How to dull my Ping anser putter

[Tab373]

Hi I bought a Ping Anser brass putter and its highly polished but its not a great job. I would like to dull it back to resemble one I had in the 80s.the putter I have is a 90s one. Any ideas on the net they recommend ammonia where do I get that from.

 

[Alex1975]

Hi I bought a Ping Anser brass putter and its highly polished but its not a great job. I would like to dull it back to resemble one I had in the 80s.the putter I have is a 90s one. Any ideas on the net they recommend ammonia where do I get that from.

Smelling salts is the only one I can think of...

Is the brass coated with anything, if not I am thinking that you just need to handle it a lot, maybe after eating a pizza... get it all mucky and it should oxidized pretty well.

 

[Alex1975]

http://www.howcast.com/videos/292650-How-to-Age-Brass

 

[One Planer]

Not an easy option but you could soak the head in a mild acid solution.

Takes away a polished effect and replaces with an antique brass effect.

 

[Slime]

A nice piece of solid oak cladding should do the job .

 

[duncan mackie]

just give it a nice little clean up with a brillo pad - then let nature get it back where you want it over time.

there's no hurry, and you just need to remove the coating that's preventing it doing what it used to.

 

[srixon 1]

Leave it in the garage for twenty years, it worked a treat with mine

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Personally I'd leave perfectly alone. Is it worth the risk and potentially damaging the finish permanently?

 

[Iaing]

Just make absolutely sure that it is indeed brass and not beryllium copper which is extremely toxic to work with, and Ping were very fond of making irons and putters from.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium_copper#Toxicity