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TheGom

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Polish Suggestions
« on: September 01, 2013, 03:55:18 PM »
Looking for good polish to do by hand for Storm 1500 grit polished balls.

Thoughts please
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St. Croix

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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2013, 04:37:25 PM »
I am using Black Magic polish on a 4000 grit surface. The polish is OK---not great but OK.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2013, 05:48:01 PM »
Excellent choice is Beans Secret Sauce.  It adds tackiness and hold its shine for quite awhile.  I have nothing but success with this product
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2013, 08:41:59 PM »
Perogies are my favorite...  Oh the other polish...  I bought some of the elite polish a while back and it seems to work well.  Have heard great things about Valentino's snake oil too.  Ill probably try that next.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2013, 10:57:57 PM »
Quote from: contour on September 01, 2013, 05:48:01 PM
Excellent choice is Beans Secret Sauce.  It adds tackiness and hold its shine for quite awhile.  I have nothing but success with this product

Just ran out of some...had it for years!
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2013, 12:56:32 AM »
+1 for Valentino's Snake Oil.  Great stuff to use.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2013, 01:56:04 AM »
I still use Bean's Secret Sauce.
Did anyone notice a difference in the product when Beans owned it and after he sold the brand?  I hard it changed. But can't confirm it.  I bought 3 bottles before he sold and I love it.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2013, 07:44:37 AM »
Personally I use Valentinos Snake Oil about 90% of the time. It is easy to use and very adjustable in its ability to shine the ball as much or as little as you need/want. It also lasts much longer than most polishes.

I also find it better than Secret Sauce because Snake Oil is more adjustable; I find SS to be an on again, off again type of polish, sort of all or nothing. Plus even Beans recommended that you use no finer a grit under the polish than 1000 grit. With Snake Oil, I can use any grit from 360 to 4000 grit. Plus, as with Secret Sauce, where you can just apply water to a pad used with it previously to apply more polish, I can do the same with Snake Oil.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2013, 09:45:58 AM »
Quote from: charlest on September 02, 2013, 07:44:37 AM
Personally I use Valentinos Snake Oil about 90% of the time. It is easy to use and very adjustable in its ability to shine the ball as much or as little as you need/want. It also lasts much longer than most polishes.

I also find it better than Secret Sauce because Snake Oil is more adjustable; I find SS to be an on again, off again type of polish, sort of all or nothing. Plus even Beans recommended that you use no finer a grit under the polish than 1000 grit. With Snake Oil, I can use any grit from 360 to 4000 grit. Plus, as with Secret Sauce, where you can just apply water to a pad used with it previously to apply more polish, I can do the same with Snake Oil.

I agree 100% with what Charlest said. Also in reference to the Beans Sauce, not everyone has success using it as many people have a problem with their ball skidding thru the break point when using it. For me, the sauce is a very touchy polish in trying to get the correct amount on the ball whereas I never have that problem with Snake Oil or other similar polishes.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2013, 10:54:19 AM »
Have you forgotten, or do you just ignore that Remedy R/X is the only Valentino's product on the USBC approved list?  --  JohnP
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2013, 11:36:09 AM »
Quote from: JohnP on September 02, 2013, 10:54:19 AM
Have you forgotten, or do you just ignore that Remedy R/X is the only Valentino's product on the USBC approved list?  --  JohnP

Why are they even selling it if it's not on the approved list? That would be my question to the people at Valentino. Then again, who's really going to know? I highly doubt USBC is going to confiscate your bowling ball and run tests to determine what polish you used. Yes, it's technically "illegal", but USBC is such a joke and has done so much to destroy bowling that I really don't think anyone cares about their approved list and will just use whatever they want because nobody is ever going to know except them.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2013, 08:37:50 PM »
Lately I been using all of the Motiv stuff (cleaner, polish, etc.) seems to work great.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2013, 09:28:51 PM »
Quote from: charlest on September 02, 2013, 07:44:37 AM
Personally I use Valentinos Snake Oil about 90% of the time. It is easy to use and very adjustable in its ability to shine the ball as much or as little as you need/want. It also lasts much longer than most polishes.

I also find it better than Secret Sauce because Snake Oil is more adjustable; I find SS to be an on again, off again type of polish, sort of all or nothing. Plus even Beans recommended that you use no finer a grit under the polish than 1000 grit. With Snake Oil, I can use any grit from 360 to 4000 grit. Plus, as with Secret Sauce, where you can just apply water to a pad used with it previously to apply more polish, I can do the same with Snake Oil.

Charlest, you use a ball spinner. Would Snake Oil be as effective if you applied it by hand? I am not totally sold on Black Magic, so I am looking for a better polish. I would apply Snake Oil by hand.

Thanks.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2014, 09:36:12 PM »
Quote from: JohnP on September 02, 2013, 10:54:19 AM
Have you forgotten, or do you just ignore that Remedy R/X is the only Valentino's product on the USBC approved list?  --  JohnP

I know this is an old topic but just wanted to chime in on this comment. All of Valentinos products are USBC approved. Remedy R/X is approved at anytime where Snake Oil, UFO, and Resurrection are approved before/after competition.
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Re: Polish Suggestions
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2014, 07:48:49 AM »
Quote from: St. Croix on September 02, 2013, 09:28:51 PM
Would Snake Oil be as effective if you applied it by hand?

You would get a more uniform result if used on a spinner.  That being said, I'm sure it would be as "effective" if done by hand correctly. 
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