I have gotten some help from another topic I wrote, but i would like to see in a more general sense, what people use/drill to keep their particle/proactive stuff from "burning up".  I was interested cause I was given an almost brand new pro azure(like 3 games on wood) and I wanted to make it get down the lane a little longer (ok a lot) possible enough to make it a house shot ball.  I know that is not what the ball was made for but I really don't have the funds to buy a ball I could use for this, so I am using the resources that I have.  So if anyone has any ideas or experiences of trying to make a particle not burn up, it would be greatly appreciated

Thanx

Slimey,
  If your Particle is burning up, you either have slow speed and/or dry heads(aka WRONG condition).  Now you can always try to polish the ball, this might give you a tad more length.  But you still may experience burn out if the backends are dry.  My suggestion is, use it for the shot that its intended, oil. Your problem isn't drill, its coverstock.  No matter how you punch it up, if your on the wrong condition its gonna burn out.

BMM
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June 3, 2003 First 600 Series(208,258,170)!!!!!!

Hey Slimey,

The Zone Pro Azure was the heaviest load particle of it's time ETX-5.  The gaps on the surface are extremely large.  They even printed that this level particle was very difficult to shine.  I did however have some success with fining it and then coating it with something called Tec-Shine from Columbia.  It's a very thick paste (like caulk) that covers or seals the ball and then you can place polish over it.  This was about the only way I was able to shine it up...hope this helps.
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