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cooksey

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? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« on: November 02, 2004, 04:18:16 AM »
Hey all, does this polish have any grit in it or does it simply shine whatever surface you currently have on he ball. The bottle states it takes 800 grit back to factory finish so iy is a little confusing to me. Any help appreciated as always.

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J_Mac

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Re: ? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2004, 12:24:19 PM »
As to whether it has any grit in it I'm not sure, but in my experience it hasn't completely remove the sanding lines.
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Re: ? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2004, 07:21:09 PM »
No grit, just polish.
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Re: ? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2004, 03:06:44 AM »
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As to whether it has any grit in it I'm not sure, but in my experience it hasn't completely remove the sanding lines.
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By the time you're at 800 grit, there shouldn't be many visible sanding lines left. If, as Khamul says, there is no grit in it, then it will never remove any sanding lines. This also explains why I was hardly ever able to get any polish/shine on the ball when it was anything less than 800 grit; yet, 800 grit balls polished up incredibly well.
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Re: ? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2004, 09:29:51 PM »
Charlest - really?, I usually leave sanding lines if I start to polish from 800.  Am using sandpaper meant for matal tho so I don't know if that is the cause.  

J mac.. with Ebonite balls, they recommend to go thru 800 - 1000 - 1200 then polish.  Sticking to this procedure, I've had no problems with sanding lines. I've also tried this with a Brunswick Monster green and Track Freak out (particle polished used) All worked well.  Actually the monster was 'rejuvenated' so to speak.

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charlest

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Re: ? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2004, 10:15:16 AM »
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Charlest - really?, I usually leave sanding lines if I start to polish from 800.  Am using sandpaper meant for matal tho so I don't know if that is the cause.  


Yes, I think silicon carbide sandpaper (wet/dry) is, I believe intended for sanding metals.

Do you use water?
Water tends to leave less sanding lines as it acts like a lubricant to a certain degree.

Sanding is an art as much as science (not saying I do it the right way). Theoretically, any sandpaper will leave sanding marks, wet or dry. It depends on what we call it when they are left - how obvious they are and how easy it is to see them. Some people with very sharp vision will see marks on balls sanded to 2000 grit and polsihed to 3000 - 5000 grit. Some people don't see them when a ball is sanded with 800 grit, no matter how it looks.

I try not to press so hard that the grit breaks into smaller and smaller pieces; that's if you started with 600 and wind up with 1500 or 2000 grit, when you keep pressing very hard. I have seen some so-called experts do that.

I think this is one of those "relative" discussions.

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J mac.. with Ebonite balls, they recommend to go thru 800 - 1000 - 1200 then polish.  Sticking to this procedure, I've had no problems with sanding lines. I've also tried this with a Brunswick Monster green and Track Freak out (particle polished used) All worked well.  Actually the monster was 'rejuvenated' so to speak.

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That sequence of 800, 1000, 1200 sanding - wasn't that for the Apex particle line? It was supposedly a way of restoring their particle surfaces. Then at 1200 grit, you polished it, then resanded to 1200 grit.

Their resin balls, I'm pretty sure Ebonite recommended final sanding to 800, then apply their Factory Finish polish.

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ambi1

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Re: ? about Ebonite factory finish polish
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2004, 12:50:51 AM »
Charlest..  now you got me thinking.. seems like in a PM an ebonite staffer told me to do this... thing is the pms  have been erased.  It has worked well on several buddies' balls (that didn't sound quite right - LOL!!)  Even of other makes..

800 - polished.. hmm might try this.. should give me a better footprint/traction than my old technique.. I'll post it after..

Yup - I do wet sanding..
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