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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Metal_rules on October 26, 2016, 07:25:08 AM
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Would going from 3k to 4k help tone down the ball reaction some? Or would just polishing do the job? Or would I need to do both? Ball is picking up too soon, and jumps at the pin deck more than I want it too.
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Would going from 3k to 4k help tone down the ball reaction some? Or would just polishing do the job? Or would I need to do both? Ball is picking up too soon, and jumps at the pin deck more than I want it too.
Since that is such a slight adjustment, its effectiveness depends on how speed dominant or rev dominant you are. If you're closer to being rev dominant, it should help a little - so it also depends on how much later you need it to react.
If you're rev dominant, try to make that adjustment with a wet new pad by hand, not on a spinner. If you're speed dominant, sand it to 1000/1500 grit and put a medium polish on it so that you can still see the sanding lines underneath the polish and you have some degree of shine to the surface.
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Metal if you referring to your Wreck-It that you were talking about in the other post you might want to try putting it on a spinner and hitting it with 3k yourself first. It may have just been mine but OOB on mine when I got it was nothing like any 3k finish I've ever seen. Honestly I don't know if I could replicate that finish with a brand new 500 grit pad that came on the ball.
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Metal if you referring to your Wreck-It that you were talking about in the other post you might want to try putting it on a spinner and hitting it with 3k yourself first. It may have just been mine but OOB on mine when I got it was nothing like any 3k finish I've ever seen. Honestly I don't know if I could replicate that finish with a brand new 500 grit pad that came on the ball.
That is a problem with many balls coming out of all manufacturers' factories: they are not all finished exactly as specified in the ball's description. It is a good reason why many people, myself included, STRONGLY suggest you put the finish on the ball that you want/need. That way when it does need a refreshing, you know exactly what's on there.
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Metal if you referring to your Wreck-It that you were talking about in the other post you might want to try putting it on a spinner and hitting it with 3k yourself first. It may have just been mine but OOB on mine when I got it was nothing like any 3k finish I've ever seen. Honestly I don't know if I could replicate that finish with a brand new 500 grit pad that came on the ball.
yes I am talking about the Wreck-it. I left it oob. So is it 3k? I will give this suggestion a try.
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Metal according to Roto's website the OOB on the ball is 3k but I won one in a contest and I've seen another unboxed at the proshop and both of them appeared to have a very low grit surface to me. The surface I seen would have been hard pressed to be done on a spinner at 500. That's just the two I've seen yours may be different.
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Metal if you referring to your Wreck-It that you were talking about in the other post you might want to try putting it on a spinner and hitting it with 3k yourself first. It may have just been mine but OOB on mine when I got it was nothing like any 3k finish I've ever seen. Honestly I don't know if I could replicate that finish with a brand new 500 grit pad that came on the ball.
That is a problem with many balls coming out of all manufacturers' factories: they are not all finished exactly as specified in the ball's description. It is a good reason why many people, myself included, STRONGLY suggest you put the finish on the ball that you want/need. That way when it does need a refreshing, you know exactly what's on there.
So true. I prefer higher grit surfaces and anything 1500 I test and adjust. I got lucky with the hyroad and had owned three. the first hyroad I didn't do anything to the cover and I loved it. I got a second hyroad and I was fishing with the cover - hit or miss. these were 2008 and 2009? the first and second gen hyroads.
The last hyroad (2012) was from you (charlest, thank you again) and I have not touch the OOB on this ball beside cleaning it. And it's been very very good to me. So on rare occasions, I get these balls and test them out and I don't do anything to it. But, 90% or more, I do adjust the covers.