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Baboon

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Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« on: April 21, 2009, 05:41:13 AM »
Can someone explain the basics of sandpaper grits?  Higher grit = smoother finish?

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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2009, 01:45:59 PM »
Yes. The higher the number the more smooth the finish will be. Around the shop we never need anything lower than 220. That's where we start when we are doing a full resurface.


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J_Mac

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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2009, 01:51:19 PM »
Bigger numbers = finer/smoother finish.

For a very detailed comparison of most things used to change the surface on bowling balls, see here -

http://home.earthlink.net/~litefrozen/downloads/bowling_grit_chart.pdf
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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2009, 04:15:34 PM »
What would 5 minutes on a Lustre-Kleen machine equate to?

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Raven829

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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2009, 04:19:35 PM »
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What would 5 minutes on a Lustre-Kleen machine equate to?


A (quite possibly) useless ball.

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Baboon

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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2009, 06:47:15 PM »
quote:
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What would 5 minutes on a Lustre-Kleen machine equate to?


A (quite possibly) useless ball.

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Care to explain?
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FastTracker33

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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2009, 06:59:49 PM »
The Lustre machines usually contain wax instead of bowling ball polish. Wax will clog the pores of the ball and clogged pores = new spare ball.

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DON DRAPER

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Re: Sandpaper Grits Explained?
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2009, 10:17:54 PM »
technically, most lustrekleen machines use a rubbing and finishing compound not wax. that type of finish does have its uses. if you bowl on drier lanes it will allow the ball to get thru the heads a lot easier. there was a time not that long ago when a polished brunswick ball came from the factory having spent a minute or two in the trusty lustrekleen machine.
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