Hi everyone, stupid question....My cell pearl got torn -up in league yesterday. I need to sand it a little to get the chunks out of it. I am using a spinner.Here's the question sort of....I will be using scotch brite pads what color should be used to bring it oob again. Also, I guess I will need to buy polish, what polish should I use? I have league again tonight at 9pm EST so time matters. I usually just clean my equipment so this will be a first.Any help and suggestions would also be a huge help...Thanks!!
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Green scotch-brite is about 600 grit and the OOB is 1500 grit (with the polish). It would be a big difference.
Your best bet at matching the OOB is by using a red scotch-brite pad and then finish it with Storm Step 2 compound. This is what gives the 1500 polish OOB finish carried on both Storm and Rotogrip pearl equipment. You can get it here:

http://www.buddiesproshop.com/product/2687/Storm_Finishing_System_-_Step_Two_-_Quart_-_Limited_Supplies.htm

If it's not an option to get a bottle of the Storm Step 2 compound (its pretty expensive) - go out and get a gray scotch-brite pad. If the surface is really dinged you're also going to want a red scotch-brite pad. And if you want to be as close as possible to the OOB without getting the compound, pickup a white scotch-brite pad as well.

Start with the red scotch-brite pad. Work until most of the track is removed. Make sure you do all six sides evenly on low speed. Switch to the green scotch-brite and repeat (all six sides). This brings the ball to around 600 grit. Now use the gray scotch brite pad which puts it at about 1000. You can stop now and apply the polish and achieve a 1000 polish finish, or continue with the white scotch-brite which would bring the surface to around 1300. Polish on top of the white scotch-brite is as close as you're going to get.

When cutting using scotch-brite

1. Low spinner speed
2. Make sure the scotch-brite is wet. Before you use them, whack them against something to get any ball dust out of them.
3. All six sides of the ball!

When polishing:

4. Apply a SMALL amount of polish (silver dollar size dollop is probably more than enough)
5. Rub it into the ball before you start spinning. Let it dry for a minute (it should develop a haze)
6. Spin on high and use pressure to work the polish into the ball. You should feel heat.
7. All six sides of the ball!

Scotch-brite is an extremely cheap alternative to abralon. Get it here:

http://www.buddiesproshop.com/product/2856/3M_Scotch_Brite_-_Full_Sheet.htm

Even though it's not listed on the page, they have the white scotch-brite - it's in the pull-down menu.