I posted this on the Lane#1 forum as well... to check with Mr. Buzzsaw.  

"Hi. I have a viper pearl. Ball has approx 25-30 games on it and a slight track was starting to show (along with a couple other light scuff marks from use). The ball still reacted wonderfully, giving a strong, smooth break point and driving through the pins. But, I decided to resurface ball...mostly for cosmetic reasons. I lightly sanded the ball with 220 grit (front, back, top, bottom), followed by 320, 400, and 600 grit. I then applied Ebonite Factory Finish to bring the ball to a shine.
On the very same shot, the ball now skids about 5 extra feet and has a very weak backend. Reminds me of a ball with 150-200 games on it... basically acting dead.
So my question is... what is the Viper's original factory surface, and what steps should I take to get the ball back close to its original reaction?
Any suggestions would be appreciated."

Thanks,
S^2

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naw... not quite an inch..lol  I'm starting to think the "Factory-Finish" Is a little too much polish?  Now that I think about it, I seem to remember reading it produced about a 1000 or 1200 grit polish?  Not sure on that.  Glad I didn't decide to use the extender polish!  My other options would be an 800 grit "Reacta-Shine" polish, or sanding to a specific grit (600 or 800) and using a buffing compound to put a shine on the ball, or sanding and using neo-tac renew it.  I guess I'll give something else a shot since the current surface is garbage!  

S^2
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Hey  NJ, maybe you would like to contact "livespive"
he states he has one undrilled sitting in his closet
see his post under "Just curious about why"
rgds,