I've had a Gold Nugget for a couple of years now that I bought off eBay, and the span was just close enough that I could use it. But the thumb had 1/2 inch reverse and I finally had to give up trying to shape it with tape and make do. I finally plugged and redrilled it.

Not that it appeared to need a resurfacing, but I had to do it around the new thumbhole anyway so I figured I might as well do the whole ball. And the ball had gotten way too mellow for me to use on most conditions.

Step one was 500 Abralon. Step two was 1000 Abralon. Step three was a fairly significant amount of Brunswick Rough Buff.

I was a little apprehensive about going after the particle pearl finish with Rough Buff, but it was kind of a what-the-heck deal. Took it to league tonight, and jeez this thing hooks now. It only lasted the first 5-6 frames and after that, I had to bag it or else play fifth arrow. The guy I was matched up against kept trying to jokingly talk me into pulling it back out of the bag so that they could catch up to us a little.

I really did not ever expect this particular ball to perform like this but I was getting a real boomerang shape to it all night.

I'm starting to believe I should start resurfacing every ball I get, even those NIB, so that I can duplicate the finish at home once it needs its first resurface. This ball went from being a medium-light piece to medium at best, to now something that I bet I can use on medium-heavy and probably take the position in the bag I was saving for a newer ball.

Jess