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Ric Clint

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You know... I was just reading about BLACK MAGIC...
« on: February 15, 2004, 02:01:02 PM »
And it said something about that most of the PRO's and REGIONAL guys love it for a polish. And how it doesn't change the grit of the ball, it just adds polish (meaning if you sand a ball to 600 and then apply Black Magic afterwards, that the ball stays at 600 underneath the polish)... some polishes out there have some type of abrasive in them that smoothes out the surface as it's polishing the ball.

So it looks like you could take a ball and sand it down really low to like 320-400 and then use Black Magic and the ball would have length and MORE backend than if you used some other type of polish.

The Black Magic polish would give the ball length for extra energy retention while the 320-400 sanded finish UNDERNEATH the Black Magic would give it more "grip/bite" in the backend therefore making the ball turnover harder...???

Agree... or am I way off base on this???






Edited on 2/16/2004 6:04 AM

 

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Re: You know... I was just reading about BLACK MAGIC...
« Reply #31 on: March 30, 2004, 11:52:11 AM »
I have have used Hook It with great results, but I don't know if it should be used as much as you guys are using it.

It is a solvent, like Nail Polish. It "gently" softens the very surface of the coverstock, which is why it appears to remove the track area of some balls. That is why there is a warning not to let Hook It sit on the ball but to make sure you wipe all of it off.

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Re: You know... I was just reading about BLACK MAGIC...
« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2004, 12:31:08 PM »
After seeing what hook-it did to my buddy's bag a couple of years ago when it leaked; I decided I didn't want that stuff on my equipment. Maybe I overreacted, the short duration of time it's applied to the ball probably doesn't allow it to deform the surface. I'll tell you it melted a big spot on his bag.
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Re: You know... I was just reading about BLACK MAGIC...
« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2004, 01:50:02 PM »
Hook-It has a dissolving effect on a lot of plastics.  It doesn't have that effect on resin or urethane bowling balls, but it DOES have that effect on polyester (plastic) bowling balls and shouldn't be used on those.

I don't remember offhand what type of plastic that the bottles that Hook-It comes in are made out of, but they do have the recycle symbol on the bottom that tells you.  Hook-It obviously has no effect on those.

I have a cleaning mixture that I use sometimes that consists of a 50-50 mixture of Renew-It and Hook-It.  I originally got that idea from their website, but then that suggestion vanished for awhile.  I think they have it back on there again.  (Their website maintenance is a little squirrely)  The pro shop I use uses that mixture as well.  One time when I was mixing the proportions, I used a little plastic disposable Dixie cup, and the Hook-It attacked that plastic immediately, discoloring and melting it.

I'm a big fan of Hook-It, but I'm leery of carrying it around in my bowling bag.  I don't want to find out the hard way what it's likely to dissolve in my bag if it starts to leak.

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Ric Clint

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Re: You know... I was just reading about BLACK MAGIC...
« Reply #34 on: April 08, 2004, 12:57:49 AM »
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I really think for me (emphasis on ME) I like to always scuff a ball before I apply polish; that way I expose fresh material in the cover. That's the one lesson I've learned lately. I won't just apply polish again.


kendog,

That's a good concept! Re-sand a ball before you re-apply the polish... I'm gonna start doing this!