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FWaz

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Big Bang surface altering
« on: June 28, 2006, 12:16:09 PM »
Why is it so hard to sand the surface of the big bang? Even with 320 grit sandpaper the ball still shines and literally there is no dust flying. Any suggestion to get it to a 400 surface without grinding the heck out of it? A Scotch brite pad seems to do nothing for it at all.
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charlest

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2006, 09:05:36 PM »
Use water (plenty) and a light grey (800 grit) pad.
Forget a 320 (maroon) pad. UI is far too coarse.  Why in heavens are you wanting to make to rougher? I sincerely doubt if you have enough oil as it is.

Spooky! in so far as it seems to want rougher surfaces, when the ball is probably burning up inide very early. Thes balls are super lane readers and need TONS of oil!

you want, in mu opinion, 1200- 2000, at a minimum, opt 320 grit!!!!!

These are VERY strong early grabbing balls!

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Bowljr300

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2006, 09:13:24 PM »
L/LM balls have coverstocks of very high quality and can be very difficult to resurface.  Like CharlesT, I have concerns about sanding the Big Bang to 320 grit or 400 grit.  Unless you have an extreme imbalance between ball speed and revolutions, a burgandy or green pad should suffice. Test the ball using fourth arrow as your target and see whether the ball continues to hook after using a burgandy pad.   If it hooks and stops, then you have too much surface.
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FWaz

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2006, 09:21:51 PM »
Thanks for the response. I am left handed and bowling on very oily lanes at the backend. I am using a very sanded Scorchin Inferno that gets just enough turn to skrike well. The big bang squirts too much to make the turn consistently o these conditions. When the lane dries up a little, the ball is excellent.
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charlest

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2006, 09:32:23 PM »
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Thanks for the response. I am left handed and bowling on very oily lanes at the backend. I am using a very sanded Scorchin Inferno that gets just enough turn to skrike well. The big bang squirts too much to make the turn consistently o these conditions. When the lane dries up a little, the ball is excellent.


I find it hard to believe that the BB squirts when the SI makes the turn, The BB handles more oil than the CI under everyday circumstances. Either polish the BB or sand the CI to make them equal. The BB has more diamond particles and has a coarser/rougher surface than the Ci!

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robospare

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2006, 08:52:12 AM »
Don't sand, use more hand.
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mini kahuna

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2006, 09:26:57 AM »
my big bang needs a little polish to work good on house shot,very strong ball.
what is the layout of your ball,what is your rev rate and ball speed?
something is not right if it is not hooking for you.
can other lefty's move the ball,carrydown on the left side is unheard of nowadays.if every lefty is getting 60' of skid the lane machine is most likely screwed up.(opened a can of worms there!!).
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FWaz

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Re: Big Bang surface altering
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2006, 07:45:18 PM »
On fresh oil the lanes are very squirrley for both the right and left handed bowlers. If, say a right hander leaves a six pin and moves two boards left with the feet, you have to watch out you don't get an 8-1o split. However, when the lanes dry a little after one game, a honer score is definitely possible. Pretty amazing but true. We average in the high 220's but I wanted to find a way to get the Big Bang up a little more. One bowler yesterday sanded his Kong down to 150 grit and then buffed it with a green scotchbrite and found success. As I say, as we travel around the country we can always find a condition that is different than anything else we ever bowled on.That is what makes this sport so "interesting".
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