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supernoodle

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Home made polish
« on: March 22, 2004, 05:53:36 PM »
Hi,

Do any of you guys know of anything that you would find in an everday home that I can use to polish a Shock trauma that I have?

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JohnP

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Re: Home made polish
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2004, 10:18:15 AM »
supernoodle -- Almost anything you would have in your home contains waxes that can clog the pores and wreck the reaction of a resin ball.  Some people do use Finesse It II, an automotive finishing polish, but I've heard pros and cons.  It's worth the money to invest in a polish that is designed for bowling balls.  --  JohnP

Edited on 3/23/2004 11:12 AM
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JohnP

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Re: Home made polish
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2004, 09:32:28 PM »
Greg T -- Great idea, do you know what grit that would correspond to?  Also, would a hardware store carry the pumice?  Thanks  --  JohnP
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mrbowlingnut

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Re: Home made polish
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2004, 10:48:32 PM »
you can buy neotac control for 6.95 or ebonite factory finish for the same price so why waste your time making anything????? Jmo-barry
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mrbowlingnut

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Re: Home made polish
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2004, 11:33:39 PM »
That is a great answer if you are polishing more than one shock trauma???? Better yet why not just pay the local pro shop guy 5 bucks and his shock trauma is polished???  I understand where you are coming from but he stated that he wanted to polish one ball so to have 32oz of a homemade polish for one ball is just a waste of chemicals right????
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JohnP

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Re: Home made polish
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2004, 11:36:57 AM »
Greg T -- Do you think it would work OK to suspend the pumice in a light oil such as mineral oil, automotive engine oil or even lane oil?  You'd have to be sure to remove it all with a good ball cleaner when you finished, but I don't think the ball would soak up enough during the polishing to be a problem.  --  JohnP

Edited on 3/30/2004 12:31 PM
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