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I was looking at a used driver that seemed to be in very good shape except for some chipping of the paint on the top. Has anyone ever stripped and repainted the top of a driver? Or maybe just strip it and leave it unpainted? Any suggestions as to primer and paint? I'm assuming probably auto body paint.

On a similar issue, what about cleaning and buffing the head of a metal wood that has just gotten kind of dull and dingy? I don't have a buffing wheel. My club repair shop buffed one for me on a buffing wheel, but I wasn't too impressed with how it came out. So any suggestions. These are older clubs that have been sitting up for years. I have tried soap and water with some elbow grease, but it didn't do much. I did not want to use any cleaning/polishing compounds, steel wool without doing some homework. Are there any websites that might offer some guidance on this? As far as I know my current clubs are stainless steel. The driver I was looking at was ti.
Thanks,
Raymond

The old Callaway-type heads can be buffed but you remove the clear coating AND the tumble finish. If you know someone with a tumbler, take the shaft out, plug the hole, tape whatever you want to be shiny and load it in. I used to have one and have made some BEAUTIFUL clubs. Several companies make paint crayons that will refill the stampings or even grooves (like my Steelhead 3W).

I have repainted Ping Eye 2 drivers and a Mizuno Driver but both are no-brainers since they were both a high gloss solid color. A friend used to work at a MAACO type paint shop and put a "chameleon" finish on a Ping that was a mixture of red & blue that looked anywhere from candy-apple red to purple to deep blue depending on the angle...really was sweet. So if you know someone in the auto finish business the options are endless.

Thanks for the note. I guess I should have clarified that the club in question is Cleveland Launcher 400 that is factory painted on top only. The paint is kind of chipped, and I just want to recoat the original paint. Can I just clean it well, mask it off and repaint it with a can of glossy auto paint?

RainmanP,

Make sure you use primer first, then your paint and you can use a clearcoat for the final coverage. Key is patience, I use electrical tape as it's pliable (sp?) and works well around curved edges. I use an air gun for painting clubs...tried the can of spray and it would blurb out too much and ruin the paint job at times, then you'd have to start over.

Hope this helps.