Paint fill 101

[BNich0622]

Can't believe this still hasn't been stickied somewhere!

[spires1020]

I had the best luck using nail polish, a straight razor blade, a lint free cloth (I used an old bed sheet cut into a small rectangle then folded) soaked in acetone and some rubbing compound/automotive polish. I globbed the nail polish onto the club head then used the razor blade to scrape off most of the excess nail polish. After approx 10 minutes, I used the lint free cloth soaked in acetone (do [b]not [/b]use razor blade after nail polish has been on for more than a minute, it will pull the nail polish up) and [i]lightly [/i]wiped the rest of the excess nail polish off. After nail polish is completely dry, use the razor blade again to get any spots you may have missed with the the acetone and then use the rubbing compound to remove the remaining nail polish from the club head (the acetone soaked cloth may have left some polish behind, producing a small layer of dilluted nail polish on the head).

The type of rubbing compound or automotive polish you use does not matter, anything that will grab the excess paint will work, I use Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 for all of my club head and shaft polishing needs, it works great.

I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear nail polish, I don't think this matters either. You will have to search for matte finish nail polish if you don't want a glossy finish, most nail polish has a gloss finish. Nail polish is thicker than acrylic hobby paint and will fill the impressions a lot better IMO.

My attempts with the acrylic based hobby paints did not go well, hence the move to nail polish. I think the acrylic would probably work best on very small lettering or symbols surrounded by other paint. I was only redoing the numbers on the sole and "Mizuno" logo on my MP-60s, so I had plenty of room for the razor blade.

IMHO In the long run I don't think the water-based acrylics will be as durable as the nail polish, but if you think you'll be changing colors alot that's probably a moot point.

[JPHart]

redid my scotty newport 2.6 the other night along with a set of ping ISI-s that i picked up pretty cheap. soaked everything in nail polish and repainted with nail polish from target. came out great. i'll post pics later tonight when i get home

[KaTooM]

Great topic...thanks!

I hope to try my hand at it someday soon!

[masyankees]

This topic inspired me... my first attempt:
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[Ham Solo]

Awesome thread!

My Vokeys will be getting a "makeover" tomorrow.

[ladahl]

I think I liked it better prior to filling.... Ohh well, I can always strip the paint, right? BTW: What the best product for removing paint-fill?

[Green Valley]

i am sending over my wedges to get them paint filled.

[ladahl]

You t hink it looks better before or after fill?

Honestly ...

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i am sending over my wedges to get them paint filled.
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[masyankees]

[quote name='ladahl' timestamp='1320373656' post='3757285']
I think I liked it better prior to filling.... Ohh well, I can always strip the paint, right? BTW: [b]What the best product for removing paint-fill?[/b]
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I used a paint stripper that I got from a local hardware store. I think it was called Zip Strip, but I dont think the brand matters.
I just left it on for a few minutes then wiped it off. It worked really well.

[ladahl]

Thanks man.

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[quote name='ladahl' timestamp='1320373656' post='3757285']
I think I liked it better prior to filling.... Ohh well, I can always strip the paint, right? BTW: [b]What the best product for removing paint-fill?[/b]
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I used a paint stripper that I got from a local hardware store. I think it was called Zip Strip, but I dont think the brand matters.
I just left it on for a few minutes then wiped it off. It worked really well.
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[khoyng82]

Has anyone used Tal-Strip on a Black Oxide putter finish like the Cleveland Classic Black Platinum line? Will the Tal-Strip or Acetone damage the black oxide finish? Thanks.

[vol_in_ar]

great topic...pretty inspiring...Think I'l try it on my Vokey's

[hpl]

Your iphone has a video. You can do short segments of each step Just a thought..


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Nobody???
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[williamo]

 

 

Great job on the paint-fill, she is a real beauty dude!

OH MY GOD, that may be the nicest California putter I have ever seen and I like how it matches the headcover. Pure awesomeness.

[vol_in_ar]

Does the Acrylic paint hold up on Irons...The used Irons, I bought for my wife were just delivered today...
The numbers on the sole could use a touch up, and having read through this thread..It should be easy enough to fix with the right materials..



Refill the sole numbers , regrip them and put 'em under the tree for X-mas

[Vinny Nguyen]

Acrylic won't last on the numbers. I did a red touch up on mine and played a round yesterday and the irons I used the most are all worn. Most the paint is gone.

[oneaugusta]

 

 

Great job on the paint-fill, she is a real beauty dude!

OH MY GOD, that may be the nicest California putter I have ever seen and I like how it matches the headcover. Pure awesomeness.

That is a work of Art, really like the matching paint with the Hula girl.

[trueblue77]

Hi there has anyone ever paitfilled a black oxide scotty? i was wondering if the paint remover would strip of the black oxide finish? thanks in advance

[rockwallraider]

bought the tal strip paint today, that stuff works better than anything else, thanks for the thread

[Ham Solo]

I used the tips and tricks from this thread and painted my Vokeys. My son liked them so much, and said that I did such a great job, that he had me do his Callaway Jaws wedges. I'll have to post some pics soon.

[poizster]

Awesome thread, I've read the whole thing and learned a lot. I soaked my Mizuno Mp-53's in acetone and got the original paint fills off. My Cleveland CG15's are stubborn as hell though, acetone won't do the trick. My question is when using the tal strip how long does it take the paint to start bubbling on stubborn vokeys or in my case CG15s?

[baseballfrk8998]

[quote name='poizster' timestamp='1323902833' post='3940231']
Awesome thread, I've read the whole thing and learned a lot. I soaked my Mizuno Mp-53's in acetone and got the original paint fills off. My Cleveland CG15's are stubborn as hell though, acetone won't do the trick. My question is when using the tal strip how long does it take the paint to start bubbling on stubborn vokeys or in my case CG15s?
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2-3 mins maybe.. I used tal strip on my vokeys and had them stripped clean in no time.

[htskinn]

^^ yep
I didn't use "tal-strip" brand but epoxy stripper from lowes. Stuff is scary how easy it'll eat through stuff. Had nitrile gloves on.. Didn't matter.

[ladahl]

Added a new finish to this one tonight.... Thoughts?

[upnthebid]

Paint filling for the first time. using testors enamal paint(s). when I wipe away excess with acetone, it is smearing the dark color into the white areas. Any help on wiping the excess without smearing the two colors together is appreciated.

[ladahl]

One color at a time... Also dipping a Q-TIp in actetone and "wringing" it out instead of a big WIPE .. After it's all dry you can use the big wipe or an extra fine steel wool to take off any residual paint.

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Paint filling for the first time. using testors enamal paint(s). when I wipe away excess with acetone, it is smearing the dark color into the white areas. Any help on wiping the excess without smearing the two colors together is appreciated.
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[Titleistman1010]

looks very nice!~

[Titleistman1010]

The easiest way to do it is toothpicks and paint right over the orginal paint. It really sticks better.

[poizster]

Thanks to all the information in this thread and some other threads I was able to do this quite easily. It's just really really time consuming but worth it in the end!

I'm a huge Seattle Mariner fan so I went with their old school retro colors.


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