Most car polishes contain wax which clogs the pores of resin balls preventing the absorption of lane oil, among other things. It can vastly reduce the ability of a ball to hook. It can USUALLY only be reversed by serious sanding, of an order similar to a total resurfacing.
However, automotive polishing and rubbing compunds are very different from car waxes/polishes. They have been used in the past by ball companies and can still be used successfully IF you are aware of what you are using!
The average bowler is best off, in my opinion, in sticking to bowling ball specific polishes AND knowing what they are. (There are some with grit in them, and some without.)
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Bowling: Just like hand grenades and horse shoes, you only have to get close.
Life: Deal with what is.
Edited on 8/8/2005 8:50 PM
