EBI does plenty of research on coverstocks and finishes
they are ever evolving in their process to get a desired result on the lane
i do like the fact that they spell out what they have done to the ball to get OBB
i do look at the steps and grits used, but i fine tune them for me.
most of the new balls i get, i put on the spinner befroe i use them, so i can replicate that surface later.
in todays game, with surfaces being so important, you have to be able to tweak them to compete.
experiment with this, 500/2000 or 1000/2000 is not much different IMO
i have been using 500 + polish with some decent results, gets through the heads, has some teeth under the polish.
little less ball maintenance this way vs just a dull surface which gets lane shine pretty quick