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helpless bowler

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lustre king machines
« on: March 04, 2008, 06:20:12 AM »
what in the hell do those thing do for your ball?  was just wondering if they actually did anything or if they just made your ball shinny?
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dogman666

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Re: lustre king machines
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2008, 02:27:57 PM »
Gives you length.  I swear by them as pro shops are quite a ways from me.  We have a brand new one that has added 10 pins to my average.
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shelley

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Re: lustre king machines
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2008, 02:55:55 PM »
The effect the LK has on your ball reaction depends very strongly on the maintenance of the machine and the polishing compounds that it uses.  Some people have a lot of luck, it does exactly what you expect a polishing machine to do.  For others, it turns $200+ oil-eating hook monsters into spare balls because the owner/maintainer used a wax-based polishing compound instead of a polish for reactive bowling balls.

Before I put my stuff in one of those machines, I'd talk to other bowlers in the center who have used it to make sure it does what you want.

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helpless bowler

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Re: lustre king machines
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2008, 03:03:00 PM »
can you clean the wax off?
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Fatboy8

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Re: lustre king machines
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2008, 09:52:47 PM »
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can you clean the wax off?


Abralon or scotch brite will take it back off. The Lustre King is only good for spare balls/plastic, or a weak ball you want to go really long. IMO.
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Uncle Crusty

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Re: lustre king machines
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2008, 09:57:46 PM »
Lustre Kings really vary depending on the center. If the center doesn't clean it or maintain it, stay away at all costs. If the opposite is true, they can be a great option to help your equipment tackle dry lanes.
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DanH78

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Re: lustre king machines
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2008, 10:07:54 PM »
Before my pro shop sold to a different owner, he had an OLD Lustre King that he kept up and used a polishing compound.  Most of the machines you see these days just use a wax block.  It will make your equipment shiny, and basically worthless.  A reactive ball is useful because it is porous so it grabs the friction faster for a more angular break point, more angle usually means more strike potential.  The wax clogs the pores.  So if you have urethane or plastic, lustre king away...otherwise be careful.
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