Those of you that have a Defiant, how many of you have taken the cover down to either 2 or 1500k abralon? I still have mine in oob condition, but it seems to be going  a bit too long before it makes the move. or its burning up? I believe the cover adjustment will help. thanks for the input.

it soulnds to me like it is burning up.

 

A couple of Roto grip staffers have used just a light amount of polish to great effect.

 

Check out Rotogrip.com/kingdom to see stories from Scott Podosek and Ron Case.

A follow up on RotoMike's post. The polished ball reviewed by staffer Ron Case was drilled and polished at my shop. The polish was put right over the factory finish BEFORE BOWLING with it by using the Storm Surface Factory Pro and running the polish mode for 3 min. I have also polished other Defiants for my customers using the ball spinner and Storm xtra shine with the back of a used abralon pad and water with FANTASTIC results, all over the factory finish without changing the surface with different pads!

 

Edited by raiderh20boy on 1/19/2012 at 1:52 PM

Todd,

I have also used the high speed on the spinner for about 15-20 sec on 4 sides and get a high gloss finish. So far, there has been very little track "burn" on any of the balls after 12-15 games on a THS whether done by hand or Storm Surface Factory! 

 

Edited by raiderh20boy on 1/19/2012 at 3:09 PM

 

Edited by raiderh20boy on 1/24/2012 at 1:55 PM

I have not been brave enough to try mine polished yet as it works too well at 2000 grit, but my Critical Teory polished is the perfect compliment to the Defiant....

I did try just a light coat of polish to the cover after i cleaned it. for most lane conditions it hits just fine. i have noticed that sometimes - depending on lane conditions, that i leave quite a few ringing 10's. when this starts to happen i usually switch to my Critical Theory.