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thedjs

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Polishing Question
« on: July 23, 2015, 03:21:21 PM »
I have an Ebonite Legacy which has a box finish of 500/1500 Abranet and factory polish.  If I want to add a little more length, should I take it back down to 1500 and then polish or just clean it good and add polish over the existing polish?  This will be done by hand.  I might add that the ball has about 30+/- games on it.

Thanks for the help.


 

charlest

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Re: Polishing Question
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015, 04:20:32 PM »
A lot depends on how hard they polished it at the factory.  Powerhouse Factory Finish polish is a good strong polish. If you don't see any visible sanding lines, the finish is probably already int he neighborhood of 5000 grit, roughly. If you see sanding lines, it could use another dose of polish, BUT you're more than likely NOT going to remove those sanding lines IF you polish it by hand. You must use a spinner to get a good 5000 grit +/- polish.

If you do it by hand, you will probably leave some sanding lines to give you decent length but consderable grip when it does grab the lanes (compared to a fine sanding like 4000 grit).
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thedjs

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Re: Polishing Question
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015, 07:46:13 PM »
A lot depends on how hard they polished it at the factory.  Powerhouse Factory Finish polish is a good strong polish. If you don't see any visible sanding lines, the finish is probably already int he neighborhood of 5000 grit, roughly. If you see sanding lines, it could use another dose of polish, BUT you're more than likely NOT going to remove those sanding lines IF you polish it by hand. You must use a spinner to get a good 5000 grit +/- polish.

If you do it by hand, you will probably leave some sanding lines to give you decent length but consderable grip when it does grab the lanes (compared to a fine sanding like 4000 grit).


Thanks so much.  I would have the pro-shop polish it for me but each time I've had them do it in the past, it has so much polish that it becomes a spare ball. 

Thanks again.

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Re: Polishing Question
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2015, 11:45:54 PM »
A lot depends on how hard they polished it at the factory.  Powerhouse Factory Finish polish is a good strong polish. If you don't see any visible sanding lines, the finish is probably already int he neighborhood of 5000 grit, roughly. If you see sanding lines, it could use another dose of polish, BUT you're more than likely NOT going to remove those sanding lines IF you polish it by hand. You must use a spinner to get a good 5000 grit +/- polish.

If you do it by hand, you will probably leave some sanding lines to give you decent length but consderable grip when it does grab the lanes (compared to a fine sanding like 4000 grit).


Thanks so much.  I would have the pro-shop polish it for me but each time I've had them do it in the past, it has so much polish that it becomes a spare ball. 

Thanks again.

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Re: Polishing Question
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2015, 09:30:51 PM »
spinner = best investment ever for these things
Ive learned so much more about the game by reading, experimenting with surfaces, polishes, cleaners, etc..