I had the opportunity to test a new Neo-Tac liquid product called Surface Pro 3000, which will be released for sale in the next month. It's advertised to be a combined cleaner & surface refresh that leaves a 2500/3000 finish. It can be applied by hand or on a spinner.
I tested the product on a Radical Guru Supreme, which is an aggressive solid that quickly picks up lane shine, track marks and the other nasty stuff that comes off the lane. Using a paper towel by hand, I cleaned the ball up with SP 3000 before an 8 game session. The ball had already been cleaned several times over several practice sessions with Valentino Remedy, but there was accumulated lane shine and stubborn track marks still present. SP 3000 removed the shine and all marks, leaving the surface at what appeared to be about a 500/1000/3000 abralon surface.
On the lanes, the ball reacted well on a fresh THS shot. I was able to get better recovery from further inside than I would have from just Remedy cleaning. After the 8 game set, I cleaned the ball at the lanes with Remedy, and when I got home, hand cleaned the ball again with SP 3000. Lane shine and track marks were removed. The paper towel also appeared to pick up a little oil not removed by Remedy.
I really like SP 3000. I didn't like Hook Plus that they released a few years ago. Given my experience with that product, I was a little suspicious, but Neo-Tac got this one right.
It's convenient to have a cleaner and surface refresh all in one product, and seems to work as advertised. Neo-Tac will also release Surface Pro 2000, which leaves a 1500/2000 finish. I'm looking forward to testing that one out in the next week or so.