win a ball from Bowling.com
« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Storm Surface Factory Machines  (Read 8470 times)

TheGom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 577
Storm Surface Factory Machines
« on: July 27, 2015, 10:21:15 AM »
Has anyone been to a Storm shop and used this machine to redo a ball back to factory specs? Thoughts, comments as a shop near by is offering work done by theirs and new grips for $25 a ball.
Logged

 

cory867

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 201
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2015, 10:29:11 AM »
The surface factory does a very good job at resurfacing a ball back to what you set it for.  It also polishes back to that finish as well if that is what you want.  $25 for a resurface and new grips is a good deal.
Logged
- Cory

milorafferty

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11188
  • I have a name, therefore no preferred pronouns.
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2015, 12:43:19 PM »
Only if the owner changes the pads often enough. Otherwise it's a big waste of money.
Logged
"If guns kill people, do pencils misspell words?"

"If you don't stand for our flag, then don't expect me to give a damn about your feelings."

raiderh20boy

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1735
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2015, 01:10:46 PM »
I have one in my shop! You have to remember that the grit of pad used does NOT match the actual grit on the surface of a new ball.
Example 1500 / polished is actually anywhere between 4000 and 5000 grit on a surface scanner! I'm not sure but I heard the numbers on the Motiv brand are the surface scanner number average and not the grit pad used. I could be wrong on that.
Logged

TheGom

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 577
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2015, 09:19:20 PM »
Quote from: jkirkerx on July 28, 2015, 08:34:32 PM
It's like a washing machine. There a cavity that you drop the ball in, and a timer dial.
At the bottom of the cavity, is a a wheel with Velcro you attach a wet or dry pad to, and the wheel moves in sort of figure 8 shape. The timer has minutes separated by finishes, so polish is let's say 4 minutes.

You put a pad in, dump the ball and turn the dial, and go have a smoke.
I did my HyRoad in it, came out killer, no idea if it's factory finish. It's a nice machine, $25 seems high to me. $15

$25 with new grips....machine is in the Pro Shop and cannot be operated by anyone other than Pro Shop.....smaller version, not coin op
Logged

Bigmike

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1073
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2015, 12:53:52 PM »
Worked in a couple of shops that had these. What a time saver when you are alone and a league is about to floor. Put one in the SF, one on the spinner and get them both done. Also a great tool to put a ball back to factory after plug work. Again another time saver while you do the scraping, it is doing the cover finish work.
Logged
"Tell me Cup, how does a great ball striker like you shoot an 83? Well I lipped out this putt on 18......"

Mike Craig - Storm Bowling Amateur Staff - Westerville, OH

raiderh20boy

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1735
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2015, 04:01:08 PM »
to answer the question, that is a GREAT price if all the proper steps are taken to get back to factory finish
Logged

Perfect Approach Pro Shop

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 339
Re: Storm Surface Factory Machines
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2015, 05:24:29 PM »
     I charge $25 for resurface and $10 for grip replacement. I run a special every September for resurface/grip replacement for $25.00. So like Raider said, it is a good price.
Logged
J. Helton
Perfect Approach Pro Shop
Pages: [1]
« previous next »