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Title: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: agroves on January 21, 2008, 08:36:05 AM
I work part time at a proshop.  We recently ordered some fresh Abralon pads.  Wow, what a difference it made when resurfacing and refinishing a ball.  Does anyone know the service life of these things?

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Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: Kid Jete on January 21, 2008, 04:50:17 PM
That's actually a really good question.  I don't do much in the way of resurfacing bowling balls but I use Abralon pads alot when refinishing golf clubs.  I would assume you could get away with using them longer refinishing clubs because it's more of a cosmetic issue rather than performance.  With that said I normally pitch them after a couple clubs but I use acetone and the paint and metal from the clubs makes more of a mess than a bowling ball.  It probably comes down to experience and trial and error.  My assumption is that everytime you use the pad the grit it can take a ball down to increases (meaning it becomes less effective).  For example if you have a 600 grit pad after the first ball the second might only be able to be taken down to 650.  You can tell by just feeling the pads that they become "softer" after every use.  In a perfect world I guess using both sides of the pad once would be the ideal situation but most of us aren't that rich nor that picky.

Edited on 1/21/2008 5:51 PM
Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: charlest on January 21, 2008, 04:57:18 PM
For Ebonite 40  - 80; for me 5 - 8.
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Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: agroves on January 21, 2008, 05:32:53 PM
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For Ebonite 40  - 80; for me 5 - 8.
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Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: charlest on January 21, 2008, 05:39:55 PM
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For Ebonite 40  - 80; for me 5 - 8.
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Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: bluerrpilot on January 21, 2008, 06:17:10 PM
Using them with water and keeping them clean will make them last longer as well
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Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: Moon57 on January 22, 2008, 06:30:18 AM
I would think they would last longer if a cab block was used rather than applying pressure with the palm of the hand. I don't have a cab block yet but started using a piece of packing foam to hold the pad and it is much quieter running over the holes.
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Title: Re: Abralon Pads life span?
Post by: JohnP on January 22, 2008, 09:53:44 AM
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I always use with water and give them a complete rinsing after each use, seems to help.


I also rinse them, but when I do I use a stiff nylon bristled brush (a "fingernail brush", I think it's called) to remove even more sanding residue.  --  JohnP