Reading a different post about having a new ball spinner brought a question to mind. How can you tell when you have worn out an abralon pad? Do they wear out all at once? After 4 uses? 10 uses? Say you are using 1000 grit, brand new, putting a new surface on a ball, doing the 6 quadrants(turn the ball position five times)... when you finish you have a nice DULL/MATTE finish at 1000 grit. Now, after using this same pad on five other balls, I notice that the finish of the last ball is a nice SHEEN. Is it still at 1000 grit, only with a sheen finish? Or, if the pad is wearing out/losing its grit, is the finish now slightly higher than 1000 grit? 1200? 1500? 1800? I see abralon grits at 500, 1000, 2000, 4000.... is that all there are? What if you want an 800 grit abralon finish? Any answers at all would be truly appreciated, as I am new with this abralon stuff!
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r.k.wolfe