Hireko Forum

fairwayjc@aol.com · Joined: Mar 8, 2006 Messages: 1 Offline

Please share with me the finishing technique used to get nice glossy finished ferrules. I use a 36" belt sander with a cloth belt to size the ferrule then use a paper towel with accetone to smooth it but I just can't seem to get the finish I'm looking for.

Thanks for sharing your secrets with me!

john

michael@mathcorp.com · Joined: Feb 15, 2006 Messages: 4 Offline

I actually use cotton t-shirt material to do the second to the last step instead of paper towel. Then I use my fingertip liberally doused in acetone and stroke downward on the ferrule at intervals around the diameter as a final step. I let the ferrule dry and then polish with a paper towel wetted with grip solvent. Seems to work great.

countbob · Joined: Feb 1, 2006 Messages: 5 Offline

Instead of using a paper towel, I use a Q-tip and liberal amounts od acetone.

I dip the Q-tip in acetone then make 3 strokes on the ferrule. Redip and 3 strokes etc all the while turning the club in my hand.

I like the results and since the the Q-tip is small I can see excatly what I'm doing.

- cb

fishergolfnut@yahoo.com · Joined: Apr 15, 2006 Messages: 1 Offline

I recently began using a trizact belt, instead of the chincy cloth belts, for ferrule turning. It is the same belt used to prep graphite shafts. It is much faster, much more durable, and the finish is better than with the cloth belts, not too mention I don't have to change belts as often. One quick turn of the club the ferrule is dead on with the hosel. Then, I do a quick once over with a strip of sand papaer, then one with fine steel wool, then the acetone on a paper towel. Your left with a perfect ferrule with that "OEM" look to it, with minimal effort.

smillerlsu@hotmail.com · Joined: Apr 16, 2006 Messages: 1 Offline

John,

I have stopped actually wiping the ferrule and just spray a lot of acetone on the ferrule without touching anything (that is, after I have turned the edges with the cloth belt on the belt sander). Just spray the entire ferrule so that a good layer of acetone is standing on the surface, then let it dry. No wipe marks after this.

Good luck!

Scott

nycustomgolf@yahoo.com · Joined: Jul 29, 2006 Messages: 1 Offline

The quickest and best way to turn ferrules without having any mistakes as well as get that glossy look is to do it with acetone. I have done it with all steel wool,(to time consuming), used the belt sander(but a slip and your replacing that ferrule), so I one day tried taking a soft towel and wetting it with acetone, put the top of the hosel were it meets the bottom of the ferrule between your thumb and first finger and then spin it. This brings the ferrule to a smooth and perfectly even finish to the hosel. Then wet the towel again and go up and down to remove the circular motion from the turning down, clean up the residue on the shaft and hosel and then hit it with a buffing pad wet with acetone, applying it somewhat heavily. Let it dry and then take a clean buffing pad and buff it, this will make your ferrules so shiny that you can see your teeth in them. I have 300+ Reviews on my site and quite a few of them say that the clubs looked so good that they didnt want to hit them, and others mention the craftsmanship and classy look of the ferrules. If you want to also after turning them down with the acetone which is the best way to avoid any mistakes, especially if you train helpers to do it, at that point you can hit them with steel wool using an up and down stroke and then apply the final wet coat of acetone and buff. Hope this is of help.

Greg
NYCG