My 2 cents:
Take the polishes off the pearl. Reset the sanding to 4000 grit Abalon. Get a Trizact white pad. Here are a couple of places that have it:
http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/ProductID/3M5XNHH2T%20A00Mhttp://www.specialtytools.com/product_info.php?products_id=5494The white pad is much finer than 4000 Abralon.
Next get one of the polishes with a slip agent. Right now I like Valentino's UFO as it's easiest to put on and take off again. Powerhouse Delayed Reaction or Neo-Tac's Control-It will also work.
These will polish the ball to a high gloss, if you follow the directions, AND they will increase length AND DECREASE the backend and decrease the overall hook.
This is the most extreme method of decreasing the amount of overall hook and decreasing the backend on any resin ball that I know about.
Control-It and Delayed Reaction need to be sanded off to be removed. I suggest 600 grit sandpaper or the equivalent.
UFO can be removed by a small application of Valentino's Resurrection, a surface refresher.
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"None are so blind as those who will not see." Edited on 4/7/2009 5:36 AM
