Author Topic: Restoring OOB on Primal Rage? (Read 3033 times)

vilecanards · « **on:** October 16, 2013, 12:36:54 AM »

After about 40 games with the Primal Rage, I could see the track area was getting a little beat up, and it was starting to hook a good bit earlier, so I figured it was time to freshen it up. I have my own spinner, quite a lot of experience with changing and re-surfacing bowling balls, plenty of Abralon pads along with Motiv Power Gel polish, but I haven't really been able to come close to the out-of-box reaction. I have given it the hot-water bath, then went with 500 (4-sides), then a 1500 pad (lightly on 4-sides), and then polish (both heavy and light coats of polish).

The heavy polish went fairly straight with not much finishing power, and the light polish produced an arc that started much earlier than desired. After being dissatisfied with either reaction, I then spent about 3-hours and 4 or 5 different combinations of grits and polish with no success.

What would you recommend to restore the out-of-box reaction?

Thanks for any help you could offer!

R.K. Wolfe (vilecanards)

scotts33 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 16, 2013, 06:15:47 AM »

What kind of polish? Plus when Motiv says 1500 is that P1500 or a Storm Step #2 1500? Does anyone know or will they divulge?

Maybe it's just me but I can never use Power Gel polish to get the OOB look of a Motiv polished ball. No matter how hard as far as time and pressure on a spinner.

When I do say a P2000/Power Gel polish the shine is never as high as a Motiv OOB P2000/Power Gel plus I can see the sanding lines on my attempt where Motiv's doesn't have the sanding lines underneath OOB new.

Motiv never has listed the steps they take to manufacture a ball like most equipment manufacturers do.

hyme29 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:34:18 AM »

After a lackluster oob reaction I was getting with my rage , I hit it with 360,500,1000,2000+magic shine 30sec top/bottom then wet towel on both sides to even finish ..
after that the ball had the reaction I see in the vids long with a continous angle to the pocket.
so I don't know if my balls oob surface was just a "last in line for the pads or paper they use" but the 360-2000+polish def did the trick...

spmcgivern · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2013, 09:07:21 AM »

Quote from: scotts33 on October 16, 2013, 06:15:47 AM

What kind of polish? Plus when Motiv says 1500 is that P1500 or a Storm Step #2 1500? Does anyone know or will they divulge?

Maybe it's just me but I can never use Power Gel polish to get the OOB look of a Motiv polished ball. No matter how hard as far as time and pressure on a spinner.

When I do say a P2000/Power Gel polish the shine is never as high as a Motiv OOB P2000/Power Gel plus I can see the sanding lines on my attempt where Motiv's doesn't have the sanding lines underneath OOB new.

Motiv never has listed the steps they take to manufacture a ball like most equipment manufacturers do.

I agree scotts33, I can never get the OOB look with Power Gel Polish. I use FinesseIt and an old bottle of Black Magic for polish. I have noticed for Motiv stuff, I don't use as much polish/pressure as some of my other stuff. But then again, my other stuff is Legends/Lane Masters and I need a lot of pressure to make any changes on that stuff.

Until Motiv divulges their methods for OOB surfaces, just use what makes sense to you. Don't be tied to just Motiv polish/scuff either, experiment with other stuff and you might even like it more. Remember to take notes on what you do so next time you will be able to repeat it.

Brickguy221 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2013, 09:45:34 PM »

For ball polishes, I like Ebonite Factory Gloss, Brunswick Factory Gloss and Valentino's Snake Oil.

Author Topic: Restoring OOB on Primal Rage? (Read 3033 times)

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