If it isn't mixing to get thicker like it should from shaking it may no longer be good. Poor it all out into a plastic container and see how it looks there.

Polish usually "goes bad" by having the particles that do the micro-fine sanding precipitate out. Usually shaking well restores it especially when it is as young as yours. I've had polishes sitting in my workshop area for 7 - 8 years that never went bad. Sometimes the precipitate hardens and cannot be put back into solution. Then it's gone forever.

Get a long, flat bladed screwdriver and put it into the bottom and scrape the bottom of the bottle/jar. Bring it up and see if there's solid or creamy goop which is thicker than the more watery stuff. If you find it, try to stir it with the screwdriver to mix it back up. Do it gently, as you don't want to poke a hole in the bottom of the bottle.

If the solid won't go back into solution, throw it in the garbage and buy a new one.

Have not tried Reacta Shine.

Brunswick's High Gloss polish is a fairly abrasive polish but works well. Start with a lower grit than expected (maybe P1000 grit). This polish will smooth it out and shine the ball up quite well.

Motiv Gel Polish is a good polish as well. It is less abrasive than Brunswick, so you can start with a slightly higher grit level, maybe 1500 grit, and then apply it.

Most polishes like these can provide a several levels or grades of skid and hook, by applying a little polish at a time and then applying more and more pressure for longer and longer periods of time to get different amounts of length/skid and different amounts of backend. Start off with less polish, less hand pressure for smaller periods of times, progressing as needed to more polish, heavier hand pressure for longer times periods.

Our products separate over time due to different weighs of certain ingredients and their molecular compound, but shaking will remix the ingredients. We have some pre-production samples of our polishes that are over 6 years old (still perfect and useable). Charlest gives solid advice to restore your polish, try to scrap the sediments on the bottom.

We are currently running a sale on Snake Oil, a great polish for medium oil. We also make a polish called UFO for dry lane conditions.

www.ValentinoBowling.com

@Valentino: I've read nothing but good things about your products, but I've never seen anyone here that uses it.

Where is here? What city/state?

I may have to be the first in my area that uses it.

We Agree!

-Kevin

rillo,

You didn't mention it so I didn't but I'd rather see you use SNake Oil as your polish. One of the (many) great things about it is that it makes a minimal change to the underlying grit level after using SO to polish the ball.

I have many polishes but Snake Oil is the one I use about 85 -90% of the time.

I use every product Valentino makes (Except Franken-tape, and that's only because I don't use black tape) and can vouch for the efficacy of every one of them. I strongly suggest trying a sampler (the smallest size) package of every one you can.

http://www.valentinobowling.com/
Go to the Order page: http://valentinobowling.com/shoppingcart/ to the list of packages and their prices.