"Standard resurfacing techniques cannot adequately remove broken particles. Instead, the broken particles must be removed by using the following steps for a ball that is going to be finished in a dull state.

First, you must resurface the ball from 220-grit or lower to remove the worn track area and prepare a fresh surface. Then, use higher and higher grits (i.e., 320, 400, 600, etc.) until you get to 800-grit. Next, the ball must be polished. Once the ball is polished, the final sanding grit, such as 800-grit or 1000-grit, can then be applied.

For balls that are resurfaced and are left in a polished state, the final polishing step will remove the buildup of broken particles.

The intermediate polishing step is very important. It removes the build-up of broken particles and exposes the reactive material. When the final sanding grit is applied, there is not a build-up of broken particles to inhibit contact with the lane. Therefore, reaction is restored."








They say that the final polishing step will remove the buildup of broken particles.

How does polishing remove broken particles???






Edited on 8/5/2003 2:40 AM

I am trying this on a TKO contender, it has TEC death.  I will update later with the results.

andrew
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UPDATE-I took a friends contender, that she was using for ten pins b/c it wouldn't move anymore.  It had been resurfaced recently so I sanded it with 600, 800, 1000 followed by a light polishing.  I final sanded it to 800 and boom the reaction was back.  I don't know how long it will last with the TEC cover but it is hooking again now.  


Andrew
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