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JS

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Finesse It
« on: December 30, 2008, 07:56:34 AM »
Does anyone still use Finesse It?  I vaguely remember using it many, many years ago and having my ball come out as shiny as a marble and having tremendous length.  Is this still used today?  What bowling polish product is comparable to the length you would get using Finesse It?
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Re: Finesse It
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2009, 04:56:27 PM »
yes.  I used it on a couple dull balls, took them to 600 grit, gave them high gloss shine.  less rolly and more backend.

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so does the product you use actually increase the backend reaction ?
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Re: Finesse It
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2009, 06:42:46 PM »
I use finesse-it on my Intense on top of 4000 A,major backend.I found an old jug of it at work and it some how found it's way home.
The stuff is an automotive polish designed for use on fresh paint.you can not use any kind of wax or sealant on fresh paint as the paint solvents need to fully evaporate from underneath the paint surface or the paint will never fully cure.plus no silicones can be used as well for the same reason or for if you need to repaint the panel,car.plus silicones will mess up a paint shop in a flash.

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Re: Finesse It
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2009, 02:17:27 AM »
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so does it reduce or smooth out the backend or will it increase it because the ball stores more energy through the heads and mids?


My experience with this stuff is that it - compared to other polishes like Brunswick's High Gloss or LM's polish - improves the mid lane read a lot, as well as control at the breakpoint, while the very even ball surface provides still very good length through the heads.
In direct comparison, the balls I used it on (my own and a friend's so far) appears a tad more aggressive, but rather behaves like a traditionally polished piece. Definitively more angular than a 4.000 Abralon surface, or Brunswick's Rough Buff. Reaction-wisem it falls IMO right in-between, and I started experimenting with it at a time when when I needed exactly that.

Effectively, you get the clean coverstock material onto the lane, and the ball becomes VERY tacky to the touch. As a side effect, the pin impact improves dramatically, because the ball's rotation can be transferred very well onto the pins. After a trial on my friend's Domination he was literally shocked how sharp the ball turned the corner, and the mess on the deck was unholy.
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Re: Finesse It
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2009, 02:19:07 AM »
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and dizzyfugu, all the compounds are used AFTER painting, not before.


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