here's the Scotty i picked up. the guy apologized to me because he said he retrieved the ball out of the cup with the putter, you know, sticking the toe in the cup and popping out the ball. this caused a lot of damage to the toe and to the top line of the putter. i was forced to radius the toe edges and a couple others with my dremel, and then i sanded the poop out of it with very fine sandpaper, with some moisture. i've almost got the plated mist finish off to the raw carbon steel, then i'll decide what to do to refinish it.personally, i would not paint, as the feel of this putter is like butter.