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Title: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: lefty50 on September 05, 2013, 07:16:07 PM

I should know better than start this thread, but here we go.

I confess that I own a ball spinner and typically sand only two sides of the ball. I have trouble believing that sanding all six sides of the ball will make a dramatic change in the final results. I do however sometimes crosshatch the sanding process which I guess equates to four sides of the ball. Long story made short, how many of you actually saand all six sides of the bowling ball? Four sides? A paltry 2 sides?
Seriously, have you actually seen a difference between two, four, or six sides?

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: milorafferty on September 05, 2013, 09:09:38 PM

I do six sides for 180, 360 and 500 grits but only four for the higher ones. That combination seems to give me as close as I can get to a factory finish.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: Impending Doom on September 05, 2013, 09:28:14 PM

I'll crosshatch with varying degrees of grit, and apply polish depending on the reaction needed. I'll also look at how much it flares and how wide the rings are.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: charlest on September 05, 2013, 10:37:39 PM

I do 2 sides.

I only do 4 sides when I need to do a complete resurface or in preping for an oil extraction.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: dmonroe814 on September 06, 2013, 07:31:47 AM

6 if the ball is real bad, but normally only 4.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: BallReviews-Removed0385 on September 06, 2013, 08:01:42 AM

Most of the time it's 4 for me.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: TWOHAND834 on September 06, 2013, 08:39:23 AM

I only do two sides.  Being that the spinner itself only covers up less than half the ball, I can hit every inch of the balls surface doing two sides.  If I am doing an extensive resurface; which is extremely rare, I might do 4 sides.  But, with standard maintenance, I do two sides, clean and dull, and then polish.  I have noticed no difference in ball reaction from ball to ball in the years I have been doing this.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: soonerdallas on September 06, 2013, 08:47:29 AM

I crosshatch 500 grit. Then I go straight to whatever surface I want and I do it by hand w a dry pad.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: ValentinoBowling on September 06, 2013, 01:26:54 PM

I only do 2 sides in the direction that is perpendicular to my track.

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: MI 2 AZ on September 06, 2013, 06:26:06 PM

I usually only sand two sides but I will vary which two sides, sometimes top/bottom sometimes side/side. 

Title: Re: 2,4, 6! (no 8)
Post by: JohnP on September 07, 2013, 05:49:44 PM

I don't do sides (other than the outside), I do directions.  I sand the preliminary grits one direction and the final grit two directions, at 90 degrees.  --  JohnP