BallReviews
General Category => Coverstock Preparation => Topic started by: bowl868 on August 07, 2003, 09:04:35 PM
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I was looking for a good thread/website just for the basics on dulling and polishing balls. My friend just got a spinner and I wanted to learn and experiment with him.
Here is one specific question I'd love some input on. I find my box finish Vicious to be a little squirty in oil and not have the backend finish I want. I wanted it to handle oil a bit better, yet have more backend movement, somewhat contradictory, so I didn't know what surface to try. From what I've read, could I dull the surface with 400 grit (for some traction in oil), then use an 800 grit polish to increase the length a bit, but increase the backend? Or is there something else I should try? Thanks for any input.
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Try sanding it duller than whatever the stock finish is; then polish it with Ultimate Bowling's Black Magic. This polish is supposed to not change the surface grit of a ball, just increase its length. Just be careful not to take it too far, into high gloss territory. Unless you buy a more aggressive ball, this should give you more backend than you have now.
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