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Tommy32

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Changing the cover on new equipment
« on: December 05, 2011, 10:25:17 PM »
All lot of the newer balls (Nano, Defiant, Nexus, etc.) claim chemical and/or mictro-texture covers.  My question is if those balls are resufaced by abralon or some other pad (after they have been purchased), do you lose the effect of the factory prepared surface?


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Locke

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Re: Changing the cover on new equipment
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 07:10:56 AM »
I am not sure as far as other companies, but for Storm/Roto, specifically the Nano and the Defiant achieve the mico-bite and micro surface through special additives in the coverstock and then it is finished like normal.

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Re: Changing the cover on new equipment
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 07:46:33 AM »
Since many of their recent premium balls have used this new chemical System, Brunswick has repeatedly said in each of their information sheets about these balls that their chemical composition is not changed with different grits of sanding.

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dizzyfugu

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Re: Changing the cover on new equipment
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 08:38:04 AM »
It is important to distinguish between the material's surface properties and the actual ball surface preparation. Softness, porosity and probably molecular structure are things that are innate to the material. This does basically not change but defines traction. On the other side or as another factor, you add some surface finish to that like polish, an open sanded surface or a rubbing compound on top of that. This greatly affects where the ball does what on the lane, and surely also affects the ball's footprint on the lane.

 

Wear and oil absorption are further factors, but let's blend them out.

 

Anyway, I found OOB finishes hard to restore, even if I follow preparation sequences and original polishes and the like. Hence, applying a self-made finish even before you punch any holes into a ball or throw it the 1st time is IMHO a sound strategy, since you get a true reaction benchmark and a replicable finish this way.


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Tommy32

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Re: Changing the cover on new equipment
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2011, 11:40:47 AM »
Thank you for the responses and information.


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