.

[@bradreef]

I need to add that. thank you for the recommendation.

[@markweaks2239]

Looks like fun. I have four wedges in my bag (present day set with lower lofts, 44° PW) Callaway set new 10 years ago. They came without any wedges, so I spent big on Callaway 56° and 60° and thought I was done. Later on I realized this left me without the 48°and 52° and was upset with the expense. Found the $25.00 Powerbilt wedges at Dunhams Sports and I like them best. Get em. They are excellent.

[@bradreef]

Wedges used to be $100 new. Now $200.

[@clawje]

thanks man I now flip a lot of wedges i find on facebook market place because of your vids. I find some cheap Vokeys for 10-20$ each and re-sell them for 60$-80$ each once i'm done with your refinish process. (I paint and stamp them too) :)

[@bradreef]

I love that. I have 10-15 wedges in my garage and i just dont deal with selling them. Glad to hear someone is ambitious.

[@showtimefitness3509]

I’m about to start flipping as well. I’m already pretty solid with metals but what tools would you recommend? Additionally, are you selling on EBay, FB or is there somewhere else?

[@jeffparnell5916]

Hey, I love that and am thinking about doing that too so my Dad can earn some retirement income. What stamping tool do you use?

[@kchilz32]

Suggestion, where some heavy duty gloves when working wire wheels and clamp the club down when using angle grinders

[@coreycreppel9407]

Never ever ever wear gloves while working a bench grinder. That's a recipe for getting pulled in.

[@MysawCS]

Never use gloves with any rotary tool ever.

[@stevesmith3890]

First thing you did was sand the sole. My new SM9 went through the plating on the sole in two months of not heavy use. No way to sand any more.

[@bradreef]

@@stevesmith3890 I try to stay away from played wedges

[@skateboardingafter302]

Great videos! I have just bought old mizuno mx25 and I want to refinish the face (there are some rust and scratches). I have one question: on this movie I see that You only grind the front of the face with one snadpaper grid / manu grinder, you have also used bigger grid and polishing grooves after like rest od the face (but just dont show on the video) or for grooves You used only sandpaper about 100 and than blasting?

[@bradreef]

I have gone more aggressive on the face. It just removed more groove. you would want to use a groove tool if you sand the face more. I try and buy clubs where the face isn't too bad, maybe rusted, or the sole is dinged.

[@skateboardingafter302]

@@bradreef so on the face You just even the scratches without polishing after, and finishing with sandblate ?

[@bradreef]

@skateboardingafter302 the goal on the face is to flatten the surface and remove wear. This will increase the sharpness on the grooves and give you a flat surface for consistent contact.

[@bradreef]

@@skateboardingafter302 and. I tape off the face because i dont want a polished surface. Friction is your friend on wedges

[@skateboardingafter302]

@@bradreef great thank You, I wil start my restoration next week !

[@joelnewton6967]

For buffing, try starting with a denim wheel and then final touch with a cotton wheel. I know u said its not a showroom club, u could just even use the denim wheel and call it good.

[@joelnewton6967]

Great job tho

[@bradreef]

I just added a deburring wheel. I'll have to try a denim wheel

[@张克里斯-y5m]

Wondering how do you do on your impact face. Sand blast using what kind of Sand material and how much Pressure is used?

[@bradreef]

I use a harbor freight blasting cabinet and aluminum oxide media. I don't use a ton of pressure, maybe 25 or more lbs. Depends on the wedge metal. Some are harder, and some are soft.

[@bradreef]

In my final touches video(towards the end) it shows me blasting a face. It's very quick.

[@Criscross292]

Looks great. Why didn’t you show the sand blasting process?

[@bradreef]

Its hard to see through the blasting window and i show it in my other video

[@bradreef]

Go about 1:50 into my final touches wedge refinish video to see the blasting

[@Criscross292]

@@bradreef Thanks for the quick reply! Is there any other method besides sand blasting the face that you recommend. I don’t own a sand blaster. Thanks

[@bradreef]

Check out this video. It shows a good option with no sand blaster kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKrZo6hsiNdml7M

[@chazzman8206]

Question: do you refinish clubs for customers? I have a set of vokeys that I’d love to have refinished.

[@bradreef]

I don't. I occasionally do it for a friend or two. There are a few companies that do club refinishing.

[@76MUTiger]

Do you ever put new paint in the indented writing on the back?

[@bradreef]

I do sometimes. I believe I show it in a finishing and paint fill video. I also have some paint fill in my club etching video.

[@craiglopatka402]

Lots of good tips. Nicely done video. Wondering what blasting media you use? If aluminum oxide, what grit?

[@bradreef]

I believe it is the 80 grit oxide. It was from harbor frieght.

[@Levihooper7]

Can you do a video on painting wedges after refurbishing them? I want jet black wedges that I can do myself every year

[@bradreef]

Do you just want paint fill in the video?

[@bradreef]

Or actually process of turning the wedge black? Black nitride is probably the best finish easily available that is somewhat durable?

[@Levihooper7]

@@bradreef I know nothing of finishes vs paints. Whatever you think would be best! Keep posting, I hope your channel grows!

[@bradreef]

@@Levihooper7 to turn a wedge black you need a commercial coating that imbeds into the metal. Otherwise, it doesnt last long. You can buy, blackening for different metals but, it does better on putters.

