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r534me

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hitting the ball with the pad
« on: October 10, 2011, 04:49:22 PM »
How many games do you bowl on your equipment  before hitting it with an abralon pad (or whatever you use) to freshen it up?  I don't have a hard and fast rule but when I start noticing the changes in reaction and I cannot attribute it the lanes I hit the ball(s) for 10 seconds or so each side.

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dizzyfugu

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Re: hitting the ball with the pad
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2011, 03:24:07 AM »
Same as you: subjective impression. I rather clean my equipment, and just make surface refreshments when I notice a true track area, or when a sheen/matte ball still shines after I wipe it with Lanemasters cleaner. I mostly only to a minimum touch-up, though, no true resurfacing, that's just a measure I take when I feel that minor things won't help and there's something more basically wrong than just a worn surface.


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r534me

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Re: hitting the ball with the pad
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2011, 04:22:41 AM »
I don't think I have done any major resurface yet on many of the balls.  It's likely because I freshen them freshen it up  periodically.  I extract oil from them periodically as well with my home made extractor.

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Re: hitting the ball with the pad
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2011, 07:23:16 AM »
Even though you/we refresh balls on a regular schedule, still lane wear does change the surface, especially on very fine surfaces. Wether or not your surface is a 500/4000 or a 500/1000/2000/4000 sequence, you should do a resurface from scratch every 30 - 50 games depending on the wear.
 
Since you do regular oil extraction, it might be a good idea to do the total resurface at the same time.
 
Several months ago, someone from Rotot-Grip came here and said their newest covers should be refreshed every 7 - 10 games. 
r534me wrote on 10/11/2011 4:22 AM:I don't think I have done any major resurface yet on many of the balls.  It's likely because I freshen them freshen it up  periodically.  I extract oil from them periodically as well with my home made extractor.



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r534me

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Re: hitting the ball with the pad
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2011, 09:52:40 AM »
I will keep that in mind.   I have noticed some balls really reacting differently and it might be time for a resurface.  I will have to wait because my spinner is making noise and I will have to send it back to see what the problem is.

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