I have a few chips out of the top of some half wells style grips. I have heard that some cork dust and a little wood glue can be used for repair work, but I have never tried it. Any sugestions out there? Do you have any other fixes that you would recommend?

Thanks,
Doug Daufel

Thats the way to do it. Titebond 3 is waterproof and is a good choice for the glue.

I would use Rod Bond and mix in as much fine cork dust as the mixture will hold, then apply it to your grip. Force it into the holes or chipped edges. Let it cure overnight, then sand it to shape. Ralph

If at first you don't succeed, go fishing, then try, try again.

Ralph O'Quinn did a demonstration on this with Rod Bond in Charlotte. He mixed as much cork dust as he could in the RB and added a bit of a white powdered pigment (titanium ??? dang, can't remember-have it written down at home, too!! I think it's titanium dioxide) to more closely match the color. He added this a bit at a time until the colors matched between the mixture and the area of the cork to be repaired. The Rod Bond gives you a lot of working time and doesn't shrink or anything like that. It's one tough adhesive. Ralph says most any paint store will have this powdered form of pigment.

Putter
Williston, ND

Unfortunatly not every paint store has it. As a matter of fact not one paint store in Pasadena,Ca has it or even would order it for me. Going to try and find it on line.

dennis in pasadena

I haven't found the powdered form yet, either, Dennis. They did have the liquid pigment at the hardware store, so I got some of that. I'll try it next chance that I get; I've mixed black Testor's with RB and no problems, so I'm sure that white liquid titanium dioxide pigment will work in it, too.

Putter

You can skip the cork dust and use Elmer's Wood Filler. It's a thick paste, comes in squeeze tubes, applies easily, dries quickly (one hour), sands well. The Golden Oak color matches my cork reasonably well (a bit too light when dry). This is a fast fix, though no doubt the Rod Bond/cork dust/TiO2 approach can give better results.