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Cranking_Inferno

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Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« on: March 21, 2006, 04:28:25 PM »
I am curious what you guys use the ruff buff polish for?... Dull balls of Pearl?
What is its grit?

What is the High Polish Grit?
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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2006, 12:41:43 AM »
Pretty sure High Gloss has no grit......
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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2006, 01:00:37 AM »
Before I say anything, I have no clue what I'm talking about. Thank you.

Now that that's out of the way (lol)...based on how they look, I'd say the Rough Buff is close to some sort of 1500 Fine grit and the High Gloss is close to 2000 Polished.

Just to reiterate, I have no clue what I'm talking about.

DON DRAPER

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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2006, 04:57:21 AM »
brunswicks rough buff is gritless---it is basically rubbing and finishing compound. it will increase the length of a particular ball and make the backend reaction more arc like. the high gloss polish is also gritless---it too will increase the length of a particular ball and increase the backend reaction, making it more skid-snap.

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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2006, 07:49:02 AM »
not to sound ignorant, but how can it be gritless? i can understand if the grit is undisclosed for marketing purposes (since B sells both polishes) since this makes them seem unique, but it seems that it would have to have an equivalent grit value in some form.

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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2006, 08:00:44 AM »
my 2 cents:  i use the rough buff on dull balls to give it about a few more feet in length.  not sure what the high polish grit is but i use this mostly on pearl balls to sort of keep it in out of box condition.




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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2006, 08:54:15 AM »
I thought ruff buff was about 1000 grit? I could be wrong, but I've heard that somewhere.
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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2006, 09:17:19 AM »
i have 32 ounce bottles of both, and if i were to guess...

Rough Buff - 1000 Grit Finish

High Gloss - 2000 Grit Finish

now before everyone jumps all over me, here is my reasoning.

IMO, the high gloss polish finish is really similar to what columbia300 discloses at "2000 Degree Polish"

i have used 3M Rubbing Compound, which is 1500 Grit, and rough buff looks slighty less shiny than that finish, its all guesses without concrete information from Brunswick, but thats my reasoning.
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Re: Ruff Buff and High Gloss finish Question
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2006, 09:19:06 AM »
There is no specific grit level to Rough Buff. It is a rubbing compound, which means it is meant to smooth out sanding lines, which, in turn, implies that it has some sort of abrasive within the cream/liquid. Like all rubbing compounds, on cars and on bowling balls, the more you apply, the harder you press the finer the finish will be. In general, the level of abrasive within ROugh Buff will take a 220 grit sanded surface (as Brunswick suggests with the Absolute Inferno and the Vapor Zone) to about 1000 grit and like all rubbing compounds it puts a verylight polishon it.

If you tested this process, you can easily see, that you can apply a small amount of Rough Buff for a short period of time with light pressure, and the result will be a rougher surface than the stock Absolute Inferno, with a less glossy finish or even less of a shine.

You can always apply some High Gloss polish over any level of Rough Buff to get more length.

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