BallReviews
General Category => Drilling & Layouts => Topic started by: lefty50 on March 13, 2020, 12:28:58 PM
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As I've mentioned in earlier posts, I'm death to any ball I touch with a spinner. Here's my latest question...
I took both a Statement Solid and a Phaze II and gave them a 30 second, 4 sided sanding with a CTD 1000 pad that had been used about 3 times. I used what I believe to be medium pressure. At the lanes I noticed that both balls had a shiny sheen surface and went well past the breakpoint.
What would cause this sheen, which I would place from a visual perspective somewhere between lane shine, but not a polished look. Too much pressure? Worn pad?
Thoughts/tips appreciated.
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As I've mentioned in earlier posts, I'm death to any ball I touch with a spinner. Here's my latest question...
I took both a Statement Solid and a Phaze II and gave them a 30 second, 4 sided sanding with a CTD 1000 pad that had been used about 3 times. I used what I believe to be medium pressure. At the lanes I noticed that both balls had a shiny sheen surface and went well past the breakpoint.
What would cause this sheen, which I would place from a visual perspective somewhere between lane shine, but not a polished look. Too much pressure? Worn pad?
Thoughts/tips appreciated.
1- It could be a worn pad
2- If there's any build up in the pad, try tapping it out as CTD recommends or rinse it out.
3- If you wet sanded, wet sanding will produce a shinier surface. Dry sanding leave a courser cut. Try using the pad dry on the last pass either on the spinner or by hand.
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This. It's been my experience that using ample water on a spinner tends to give a shine, unless using a low grit pad, say 500 or lower. For a duller look, I've been using 500 on my spinner with water doing 4 sides, then finishing with my CTD 2000 pad by hand, thoroughly doing only two sides with medium-light pressure. This has worked very well for me. YMMV