Black silicone sealant doesn't go off... whoops! ... WITH PHOTOS!

[Muse]

Dip some tool handles since you have it...no sense in wasting it.

I'm getting closer, and yeah... before I pull the tab I'd like to have some stuff on hand to use the 98% that's left over.

This morning I tried something. I have an open tube of Household Goop. I figured it's similar to Shoe Goo, would stick in there and be easy to build and shape, would dry tough and rubbery, could then rough up a bit with sandpaper and blacken with a Sharpie. I thought this worth trying because dealing with building up the Plasti Dip seems problematical. So, I tried it, but the Goop wouldn't stick in the hole, don't know why. It seems fine, it wouldn't stick, even to the cork! I'm wondering if the silicone I put in there rendered it slick. I did treat with 91% alcohol a could times a week or so ago. Hopefully, the Plasti Dip will stick. ?????

 

[Muse]

I don't understand?
You can afford to play golf, but can't afford the $15+ for the correct grip and cost of installation to fix it right and would rather spend money on some half-a**ed repair?
How does that make any sense?
Just fix it right, be done with it, and move on.

Well, not sure how to do it "right" as you suggest. Buy a grip myself online even if I'm not 100% sure it's the right one, then bring it to a shop and have them do the replacement? That would all cost me maybe more than what I paid for the thing. Rubs me the wrong way. I paid $37 for it.

Or, I could, as I think suggested here, go to a golf emporium of some kind and try a lot of putters on their practice facility and pick a grip I like and have them install that, or buy it and install it myself. I'm doubting I'd pick the best grip for me, doing that. It's an idea, sure. A 40 mile round trip just to get to the store.

Understand, I am not one of those people who throws money at a problem at first blush. I don't roll that way. I walk when I play... I bought a cheap pull cart at Costco a dozen years ago and every time it broke (4-5 times I guess) I figured out a way to fix it. I figured mine got more usage than 99+% of those sold. Maybe on a flat course it would have survived, don't know, but my home course is rough and hilly. It broke many times. It had its achilles heels. Each time I figured out a way to fix it, using whatever I had on hand. Last year I bought a new cart, a push cart, much better for me and gave my old pull cart away.

 

[Greenman]

I was actually considering opening an old 5 gallon bucket of roofing tar I bought at Home Depot probably about 15 years ago. I used that stuff several times to stop leaks in my roof. In 2005, I had the roof torn off completely by a largish professional roofing company, and I've had no use for that can since then. Roofing tar sets up into semi-tough blackness. Anyway, I didn't feel motivated to open that can! I should put it on the sidewalk and see if someone wants it and if not, just turn it in on a substance recycle day, which happens once a year around here.

Don't do that, ever. You'll have an enormous mess.
If your dead set against buying a new grip, try tire plugs from the auto parts. Stick them in with the glue that comes with them, shape the mess after it dries, and hope it works.

 

[Micrornd]

1. There is supposed to be a hole in the end of the grip.
The hole in the end of the grip makes installation easier/possible.
The same exact reasons bicycle grips have a hole in the end of them.
2. You can order a replacement grip online - no travel
3. There are any number of how to's for replacing a grip on YouTube - just take the time to look at one.
4. It's not hard, I'm sure even you can do it.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Just replace the damn grip. Now you have a piece of cork plugged in the shaft and wasted $8 on plastidip.

People don't realize how badly their grips are worn until they get new ones. It doesn't have to be exactly the same. You'll get used to the new one.

 

[Muse]

Replacing golf club grips DIY is nothing new to me. I've replaced around 1/2 dozen, all, IIRC, with Lamkin grips. But those grips are conical (mathematically), IOW, the cross section perpendicular to the shaft is a circle. The grip on this Odyssey putter has a very odd shape toward the end. I figure that the shaft is likewise not conical. Maybe replacing it is easy, don't know.

I don't think the grip on this is particularly worn. It's not new but it feels fine, looks fine. Just has that hole in the end.

Maybe I can find Youtube videos on replacing the grip on this.

That piece of cork, I can get that out, no problem, if I want to.

 

[Muse]

Saw a tip at Home Depot online concerning keeping Plasti Dip usable after opening. I may still use this (or else return it... or keep it, reviewers say it's got a ton of uses and is really tough stuff when set up):

There's an old painter's trick that can be used with this product. After you've dipped a few tools and you are ready to set it on the shelf for a while, secure the lid (tape it on if you have to) and turn the can upside down. This seals out the air and keeps it from hardening. This works with paint cans as well.

Pros: Easy to Apply, Easy to Use, Dries Quickly

 

[mxnerd]

I believe aluminum sealing tape can seal the Plasti Dip can after usage very well.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Nashua-...ulti-Purpose-HVAC-Foil-Tape-1207792/100030120

 

[Muse]

I believe aluminum sealing tape can seal the Plasti Dip can after usage very well.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Nashua-...ulti-Purpose-HVAC-Foil-Tape-1207792/100030120

Thanks! I've read a lot of the reviews and ideas of what people are doing with that stuff. I'm a very DIY guy, and I still don't have solid ideas of what to do with it beyond patching the end of that putter. I'm sure I'd have other good uses for it, though. Keeping it usable is the big issue for that unless you know off the bat what you want to do with it.

Probably turning the can upside down after sealing is a real good idea too. Some put theirs in a bottle with a screw on lid, which is an idea.

I'm sure it's best to use this stuff in a well ventilated area, the solvents are evidently pretty toxic. Outdoors would be best, on a day with a little breeze!

I'm liking the idea of using this on my putter. I think I'll roughen up that hole with my dremel first. Hey, if it doesn't work out, I can always buy a new grip.

