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AmericanMuscle1989

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Using a low grit and then a high polish
« on: February 19, 2012, 11:10:32 PM »
Hi guys,
 
I have a ball spinner and I am looking to experiment with my arsenal and just try some things out generally. What would happen do we think if you took a Abralon 180 grit pad to a ball, then polished the heck out of it on the spinner so that it was very shiny. Would it react differently to the same ball that went through the proper 180,360,500,1000,2000,3000,4000 grits and then polish ontop to make it very shiny or would it react the same/very similar? I am wondering because I want to use the Hot Rod when the lanes are very dry and one of my favourite balls, the Too Hot (that's right from 2001!!, a friend gave it to me and I love it) has a huge crack in it making it technically illegal.
 
What are peoples thoughts generally?
 
Thanks
 
 
Alex 
 
 
 


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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 08:13:02 AM »
There have been a few balls that were pretty dull + polish, but what you're talking about is more extreme.  Not even sure why you'd want to.  "Normal" procedures will help a ball be better at dry lanes.  Roto Grip had the Retro Red/Blue that were 400 grit + polish.

 

Anyway, if you want to experiment, have at it, but do so with a legal ball.  Few people care if you throw a ball that might be slightly illegal because of static weights or something, but I guarantee that a proprietor won't like to see a ball with a huge crack thrown down and chewing up his lane.


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AmericanMuscle1989

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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 09:06:36 AM »
Hiya,
 
It is just to experiment to see what would happen. So how do you think the reaction would differ then if I used higher grits such as 4000 and then polish? Would the lower grit ball turn up earlier?
 
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PLM

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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 09:24:37 AM »
I tried 500 with polish on two different balls (a 900G Bank Pearl and a Brunswick Fury Pearl), and though that is not as low as you are going, it is still well below average.  In both cases, it had the effect of pushing me right on the approach to get the ball to finish with enough angle to knock out the 10 pin.  It offered something of a controlled hook all the way through the lanes.  The only time I think I would ever want to use it is if I am encountering a lot of over under and I didn't have a particle ball to go to.  In today's game, there is really very little carry down unless you are bowling after a lot of open bowling or in a second shift where the first shift had a lot of bowlers throwing plastic balls, so I did not stick with this surfact prep in either case.


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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 09:37:29 AM »
I have success with 500 then polish, but the 180 seems extreme.
 
By applying all the extra steps of abrasives in between you are gradually "undoing" what you did with the 500 or like abrasive.  The ball will get more length with multiple steps - maybe more than you'll like unless you bowl on the Sahara Desert.
 
There are current balls on the market that are finished at 500, Rough Buff, and High Gloss or 500, 1500 and polish and they "glide effortlessly" through the heads.  What you may not realize is just how short the cycle is with the abrasives once the 500 base grit is established. Too long and you can erase what you accomplished by starting at 500 or so.  Spinner speed, hand pressure, water usage, all come into play.
 
 


Lane Carter, Strike Zone Pro Shops - Salt Lake City, Utah
Allstar Lanes
Brunswick Regional Staff
 
The opinions expressed are solely those of the writer and not of Brunswick Corporation.
 

 
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AmericanMuscle1989

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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2012, 09:46:44 AM »
Hi Notclay
 
Thanks for your input and I thought that this might be the case which is fine as I am just experimenting and I can easily fix the surface if I want to. 
 
 


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JBracer2

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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2012, 07:59:13 PM »
I have used 320 grit than storm step 2 polish. It says 320 to 1500 on the bottle.


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storm22

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Re: Using a low grit and then a high polish
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2012, 06:19:44 AM »
I use 500 then Ruff Buff on my Anarchy and get almost box reaction from it.  I also use 360 then Ruff Buff on my old Virtual Gravity and it is amazing.  The Anarchy tends to have trouble with carry down so once I see it start to push a little, I go to the VG and it gets through the heads better, but still jumps off the back end.  If you are bowling on dry and want the ball to get further down the lane, bring it up higer (say 2000 then polish).  If your looking to get it through the heads and still bite, you could do 500 or 1000 then polish.  I think brining it to 180 would cause it to burn up a bit.  It all depends on how dry and how the back ends hold up. 


Balls in the bag and order they come out:
#1/2 Nano and Anarchy #3/4- Virtual Energy/Polished VG   #5-Big Hit (spare and really dry)  #6- Gravity Shift
#7- Teal Rhino Pro (oldie but a goodie) 
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