Are you tired of those same old colors that golf clubs are paint-filled with? In this post, I will show you the basics of paint-filling golf clubs so that you can customize your set today! This is by far the cheapest DIY project on the site, and can be done by anyone!
Part 1- Remove the Existing Paint-Fill
Materials Needed
Liberally apply the paint remover to all areas of paint-fill on the golf club. Let soak for at least 2 hours. I let the club soak overnight.
After the club has soaked for a sufficient amount of time, use a small nail, or something with a solid point at the end to scrape out any paint-fill that hasn’t fallen out.
Part 2- Apply Paint-Fill
Materials Needed
- Tamiya Acrylic Paints– I use mainly the “clear” Tamiya colors except for white. The clear colors work for most putters, but I prefer solid colors for any putters that have a dark or black finish on them –Here is a useful color chart for Tamiya paints)
- Applicator Bottles (if you don’t want to pay– use a toothpick)
- Paper Towels
- Precision Q-Tips
- Acetone
There are a few methods to applying paint-fill. I have heard of people using paint pens or nail polish. I have tried both, but neither of these methods look professional, and are prone to chipping after several times of using the golf club. Tamiya paint is by far the best option for someone looking to achieve a professional, durable paint-fill.
Pour the paint into the needle tip applicator bottles, or if using a toothpick, you will be dipping it. Toothpicks work okay for the letters, but not so well for filling in larger areas.
Paint-Filling Scotty Cameron “Cherry Dots”
If you are paint-filling a Scotty Cameron putter like I am here, I recommend starting with the “cherry dots. If you have weights that can be paint-filled like I do here, remove them from the putter and paint fill them separately. This allows them to dry on a flat surface. Use the exact same technique that you did for the dots.
You will need a weight removal tool to do this.
Now, you are ready to paint-fill the remaining areas of the putter/golf club. Try to stay between the lines, but do not worry about perfection in this step. We will clean everything up later.
Let the paint dry for at least 2 hours. If you want to speed up the process, use a hair-dryer. I personally will let the paint dry for at least 24 hours in most cases, because I find that it makes the cleanup process much easier.
I can’t find anything on the web on how to paint an iron head or a driver head. For game improvement irons that have what looks like a kind of plastic on it. How would you paint that? For drivers or woods, not the top that you see when you look down at it but the under either where most of the design and lettering is, how would you paint that? All I can find is paint fill which I already know how to do. I want to know how to fully customize any golf club. Can you help me?
Gino–I paint the bottom of all my woods, and the process is the same as shown here with the putter. When you talk about the plastic areas of game improvement irons and other non-engraved areas, you would need some more specialized tools. If you’re a good free-hand artist, paint pens are a good option.
enamel or acrylic paint or nail polish being used? I paint my own clubs as well and when using acrylics on the clubs, I’ll leave them in a bucket of hot water and the paint starts to deteriorate. Is there some type of protective coating or something else that may help the acrylic paints from doing this. I can’t remember if the enamel paints did it as well.
To clarify, sorry. I let the paint dry completely and then use them for a round of golf. If the clubs need cleaning thats when i place them in a bucket of water.
I have used both, and I find that enamel paints are more durable, but still use acrylic paints mainly because the colors I need are not available in enamel. I have found that these paints take a couple days to fully dry, so if you are dunking them in hot water within a week of applying them, that may be causing it. That’s why I do all my paint-filling in the winter ideally 🙂
I have a women’s StrokeLab 7 and want to change the alignment dots to be white (currently blue). Do I need remove the blue or just do a drop of white in each dot?
If you’ve got some paint stripper, I would put a small amount in each dot, leave overnight, and then remove the paint with a toothpick, paperclip, etc. If you don’t have paint stripper, you will probably get a good result painting over top, but it might not last as long.
I’m trying to refinish my old Taylormade corza ghost putter as the white paint has been worn in a few spots. I’m worried if I try soaking the entire putter head in paint remover it will do something to the face insert that Taylormade uses. Do you think this is a cause for concern?
Usually those inserts are pretty solid, but I would put some painters tape over the face insert and cover the rest of the putter with the paint stripper.
I know on the Cameron colors the x27 from Tamiya is correct
What is the best dark blue ‘ navy paint to use