Edit: Maybe can't get a new grip so easily. Everything I've seen online doesn't satisfy me that it would be similar to what's on it, which seems to be OEM.

 

[OccamsToothbrush]

I still want to fill it. Nobody has commented since I posted the picture. What do you think??

I think you should not be such a cheap bastard and get a new grip. That thing looks to be 30 or 40 years old and is probably hard and slick. $10 on a new grip would be money well spent.

 

[Muse]

I think you should not be such a cheap bastard and get a new grip. That thing looks to be 30 or 40 years old and is probably hard and slick. $10 on a new grip would be money well spent.

You might be right, I'll think it over. Thanks. Edit: BTW, I don't see that grip anywhere online for less than around $16. And, of course, I'd have to do the actual replacement myself.

 

[Muse]

Part of my problem here is that I haven't found a grip that I'm confident is the correct replacement for this putter. It's an Odyssey White Hot #2 Center Shafted Putter. I have looked at many grips, mostly on Ebay, but beyond, and none are presented as the correct replacement for mine, nor are the pictures of what I see available convincing me. That's a big part of my reticence to do other than attempt to simply patch what I have. The grip feel seems fine to me and other than that hole in the end, it seems fine. It's not 30 years old, it's likely about 15 years old.

 

[Micrornd]

Good lord man, just type in "Odyssey White Hot #2 Center Shafted Putter replacement grip" in Google.
It will bring up a lot of places that sell both factory originals and aftermarket replacements/upgrades and all are labeled as such.
The Odyssey White Hot Center Shafted Putters all take the same grip (regardless of #) and the butt comes in colors.
You're making this unnecessarily hard on your self.
Think Occam's Razor

 

[Muse]

Good lord man, just type in "Odyssey White Hot #2 Center Shafted Putter replacement grip" in Google.
It will bring up a lot of places that sell both factory originals and aftermarket replacements/upgrades and all are labeled as such.
The Odyssey White Hot Center Shafted Putters all take the same grip (regardless of #) and the butt comes in colors.
You're making this unnecessarily hard on your self.
Think Occam's Razor

Oh gosh, I did several Google searches and came up with nothing that convinced me that the offered grip was much like the one on the putter right now. I just did a Google search on your exact string and the results were even worse!

I'll take a photo and put it below. In side view, mine looks WAY different from anything offered. The view they always show is from the top, not the side, and even those look obviously different from mine. It seems that I'm unlikely to find one that is the SAME as mine. I certainly haven't seen it yet.

Also, I've seen NOTHING anywhere other than your quoted post here that says that all the Odyssey White Hot Center Shafted Putters have the same grip... nothing.

Frankly, I think that filling that hole incrementally with Plasti Dip isn't a ridiculous thing to do under the circumstances.

 

[Micrornd]

How about a picture of the grip, the entire club and the club head, just to be safe

 

[Muse]

How about a picture of the grip, the entire club and the club head, just to be safe

I'll post those pictures in within 1/2 hour or so.

 

[Muse]

I'll post those pictures in within 1/2 hour or so.

Many views. The last picture shows the side view of the grip. I haven't seen an offered grip yet that has this profile, not by virtue of what I've seen.

 

[mrblotto]

My favorite, ignore it.

This
It's an old putter, not a Faberge egg

 

[Muse]

This
It's an old putter, not a Faberge egg

It really isn't a big deal.

 

[mxnerd]

Will this work?

https://www.golfworks.com/odyssey-white-hot-pro-580-putter-grip/p/od0014/

https://www.proseriesgolf.com/grips/detailgrips.php?Prodnum=2693&topic=Odyssey White Hot Putter Grip

 

[Micrornd]

Will this work?

https://www.proseriesgolf.com/grips/detailgrips.php?Prodnum=2693&topic=Odyssey White Hot Putter Grip

That's the one he has (and also the reason I asked for a picture of his).
All done now.

 

[mxnerd]

Although the online store photos don't necessarily show it's tapered at the end, I believe they are tapered like OP's

 

[Muse]

Although the online store photos don't necessarily show it's tapered at the end, I believe they are tapered like OP's

Um, why? I don't understand why side views don't exist for these, especially considering that they are so unusual.

I think that first one at golflinks.com looks different, the proseriesgolf.com one looks like it might actually be the same.

Thank you!!!

Edit: Taking a close look, comparing my putter's grip and the images at Proseriesgolf.com, they appear by virtue of what I see to be the SAME! I ordered one! None of the ones I saw elsewhere looked the same. This is actually cheaper than the others too. Hopefully it's authentic, I'm optimistic.

I suppose that the golf club grip replacement kit I have will allow me to do the replacement in my workroom, where I have a vise.

 

[Greenman]

It just occurred to me that NP1 will probably solve your problem. It's a caulking that's tougher than snake shit when it dries. It's nasty gooey sticky stuff to work with.

 

[Muse]

It just occurred to me that NP1 will probably solve your problem. It's a caulking that's tougher than snake shit when it dries. It's nasty gooey sticky stuff to work with.

Thanks. A major issue is how it would stick. The goop I tried wouldn't stick at all. Maybe it was too old?

Still not sure what I'm going to do. Should have a new grip in the mail any day, just received a roll of Nashua aluminum foil I can use to preserve Plasti Dip, if I use some of that. Meantime, I'm using that putter! The day after I ordered that Odyssey White Hot #2 putter a seller offered me a discount of an Odyssey White Hot #5 putter (i.e. even cheaper than the #2 I'd just ordered) and I took them up on it. So, I have two White Hots. I think maybe I'll like the #2 better, but it's early. The both have apparently the same grip, which lends creedence to the idea that there's such a thing as an Odyssey White Hot Putter replacement grip... that they are the same, not different.