[@bradreef]

Check out this persons videos. A couple blackened putters kzbin.info/door/HKleDo78SsgTFGBYXOgAPA

[@worldschaos2181]

Does the grinder and sanding mess with the bounce of the wedge?

[@bradreef]

For this, you aren't taking off any noticeable bounce or weight.

[@JonDraper]

Could this be done with an orbital sander you think rather than the squared finishing sander?

[@bradreef]

Absolutely

[@mister.wizard]

I appreciate all the work you put in redoing your clubs, but wouldn’t it be easier to just not let them get in that bad of a shape to begin with? After every round of golf I clean my clubs using diluted simple green in a spray bottle for woods & hybrids and a club clean golf ball/club cleaner washer using the same simple green solution. After a year of playing they still look great. I’m just saying.

[@johnkasianowicz6536]

If one plays regularly, grit will abrade the face of clubs. That kind of damage cannot be fixed using cleaners.

[@noworriesman]

If I want to sand and level the face but don't have a sand blaster... what would be good to "add texture" ? Or just use a rough grit sand paper?

[@bradreef]

I have a video where i simply use a file to leave texture. If sandpaper, i would say 50 grit or something low.

[@noworriesman]

@@bradreef thank you for the reply. I'll look for the video and I plan to file and leave as is!

[@noworriesman]

So... I've been sharpening my grooves for a while. Filed my 60 and resharpened grooves... holy f*cking spin. I would get a lot at times before but after resurfacing it is very consistent now. I was doing short sided bunker shots and stopping real well

[@bradreef]

@@noworriesman love to hear that. I find that i get good consistant spin when i do the face refinish. Just a little less than a new wedge. But very playable and no issues holding any green.

[@MAED_Media]

sandblast recepie for the face please?

[@bradreef]

I have another video that shows more detail.

[@alexdarsow2304]

Do you notice or have you tested spin rates and performance when refinishing the face and grooves?

[@bradreef]

I have really only tested actual numbers on full shots. They are on par with a slightly used wedge.

[@alexdarsow2304]

@@bradreef Thanks for the response. That is good to know!

[@everymanforthemself]

Sheesh guy, if it were me I would be wearing a protective leather glove, at the least, to protect my fingers from an errant grind / sandpaper skin gouge or scrape. Second, I also try to stabilize the club head by inserting into a grip wedge inserted into a vise. Otherwise, another "dime-a-dozen" vid on golf club refinishing. Anyway, thanks for your time and work, still informative.

[@robertbrown7470]

The front edge should be sharpened to a razor's edge. That way the club will cut through the grass and dirt without much resistance. LOL But you have to buy a leather cover to protect from cutting your hands.

[@williammuff5485]

what do you use to sand blast?

[@bradreef]

Aluminum oxide. But, you can use a few different media's.

[@gastonmaffei1721]

I love your job! is this a chrome or raw model? if it was chromed, after sanding and polishing, does it become raw? Thanks a lot!!

[@bradreef]

That wedge is raw. I have another video for refinishing a plated wedge. I also nickle and then copper plate a putter in another video. I dont reccomend copper for wedges thou.

[@shootitbw9115]

Thank you for identifying the 54 degree as a sand wedge, it's suprisingly odd how many people today (mostly new golfers) refer to a 54 as a Gap wedge, along with a 52, 50, and even a 49... I feel like people think the word "gap wedge" sounds cool or something, but it's just plain annoying.

[@dan8085]

54 isn't a sand wedge... 56 is. 50 is a pitching wedge

[@shootitbw9115]

@@dan8085 I grew up most my life not knowing that either. I always called a 54 degree a gap wedge too. Just based off the majority of modern day info I find on it, the 54 degree I guess technically falls in the sand wedge category. I didn't make this up haha, it's just what the overwhelming info out there suggests...

[@shootitbw9115]

@@dan8085 also a 50 degree almost always now is called an "A Wedge", some going with the word "attack" or "approach" for the letter. I own 3 sets of clubs and not one of them is lofted as high as 50 degrees for a pitching wedge. Even my weakest lofted clubs have the pitching wedge as high as a 47 degree, every club I've ever seen at 50 degree goes to the A wedge category, or like my original comment a lot of people just call the 50 a gap wedge too

[@dan8085]

@shootitbw9115 Manufacturers keep messing with the lofts because they want to sell people a myth that they are better than what they actually are. If a set starts at 47 as a PW, then just take mental note that you're holding on to a 9 iron. I've seen ridiculous loft-jacking where they now claim 43 degrees is a PW... That's an 8 iron, stamped with PW.

[@shootitbw9115]

@@dan8085 you are correct in that point. My dad still plays his Ping Eye 2 irons from the 90's, I think his 9 iron is lofted at 46 degrees. I think for my sets my 9 irons are lofted at 40, 42, and 45, which is a ridiculous range for the same club. I guess when it comes to wedges it's just something where people will refer to the name/degree differently, and yes because of what you stated about manufacturer influence.

[@kchilz32]

Will I be arrested if I use a groove tool on my clubs?

[@Twosevenboy1]

yes like scheffler

[@merkeva1841]

can you make my wedges illegal so i can have more spin

[@bradreef]

I dont remove to much material when i clean up grooves. You could definitely buy a groove tool and take off whatever you want.