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Golf club refinishing

How to Prevent Rust on Golf Clubs

Last updated Jun 02, 2023

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Written by Zach

If there is anything that will ruin a refinished putter, it is rust.  If you do not protect against this menacing act of nature, your beautiful refinished putter could turn into a scrapyard metal rather quickly.  Not all putters rust though, so it is important to understand which ones need a rust preventative and which ones don't.

The method shown in the video below is not something that you need to do for every putter that you refinish.  Most refinishing chemicals have a rust preventative built in, so this protective step is unnecessary.  For example, polymer finishes and black oxide finishes protect against rust already.

If you have a carbon steel putter that is in its "raw" it needs some sort of rust protection.

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Zach Gollwitzer
Zach Gollwitzer

Hey, I‘m Zach, the founder of The DIY Golfer! I created this site while playing D1 collegiate golf with a simple mission—I wanted to learn the golf swing and get better at golf myself.

Fast forward a few years, and my “journal“, The DIY Golfer, has been viewed by millions of golfers worldwide looking to do the same with their games. my mission is to make golfers more consistent in just a few hours a week through advanced practice strategies and timeless, first-principle golf instruction.