Oh, dear this is gonna sound stupid... but what does 3 to 1 ratio mean. I know it's something simple, or my mind is just drawing a blank.

And if I order one of these kits, for example, the Ebonite Everclear Plug kit... does everything that I would need like resin and hardener come with that? Does pumps and cups come with it too?

How how do you mix it up? A little of this, a little of that, a little color here and there, or what?


Can somebody explain the steps, step by step?


Thanks!






Edited on 8/20/2004 5:00 AM

Ric -I use techline. Get some tongue depressors they help stir better and you can buy a bunch for next to nothing.  I would get some non hardening plastilene clay for dams.  It's cheaper and you can make the dams anysize you want.  Just roll it out and put it around the hole and push it down.  make a good seal and you are good to go.  I wouls also get one of those trays to pour the excess plug into to make small cubes to fill up the holes so the next time you won't have to mix as much plug.  Be sure to bevel your holes with a bevel knife to establish a good edge or the plug will crack out or you won't be able to feather a good edge when you sand it down.  The color kit doesn't have black so you need to get a bottle of that.
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So for example on the "Ebonite Ever Clear Ball Plug"...

So 3:1 means basically... that for the average plug mixture that would fill up a hole, that I would need to use 3 pumps of the resin compound and 1 pump of the hardener? Is that right?

But since these pumps are calibrated... I would just need to pump like 1 time from the Resin compund and 1 time from the Hardener... because the actual pumps automatically determine/measure how much I need without me having to measure it up?

I'm leaning toward the Ebonite brand of plug... and I would like to get a color kit, because since I may be completely plugging balls and redrilling with different drill patterns, I really want it match up really good.



So is the following items all that I need to order?:


1.) Ebonite - Powerhouse Clear Plug Kit
http://www.bowlingindex.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?page=BI/PROD/BPS/PL-E650PHK


2.) Color Kit (PS-760)
http://www.bowlingindex.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?page=BI/PROD/BPS/PS-760

(This color kit actually contains mixing cups and stir sticks too)


3.) Kwik-Dam (PS-725)
http://www.bowlingindex.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?page=BI/PROD/BPS/PS-725

(Or I can just use some Clay instead)


4.) Tech-Line PLUG SAVER Tray
http://www.bowlzone.com/product_shop2.htm

(It's at the bottom of the page)


5.) Masterâ„¢ Mixing Cups
http://www.bowlerschoice.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Bowlerschoice&Product_Code=770&Category_Code=Pro+Shop+Equipment

(Which I won't actually need these since some come with the color kit listed above... correct?)




So would the top 4 things listed, really be all I woould need for this project? Once I order these top 4 things... will I be completely set for plugging balls, or did I leave something out?

And do all the PUMPS that I would need already come with the Ebonite Plugging Kit or do I need to order some of the 3:1 pumps also? If so, here's a link to some:

http://www.bowlingindex.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?page=BI/PROD/BPS/PS-765



Thanks!





Edited on 8/21/2004 5:00 AM

Beware of the quick drying plug material (one hour or so).  I have a friend who tried it in his Pro Shop, and nearly every plug that he made using the quick drying plug epoxy failed.