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Ric Clint

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Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« on: August 04, 2003, 11:29:27 AM »
"Standard resurfacing techniques cannot adequately remove broken particles. Instead, the broken particles must be removed by using the following steps for a ball that is going to be finished in a dull state.

First, you must resurface the ball from 220-grit or lower to remove the worn track area and prepare a fresh surface. Then, use higher and higher grits (i.e., 320, 400, 600, etc.) until you get to 800-grit. Next, the ball must be polished. Once the ball is polished, the final sanding grit, such as 800-grit or 1000-grit, can then be applied.

For balls that are resurfaced and are left in a polished state, the final polishing step will remove the buildup of broken particles.

The intermediate polishing step is very important. It removes the build-up of broken particles and exposes the reactive material. When the final sanding grit is applied, there is not a build-up of broken particles to inhibit contact with the lane. Therefore, reaction is restored."








They say that the final polishing step will remove the buildup of broken particles.

How does polishing remove broken particles???






Edited on 8/5/2003 2:40 AM

 

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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2003, 02:40:11 AM »
I wondered the same thing.  220 (or lower) grit won't remove broken particles, but a little polish will?  Ebonite has  put a lot of effort into informing the consumer about ball maintenance, but this seems hard to swallow.
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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2003, 11:45:14 AM »
I've been reading through the resurfacing forum for a couple of days now and this old thread intrigued me.  I have the Innovative spinnner at home so I thought I would put Ebonite's statement to the test.

The ball that I chose to try this on was my old Ebonite Matrix TPS, the dark green one.  I have resurfaced it several times but it has never done much good as far as restoring it to a "like new" reaction.

I used a 220-sanding CAB on all six sides, then 320, then 400, then 600, then a grey scotchbrite pad.  Then, per their instructions I polished the entire ball using some of the old Ebonite 900 grit reaction compound.  Finally, I went over all six sides again with the grey scotchbrite.

The result:  It is rolling almost exactly as it did when it was new.  I know it is hard to believe, but I honestly think that the polishing step makes a difference on at least Ebonite particle equipment.  As I said, I have never had success like this when I have given it a normal resurface treatment.

If there is one thing that I have learned in the last few years, it's that logic means nothing when it comes to getting results.  There is so much technology built into this equipment, sometimes I guess you just need to listen the manufacturers recommendations because they may know best.

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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2003, 12:09:08 PM »
It does kinda make sense.  The sanding breaks the particles up, then the polishing smoothes it all over, preparing a fresh surface for the final sanding.  I see where they're going, although I can't really explain it . .
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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2003, 02:33:32 AM »
I am trying this on a TKO contender, it has TEC death.  I will update later with the results.

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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2003, 07:03:21 AM »
I have had great results by using the procedure that you
have posted Ric, I did this to my Columbia Arc, and my Apex, and both balls really worked well. The only thing different was that I bypassed
the polishing step. One more thing that I did notice was
they seemed to hook a little more when I finished with
the coarser scotch-brite pad (7447 compared to 7448) which only makes sense.

Edited on 11/17/2003 8:04 AM

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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2003, 05:49:34 AM »
UPDATE-I took a friends contender, that she was using for ten pins b/c it wouldn't move anymore.  It had been resurfaced recently so I sanded it with 600, 800, 1000 followed by a light polishing.  I final sanded it to 800 and boom the reaction was back.  I don't know how long it will last with the TEC cover but it is hooking again now.  


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Re: Ebonite says this about resurfacing...
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2003, 07:23:24 AM »
I have followed Ebonite's instructions resurfacing a couple of Apex Adrenalines and a couple of Mutants. All with good results. I guess that this treatment should be repeated every 50 games or so.


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