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Had this happen at the beginning of the season with my 7 iron. My in-laws have a workbench with a vise and a Dremel. I used the polishing bit on it and carefully worked out the nick doing the best I could not to change the shape of the leading edge and it worked great. Hope it helps.

Great question to a real problem. I usually go to Dicks Sporting Goods and they buff out the nicks and scratches. Once in a while you really chunck onto a hidden rock and it takes a bit more work. I try to balance a $20.00 repair job and a $99.00 club. Great question.

I don't know if your really want to have the whole club redone but I had a friend recommend a company in Colorado.....Iron Works.......Great Gentleman and my clubs looked great and fast service

The Iron Factory is the name of the business

Those nice new Callaways you won getting nicked???

I don't worry about it. I think I'd only be worried if it pushed some material on the bottom enough to create a high spot. Then I'd grind that high spot down using a Dremel as Dave suggested.

My Mizunos are about 18 years old and get played about 60-70 rounds a year. If I ground them down everytime I got them scratched up they'd be gone by now. I'd be far more concerned about changing the swing weight or other characteristics of the club by repeated grinding than with the scratches.

Great answers, guys. Thanks for the response. I think I have a Dremel. All I need is a vice (besides Golf). Hah!

The new set isn't damaged as much as my Warrior SW finds a rock now and then.

This is what I do.

If the nick has sharp raised edge, use a pin head hammer carefully flatten the edge as much as you could, lay the head on a piece of 2x4 or a solid piece of wood when using the hammer.
Then polish the spot with linen belt on the sander, Polishing head with a Dremel type of device is OK, just be careful not to take off too much of the chrome finishing.