BallReviews
Equipment Boards => Faball => Topic started by: PowrKoil17 on December 02, 2012, 10:40:20 AM
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When I got this ball from the resale shop it was really polished so I knocked some of the sheen off of it with a 4000 abralon pad. Since this cover is so hard how long will the 4000 hold up? It seemed as though it had polished itself up again after just 3 games. Should I go with a 3000 to get it to hold up longer? Mind you I did do the 4000 wet, by hand and not with a ball spinner.
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Back when I used Faball Hammer equipment. We used more aggressive scotchbrite. Burgundy and green. Gave us US/CAMI surface roughness vs. FEPA abralon P3000/P4000 which is very little surface on older Faball equipment. The way I remember the Black and Blue Hammer OOB surface was 800 grit and that was US/CAMI not FEPA.
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I always thought of the Black and Red Hammers as having a little rougher than 800 finish, that 320 sanded was the finish as the OOB finish.
Even when finished with that grit (320 because that was what I used), it doesn't seem to take long for this ball to "self-shine", especially on todays synthetic surfaces. I've used mine a few times, and it seems to only take 5-6 games for it to shine right up.
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I'm pretty sure the Faball factory surface grit was 400 US.
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It's probably lane conditioner.....try cleaning it with rubbing alcohol. Those covers should rarely need touch ups.
Just had to take my Burgundy to 4000/ polish to be able to use it. It's a strong ball.