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Equipment Boards => Lane #1 => Topic started by: Shermster on August 20, 2008, 05:10:34 AM

Title: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: Shermster on August 20, 2008, 05:10:34 AM

Hi All,

Just joined the Lane1 family I just picked up a BuzzBomb and I think OOB will be too much ball for the house I bowl at. Brunswick synthetics. Not sure of exact specs. of lane type and etc..

Question I have is...

A. Should I apply polish to OOB and see how I like it?

or

B. Take the finish up to 2000 first?

What do you sawheads recommend I do?

Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: triggerman on August 20, 2008, 02:43:53 PM

do the polish first, the 1000 grit underlying surface is pretty decent and with some polish will be longer and still agressive in the mids

I finally settled on 1500 wetsand with a light coat of the sauce as being optimum on this ball
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Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: Shermster on August 20, 2008, 03:28:13 PM

Thanks Tman!

Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: HAMBONE on August 20, 2008, 06:23:57 PM

I polished mine, didnt like it.
settled for 2000 abralon and love it
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Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: LaneHammer20 on August 20, 2008, 06:31:34 PM

If I were you, I would take it up to 2000 to start out, a little less strong compared to 1000. See how it does, mine at 2000 was still real strong but carried really well at many house's I used it on, very versatile.

I then polished it later in the season, just to see how it would do. It has since stayed at the surface, it is still strong in oil, but I am able to use it longer with fewer adjustments.

I have another NIB that I was going to drill and leave OOB, but they are 16lbs and I have since switched to 15lbs.
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Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: Shermster on August 21, 2008, 11:22:33 AM

Thanks all.

I shined up the BB with some powerhouse factory finish. The ball looks pretty shiny, but not a Sauce mirror-like finish.

Length was improved dramatically, but even with 1000+polish I couldn't get the ball to snap in the back end. My assumption is either 1000+polish is reading mid-lane a tad too much and burning out before reaching the back, or the back boards have a lot of carry down.

I'll have my driller have a look at my ball reaction...but one thing for SURE is, BUZZBOMB has crazyy pin carry. I see myself purchasing more Lane 1 in the future.

Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: triggerman on August 21, 2008, 11:34:59 AM

be advised, as it is a solid it will never truely "snap" on the backends, you might acheive a hard arc but a snap tends to be more for the pearl balls, solid balls just dont jerk off the spot like a pearl does
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Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: LaneHammer20 on August 21, 2008, 11:39:06 AM

trig is right, I have never seen a hard snap with my BB, even polished it is still a hard arc that is smooth, but more aggressive than OOB, but once you get on some real oil you will see that hard arc be more pronounced
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Arsenal:
-Big Bang
-Buzz
-Hawgzilla
-Spare Tire

FOR SALE:
Faball Black Hammer 16lb

Title: Re: Buzzbomb Surface Adjustment
Post by: Shermster on August 25, 2008, 01:31:25 PM

Alright, update.

I applied Ebonite Factory Finish polish to my BB. Length is good, but I sense the ball is skidding a bit too much in oil.

I want to remove the polish from OOB finish. What can/should I do? Next grit I'll try is 2000, but I need to remove the polish first. I don't have a spinner or abralon pads. I'm thinking about Scotch Brit pads, but not sure which color SB pads to use. Right now the BB is sitting at OOB 1000+polish.

Any tips/advice?