Rust your wedges in minutes!!

**iplaygolf** · 05-22-2005

I've been playing raw wedges for a few years now but I could never get them to fully rust before I wore them out and had to buy new ones. I tried the old wet-it-and-leave-it-in-a-moist-area trick. The rust just cleaned right off. I did a search on google for 'rusting agents' and finally found a way to rust them...literally in a matter of minutes!! It involves vinegar (makes the steel more soluable) and bleach (an oxidizing agent). Since rust is an oxidization of the steel, it only makes sense that this works!! I hope this info helps others as well. I haven't tried this on anything other than raw steel wedges that were made to rust so I'm not sure if it works with wedges that have coatings, such as the Cleveland gunmetals. Here goes:

Mix a 1:1 ratio of bleach and vinegar in a plastic cup. Cut a 1 foot piece of cloth from an old t-shirt. Soak the cloth in the solution. Make sure the wedge is clean of dirt. Wrap the cloth around the wedge as tightly as possibly and it tie on with a bag tie. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Unwrap the cloth from the wedge. Take a piece of steel wool (I used coarse #3) and wipe the excess solution from the wedge. Rinse the wedge off with water and wipe clean. TADA!!!! You can repeat this process as much as you want depending on how much rust you want to develop. I've turned my Nike raw wedge into a vintage piece of equipment in no time!!

I wouldn't suggest pouring the excess solution down the drain for fear of rusting out the pipes!!

Let me know how this works for you....

**Irishgolfer** · 05-22-2005

Originally Posted by iplaygolf

I've been playing raw wedges for a few years now but I could never get them to fully rust before I wore them out and had to buy new ones. I tried the old wet-it-and-leave-it-in-a-moist-area trick. The rust just cleaned right off. I did a search on google for 'rusting agents' and finally found a way to rust them...literally in a matter of minutes!! It involves vinegar (makes the steel more soluable) and bleach (an oxidizing agent). Since rust is an oxidization of the steel, it only makes sense that this works!! I hope this info helps others as well. I haven't tried this on anything other than raw steel wedges that were made to rust so I'm not sure if it works with wedges that have coatings, such as the Cleveland gunmetals. Here goes:

Mix a 1:1 ratio of bleach and vinegar in a plastic cup. Cut a 1 foot piece of cloth from an old t-shirt. Soak the cloth in the solution. Make sure the wedge is clean of dirt. Wrap the cloth around the wedge as tightly as possibly and it tie on with a bag tie. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Unwrap the cloth from the wedge. Take a piece of steel wool (I used coarse #3) and wipe the excess solution from the wedge. Rinse the wedge off with water and wipe clean. TADA!!!! You can repeat this process as much as you want depending on how much rust you want to develop. I've turned my Nike raw wedge into a vintage piece of equipment in no time!!

I wouldn't suggest pouring the excess solution down the drain for fear of rusting out the pipes!!

Let me know how this works for you....

I like the TADA!!!!
Sounds like if you do this enough you'll eventually have no wedge?
Ever tried soaking it overnight in cheap coke?

**TMAC** · 05-22-2005

What's The Benefit? Does It Keep It On The Face Longer?

**jordoo** · 05-23-2005

Never liked rusty clubs they don't feel any better to me. I have always been able to spin the ball though so I guesss its a non factor 4 me.

**GrEaTfUl dEaD** · 05-23-2005

is there anyway to do it with out the wool? I would like to try it tonight, but i can't seem to find any wool...

peace

**iplaygolf** · 05-23-2005

Never tried old coke...don't drink sodas

. The rust helps to produce slightly more spin, and according to some, a softer feel. As far as the spin, it does add more, but the feel is about the same. Instead of wool, maybe you could try a medium-soft brush. What I found the wool to do was to help set the rust into the metal. The rust won't eat away the metal to the point of damaging it or making it non-conforming. Doing this just speeds up the rusting process.

**hort22** · 05-24-2005

do i have to put the shirt around it or can i just lay the wedge in the solution and keep it there for a period of time then use the steel wool?

**GrEaTfUl dEaD** · 05-24-2005

so last night i put a half a cup of each solution together, and took a foot long peice of an old t-shirt and wrapped it around the clubhead. I then let it sit like that for about 10-15 minutes, and it didn't even change colors or anything, then i rubbed it in with a brush and it still didn't work. Not even the slightest de-coloration at all. tell me what i am doing wrong. I used chlorox bleach with white vinager.

thanks,
peace

**iplaygolf** · 05-24-2005

Originally Posted by hort22

do i have to put the shirt around it or can i just lay the wedge in the solution and keep it there for a period of time then use the steel wool?

I dipped the cloth in the solution then wrapped it around the clubhead. I tried letting the clubhead soak in the cup of solution too, but for some reason the solution set better when i wrapped the cloth round it...go figure!

**goldendog** · 05-24-2005

I believe that mixing bleach and vinegar produces chorine gas which can kill you.

MF

**PA Jayhawk** · 05-24-2005

Originally Posted by goldendog

I believe that mixing bleach and vinegar produces chorine gas which can kill you.

MF

For the sake of living, I would take what he said to heart, it is absolutely 100% True.

In general, vinegar will actually neutralize bleach, works great if you spill bleach to clean up. Probably even O.K. in the application mentioned in this thread, as it is done seperately.

Mix the two together in liquid form, big NO NO.

**iplaygolf** · 05-24-2005

We're all adults here. I'm sure we all know to do this OUTSIDE and not to breathe in the fumes. Sheesh...

**PA Jayhawk** · 05-24-2005

Originally Posted by iplaygolf

We're all adults here. I'm sure we all know to do this OUTSIDE and not to breathe in the fumes. Sheesh...

I think the concern was about this...

Originally Posted by GrEaTfUl dEaD

so last night i put a half a cup of each solution together, and took a foot long peice of an old t-shirt and wrapped it around the clubhead. I then let it sit like that for about 10-15 minutes, and it didn't even change colors or anything, then i rubbed it in with a brush and it still didn't work. Not even the slightest de-coloration at all. tell me what i am doing wrong. I used chlorox bleach with white vinager.

thanks,
peace

Reading the first sentence is quite different from your original post.

If my recollection serves me correctly, It will not work unless you do it in the order you originally mentioned. Mainly because vinegar will actually remove the rust.

Regardless, whether inside or outside, I wouldn't recommend mixing the two together in a single container

Edit 1 - actually, after re-reading the first post, I saw you mixed them as well.

**hort22** · 05-25-2005

i tried it last night and the only thing that rusted was a wilson logo on my wedge...then proceeded to try the salt water over night and that didnt do anything at all...if anything my wedge looks newer...anyone else got any great ideas...by the way the fumes were damn strong with that first concoction...wear a gas mask when trying it

**R.Mischker** · 05-25-2005

From Cleveland golf:

Why do the pros rust their Cleveland Wedges? How can I get mine to rust?
Our RTG series of wedges is designed to rust over time to give you increased spin while reducing glare and enhancing feel. To make them rust we suggest you wrap the club head in a damp cloth with a rusting agent (i.e. salt). They will rust over a period of time.