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Norm3v

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High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« on: January 12, 2011, 09:32:40 AM »
Hey everyone, has anyone tried a high gloss polish on their Mutant Cell Pearls such as Storm's Xtra Shine? I'm lacking a true dry lane ball right now, and I'm not having the best success with the Mutant Cell Pearl on my current house conditions. I don't have enough hand to swing the ball from the inside, but the ball grabs too much in the midlane when I try to move outside. It has the best carry of any ball I've ever thrown so I don't want to give up on it, but I don't want to buy another ball as well. I'm going to put it on the spinner before league Friday and polish it up using Storm's Xtra Shine instead of the Step 2 and Reacta Shine that I normally use. Just wanted to get an idea on what others have found on trying this. I'm pretty much looking to get a Reign or 2Fast reaction with some realistic expectations that it might roll a little heavier than the two.

 

Oh, also it's drilled long and strong:

 
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Cobalt Bomb

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Re: High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2011, 06:15:12 PM »
Try sanding it with 2k, then 4k abralon prior to polishing the ball with extra shine. It will make a big difference.


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Re: High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2011, 08:34:08 AM »
Thanks Cobalt, should I go back down to 500 then 2000 then 4000 then Xtra Shine to just start the process from scratch? Right now its at 500 then Step 2.


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Re: High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2011, 08:37:20 AM »

 If you want the extra length, don't skip the 1000 step. So 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 then polish.



Norm3v wrote on 1/13/2011 9:34 AM:
Thanks Cobalt, should I go back down to 500 then 2000 then 4000 then Xtra Shine to just start the process from scratch? Right now its at 500 then Step 2.






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Re: High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 08:55:06 AM »
first try 4000 wet by hand and some polish.... it worked FANTASTIC for me!!

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Re: High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2011, 10:15:30 AM »

 I agree with Milo, that will give the most length.



milorafferty wrote on 1/13/2011 9:37 AM:

 If you want the extra length, don't skip the 1000 step. So 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 then polish.






Norm3v wrote on 1/13/2011 9:34 AM:

Thanks Cobalt, should I go back down to 500 then 2000 then 4000 then Xtra Shine to just start the process from scratch? Right now its at 500 then Step 2.







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Re: High Gloss Polish on a Mutant Cell Pearl?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2011, 12:02:52 PM »
Thanks guys! I'm gonna give that a whirl and see what happens. Gives me another excuse to go in the basement and use my spinner .


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