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cueman

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Scorchin Inferno Polish
« on: November 21, 2006, 02:40:20 PM »
Average speed 15-16
Ball weight 16
Revs med-low
Lane is THS (maybe a little more oil than normal)

Just a quick question about the scorchin inferno. I am thinking about trying the rough buff factory finish. Has anyone done this? What other balls would this finish compare to?

I would especially like to compare it to the AMF radar in OOB (pearl polished) that I also am using.
If anyone has any ideas on how close or different the two would be I would really appreciate it..Thanks in advance!

Brian
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cueman

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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2006, 08:49:39 AM »
Thanks for the info. What polish would you suggest using? Brunswick Factory? Rough Buff? or some other like Track or Ebonite?
If I just hit it lightly on the OOB of 600 sanded, what grit would the polish change it to?

Thanks in advance!
Brian
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kmanestor22

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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2006, 12:11:31 PM »
Factory finish does not change the grit like other companies polishes do.  You'll have to sand it further up before appying the polish to get even more length.  I've tried Rough Buff with my Scorchin and it still burned up.  I would take it up to 2000 or 4000 before polishing.
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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2006, 12:12:54 PM »
I had one at one time.  It came to me polished, so I do not know which polish they used on it, but the ball was a lot better polished then dull.
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Big Kahuna

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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2006, 09:41:09 PM »
this ball works best oob condition when there is lots of oil especially with your speed.  this ball soaks up oil and cleaners that why it turns shiny.  best thing to put on this ball to keep it almost oob condition is the ebonite "matte" finish.  

i've played around with the polish from brunswick and what i found is that on a ths, if you like the skid/snap action, hit this ball with the high glos factory finish other way is to sand it 1500 - 2000 grit pads.  didn't bother much with the rough buff because i had vapor zone.


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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2006, 11:56:44 PM »
i just used one today in oob condition (its not mine and the span was little bit longer but it was ok

on a ths after league, lots of carry around 5-15, but i was seriously impressed with the scorchin, its like there was nothing and rolls forward thru it. 3 games averaged 213

comming back to the topic, i used factory polish (brunswick) on my Agent, the agent already went long and snap a lot, with this it goes even further with the same or more power. thats why i think if u want to use factory polish on the scorchin it will make it go little bit longer and sharper angle.
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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2006, 12:33:45 AM »
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best thing to put on this ball to keep it almost oob condition is the ebonite "matte" finish.  


IME the best stuff to put on the Scorchin' to keep it as close to OOB as possible is Doc's Magic Bowling Ball Elixir.
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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2006, 03:51:24 AM »
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this ball works best oob condition when there is lots of oil especially with your speed.  this ball soaks up oil and cleaners that why it turns shiny.  best thing to put on this ball to keep it almost oob condition is the ebonite "matte" finish.  
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Its OOB surface is 600 grit. Ebonite's Matte Finish is a 1200 grit liquid. SO it will NOT keep the Scorchin in OOB condition. What will do that is either a 600 grit sandpaper or a green nylon Scotch-Brite Pad PLUS Track's Clean and Dull, the best and strongest bowling ball cleaner on the market.

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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2006, 03:55:14 AM »
I agree with charlest, track's clean and dull best stuff on the market for a dull ball.
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charlest

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Re: Scorchin Inferno Polish
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2006, 04:04:08 AM »
Cueman,

Either Brunswick's High Gloss Polish or Rough Buff will add more length to the Scorchin. It depends on how much more length you need. The polish will leave the underlying grit level as it is and put a high gloss polish on it for added length. Rough Buff has abrasive in it and will smooth out the stock 600 grit surface to a higher level. That higher level will be unknown by any actual measurement and will depend on how much is applied for how long. It will leave what is often called a "compound polish" on the ball for added length. It will look, in appearance, halfway between a dull ball and a gloss polish.

For comparison's sake, if you look at an Absolute Inferno and a Vapor Zone; they have a 220 grit sanding followed by an application of Rough Buff. The Scorching Inferno satrts off with a 600 grit finish. So applying Rough Buff could get you where you need to be.

--> Are you using a SI now or is it a ball you wish to purchase to handle the higher oil you are now seeing?

The Radar is a great ball for true medium oil; it is quite strong for a reactive resin pearl. But if you have medium low revs, you'd need a strong drill to allow it to handle medium oil for you.

The SI is meant for heavy oil. To bring it down a notch to handle heavier than medium oil and to be an alternative to the Radar.  You could apply Rough Buff to get the cover smoothed out, as I mentioned above, and added a good deal of length. If that's not enough, you can always added more length with Brunswick's polish.
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YOu could add Brunswick's polish on top of the OOB surface by itself.

Because of your low Revs, but average ball speed, I'd take one step at a time in whatever you do to the SI. Test it; then take the next SMALL step.

Or you could just get the more reasonable next step in Brunswick's selection over the Radar: the Absolute Inferno. It's still one heck of a ball for medium to medium heavy oil, righ tout of the box. The Vapor Zone, for reference has the Absolute Inferno's coverstock on a flippier core.

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