Got a mutant from a friend who doesn't like it anymore.  When he first got it, he polished it to tame it down some, then traded it to someone else.

  Now he gets it back, expecting it to hook like old days, only to find that it hardly reads the condition at all, and NEVER seems to "set" when it hits the breakpoint.  I watched him throw it, and like a urethane, it seemed to WANT to set, it just never would.

  I know the drilling has a bit to do with it, but this is the same ball that before would hook a ton and set so hard it would leave solid 9's on a regular basis.  He gave ( yes, GAVE ) the ball to me out of disgust.  Is there ANYTHING I can do to bring it back?  I've got plenty of other stuff to throw, I am just curious to see if I can save this one.   Thanks
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Just call me Darreyl, it's much easier to say!

Strider,

  Thanks for the info. The other guy is throwing a new sonic boom and it is out hooking this ball on the backends by quite a bit.  I was also thinking that the cover might be oil soaked past its retention point.  Do you think the hot water/dawn treatment would be enough or do you think it will need more?

  It has enough oil in it that just laying my warm hand on it caused an oily feeling "wet" spot on the ball, that is why I was thinking it might need to be "cooked" instead of just hot water/soap.

  As far as the polish used, I am sure it was Finesse it II.  This is an automotive type polish used in professional auto shops to finish paint to a high gloss shine, as you probably already know.  It is the only thing the shop here has used for about a year now as far as polish goes.

  So you are saying, FIRST re-surface the ball to get the polish off it, then try the hot water/dawn treatment to de-oil it.  Then, if that doesn't work, run it through a rejuvinator, correct?
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Just call me Darreyl, it's much easier to say!

O.K.  this is starting to sound like a challenge, and I LOVE a challenge.  So far, here is how it goes.

  Track mutant, pin above fingers, cg finger negative quadrant=7/8 finger-3/8 negative side.  Ball has lots of oil absorption and the cover needs a re-surface anyway.  Is this enough to overcome?

  Ball acts DEAD! It hooks, just doesnt read the backends.  It rolls, but hits like a powderpuff and deflects. Tries hard, just never "sets" into that pounding impact roll so common nowadays.

  I am going to try everything I know, everything everybody else here suggests, and then invent something else if none of this works.  I guarantee, if there is a way to do this, I WILL figure it out.  I needed a good experimental toy, and if I can figure out how to fix it, maybe I can help everybody who is suffering with a similar problem.

  I will try to keep this thread going and post updates as they come.
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Just call me Darreyl, it's much easier to say!

I would 2nd strider's post... full resurface/hot water treatment (don't over do it)/ clean with the neotec products/ if it's in the budget, rejuvenate or hook it again.. should theoretically work.  

Let us know how it goes.. sounds interesting.
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DARK BEER IT IS THEN!

Aside from everything Strider said, once you de-oil the ball and are ready to refinish the surface, try to use the Track Clean and Smooth. This will bring the ball to the factory standard of 1500 smooth. Most of the newer Track balls have that as a base surface and then are adjusted from there.
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