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titletowncards

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Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« on: February 08, 2012, 01:34:49 AM »
So where is the best place to buy Abralon pads online?

Looking to replace what I have with some fresh pads.


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2012, 10:08:24 AM »
Thanks Jeff. I once was able to get that same/similar  page on Grizzly and also a similar page for Abralon pads but hadn't went to that site for a long time. When I went to the Grizzly site last night, I couldn't pull up a page even close to that no matter how hard I tried.

 

I finally ran out of Abralon pads except for one 360 grit and three 500 grit pads, but all my 1000-2000-4000 grit pads are used up and that is what I need, and wanted to try the siaair pads in thsoe numbers.
 



charlest wrote on 2/9/2012 8:08 AM:
Jim,

 

Here's a search I did on Grizzly for "Siaair Velvet":


Looks like almost all the grits are there. I did not check every one.

 

Be careful of ProSourceCenter. I ordered once from him last year via Ebay. Seems like his prices and product service are very good, his customer service sucks. My order was not delivered for 1, 2, then 3 weeks. It was sent USPS Priority Mail, with a Conf Del number. I asked him about it, via email 3 times with zero response from him. The package seemed to be stuck in Portland or Seattle. He never had the courtesy to reply or send a replacement. It finally arrived 4 weeks after I ordered. So everything was fine until somethign went wrong, then he fumbled on customer service big time.

 

 



Brickguy221 wrote on 2/8/2012 11:54 PM:
Without going to Ebay (I don't buy on Ebay), the only Siaair Pads I could find at a low price ( $2.55 each) when Googling for them was...


 




 


However, they are 5" pads and not 6" pads.


 


I use a 5" CAB with my 6" Abralon Pads and they hang over the edge of it 1/2" all of the way around the CAB, so they get no use there. So if I buy 5" pads for a 5" CAB, I am assuming this will work ok, will it?


 


It seems Grizzly doesn't offer all of the pads they once did and if tehy do, I can't seem to locate them on their site.



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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2012, 12:56:50 PM »
 
I wasn't posting just negative feedback. I said his prices and initial rapid shipping were all to the good. However, that ALONE is not what determines a good retailer/dealer. How they handle problems means a lot also. They handled mine badly, as far as I was concerned. Will everyone else's experience be like mine? No, because 95 times out of 100, there are no shipping or other problems. Heck, someone else might even get theirs handled well. But since I didn't, others may not also. Maybe they even lerned something from my problem. Who knows?
 
All I was suggesting was forewarned is forearmed.


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2012, 03:35:59 PM »
I had good luck with prosourcecenter in the past, however I had no issues with them to be able to test their customer service. However, I know Charlest has no reason to bash any company, so I take his word for it. Like I said, I just dealt with bowlpba300 and had great success with them as well, so I don't think you could go wrong with either one. Don't overlook that microfiber towel deal I posted before too, they work great :). Head on over to Polishyourball.com as well and check out their Smart Pro abralon holder and their cloth bonets to put on to help you polish the ball. I've used all of this with my spinner and they work fantabulous.



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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2012, 08:38:39 PM »
I'm thinking of purchasing a combo pack of SIA AIR pads but don't know what grits to purchase.  What grits should I consider purchasing ?



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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2012, 09:56:44 PM »
No one but you can answer that question unless you tell us what balls you have that you want to change or refresh, if you kept the stock surface and how you want to change their reactions. The pads go from 500, to 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000 grits.
 
john178 wrote on 2/9/2012 9:38 PM:
I'm thinking of purchasing a combo pack of SIA AIR pads but don't know what grits to purchase.  What grits should I consider purchasing ?




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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2012, 07:09:42 PM »
I ordered the 12-pack from bowlingbeat.com on Wednesday, they showed up today. Easy ordering, got the grits I asked for, A+!

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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2012, 09:26:11 PM »
About 10 days ago i ordered a 20 pk of 3000 abralon thru suffolk bowling supply and more on ebay for $46.50. I received the order in 5 days. I believe they had siaair as well. The pads seemed ok to me.
 
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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2012, 04:48:27 AM »
Brickyard221, try the SmarT Pro from www.polishyourball.com. It works so much better than a CAD and the abrasive pad fits totally in the unit there by using the whole suface of the pad. It has a knob for holding onto so you don't need hands the size of the Shaq. You can use less water when wet sanding, reducing mess and with the polishing bonnet you can polish to varying degrees of gloss.



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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2012, 02:14:14 PM »
I ordered 12 Siaair Pads from ProSourceCenter last Thursday afternoon (Feb 9) and received them in 4 days, today (Monday Feb 13), so I am satisfied with their quick service/shipping. The pads were $2.05 each, but the shipping was a bit high, $.95 each but were shipped priority mail which probably made the shipping higher.

 

I looked on Bowling Beat's site and they have several grits of Abralon Pads, but show only one Grit (160 Grit) in Siaair Pads, thus I ordered from ProSourceCenter instead.


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2012, 02:42:04 PM »
I forgot to mention that bowlingbeat.com has been working on their website for some time now.  If you place an order for abralon, you can send them an email and request Siaair pads and which grits you want.  You still got a pretty good price though.
 
Brickguy221 wrote on 2/13/2012 3:14 PM:
I ordered 12 Siaair Pads from ProSourceCenter last Thursday afternoon (Feb 9) and received them in 4 days, today (Monday Feb 13), so I am satisfied with their quick service/shipping. The pads were $2.05 each, but the shipping was a bit high, $.95 each but were shipped priority mail which probably made the shipping higher.

 

I looked on Bowling Beat's site and they have several grits of Abralon Pads, but show only one Grit (160 Grit) in Siaair Pads, thus I ordered from ProSourceCenter instead.


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #26 on: February 16, 2012, 07:37:33 PM »
Thx for the tips. Local pro shops want $12 to $20 per pad!
 
 


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2012, 09:32:58 PM »
I got 22 Sia Air pads for $56.38, which is around $2.56 per pad, including shipping. Also used Pro Source Center. Great deal. I got 1000 (5), 2000 (5), 3000 (5), 4000 (5), 360 (1), and 500 (1).


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #28 on: March 14, 2012, 11:33:58 PM »
I refurbished one of my two Gamebrekers Monday. I used the Siaair Pads taht I bought 3-4 weeks ago. This is the first time I have ever used Siaair Pads and I must say that WOW, they leave a really beautiful finish on the ball. The ball surface looked as good as it did NIB with out all of the deep scratch lines that Abralon Pabs and Sand Paper leave. The ball performed perfect. I am really happy with the finish they leave on the cover.

 

 


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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #29 on: March 15, 2012, 01:34:10 AM »
 Ebay works. Got 5 for $15 shipped. The more you get the cheaper.

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Re: Best place to buy Abralon pads online
« Reply #30 on: October 07, 2013, 01:19:36 PM »
The best place I've found for Abralon Pads, Siaair, Scotch Brite and Abranet is www.abralonpads.com

They have the cheapest prices that I've been able to find.