Make Old Golf Grips Feel New 

With the skyrocketing price of grips, this could be the best little info nugget all year. Thank you.

I've used a Scotchbrite sponge with Formula 409, the purple cleaner. 409 works like Bleche White to clean tires of dirt and dead rubber and works well with grips, also. As far as the price for new grips, Tacki Macs are in the $6 range and have a nice feel. As always, YMMV.

AJ, thanks for sharing. I, like most, don’t clean my grips nowhere near enough. I’ll start doing it now.

One thing I find works really well is one of those dish washing devices where you pour dishwashing liquid down in it and it has a sponge with some Scotch-Brite attached to it. I use it to wash down a club after playing a round. The face and sole first, then the grip. It does a great job and gets everything sparkling clean. A paper towel to dry off the grip, then it's back into the bag!

I got an old/beautiful set of Hogan blades with original grips that are slick rubber. But still not cracking. I’m definitely going to sand them first before regripping. Thanks for the vid

I always recommend using Simple Green and a nylon brush.

Keep a piece of tack cloth (buy in paint department) in your bag. Perfect stickiness.

sandpaper method was very helpful, thank you!

A scotch-brite pad works well and doesn't remove as much material as sandpaper.

Perfect . I'm a subscriber ! Love the back yard feel . From where I watched your video and thinking about golf. It's perfect for older clubs that I use to get in shape for my golf season . Thanks, good golfs for you!

Great video 👊🏼

Trying to catch up on some of your older videos.....they are really helpful!

Thanks. Was thinking along those lines to refresh them. Might try Scotchbrite pads in place of the sandpaper. Only get out occasionally

Thanks for your great information, just got a set of ping eye 2 and all have same vintage Karsten grips on them. Still looking really good but very slick… will definitely try your tricks 🤞

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I've been trying out alcohol mixed with wintergreen oil 3:1, mixing that and coating the grips in them with a brush after sanding and cleaning the grips with water and soap. Then wrapping the oiled up grips in cling film to stop the mixture evoporating so it can penetrate the rubber for longer. Then after a day, clean the grip in water.

I bought my first set of irons, Titleist DCIs, circa 1990. I played with them for about 6-7 years before buying another set of irons. Since then, I have not used the old clubs barring occasionally lending them to out-of-town visitors. As I write this in early 2023, the grips on those clubs are still in very good condition and I have not had to replace them, unlike the modern grips that go bad in a year or two. They don't make 'em like they used to.

Wow! Those old grips looked like Green Victory I used to use when I was a kid! They say Hogan on them, but I'll bet they are Golf Pride. Not sure they make those anymore. (-:

Hi AJ, Me again! First out, in my experience, DO NOT use washing up liquid when cleaning grips. Generally this sort of detergent is oil based and will have an eventual detrimental effect on the grip material. I have found a much better solution. I don't know if you can get it stateside but I use a product called "Swarfega". It is water based and can be used neat with a small nail brush. Garage mechanics use this to remove oil and grease from hands. The oil and grease that you clean from golf grips is natural oils from the body. So why would you use an oil based product to remove oil? Also whichever product is used the grip should be thoroughly rinsed off under a tap, (fawcett), otherwise the the cleaning product, despite wiping, will remain within the small grooves and indentations on the grip, only presenting itself when you are playing in the rain and you notice the clubs flying out of your hands! On to my query. I've been looking at various grips. In particular the Golf Pride range. Looking at the individual specs they talk about "core sizes". These differ and obviously affect the weight. What is the core size of a golf grip? What decides whether you want or need one size or another? I understand what ribbed grips are. These are used more with irons. With woods and hybrids all becoming adjustable orientation of the grip isn't needed.

I like to clean my golf grips with Dawn dishwashing detergent, water and a scrub brush.

Wow--this is great, thanks.

Very helpful thanks

I have those same grips on my Hogans, some are good and some bad. Always clean your clubs after a round, grips and club head. They should reproduce those, I liked their half cords too they put on the Apex club. That club looks like a Radial...

I use baby wipes regularly. 👶 works wonders to take out dirt and oil from grips.

That grip you are using now, looks very similar to the old type green victory. Are they pretty much the same?

You guys should try out a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser!

Hogan grips never die. . . They live on forever.

IS there a way to restore my '71 Wilson Middlecoff OG leather grips? Thx Dawn Dish Liquid / Simple Green / Bar Keepers Friend / WD40 glue removal

6:21 to give two tips. Clean them then sand them.

Soap water and scotchbrite pad makes em like new

I used to have a set of Hogan Black Cameo Signature irons and was really good with them. But as I started to get better, I ended up selling them because I could par the course all the time. At the time, I thought that was what you were supposed to be trying to do, so I sold them. Then found out I was supposed to try to go under par. When I found this out, I almost had a heart attack. I only paid $80 for the set but they were worth a lot more to me then.

My two hobbies are cycling and golf and my equipment is old but looks great ! People say “I like your new bike! “It's 14 years old ! “Like your clubs wow “ what are they OMG they are over 20 years old - how did you do that ! Secret CLEAN THEM! ZI keep them in an old golf bag - not the bag you use on the course !

Thank youuuu

Dawn dish soap works the best.. Doesn't do a thing for the wear of the grips just makes feel more tacky like new.

What's the point of the sanding sponge if you're wrapping it in sandpaper?

Would this work with old leather grips? Bought some old blades and some of the grips are a little slick

Any Advice for these, or other methods, for golf pride mcc type grips

You never use soap on your grips they get slick when you sweat. Use only water

Thank you

I've heard that you cannot sand Winn grips. They are made from a polymer that will shred them. Anyone know if this is true?

A bit longwinded

keep goin making new videos

I used to buy DP Velvet @$2.35....now the ya re $6+...WTF?

Unless they're Winn grips. Once worn they're useless.

This must be THE most boring video on you tube..........get to the point!

Aren’t grips only like $10

Boring, get to the point

Welp, rule 1 is already broken, my clubs go everywhere I go lol