I saw the results of a newbie's first
refreshing of the surface of a Black Widow. I use the word, "refreshing", specifically, because it was not a resurfacing when the ball has been tracked out. Well, he used the 8 "surfaces" or "sides" of a ball method. He completely erased all the labels except for the "ow" part of the "Black Widow". There was no serial number, there was nothing left. I doubt it met any specification for size. A $220 ball was now garbage.
Most balls should be able to resurfaced 4 - 8 times, if done properly and judiciously.
So, while EIGHT "sides" may be a wonderful ideal, 4 - 6 sides may be more practical and useful. Don't get too enthusiastic.
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