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Pin Head

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2cruel surface
« on: December 17, 2012, 06:44:01 PM »
It says 4000 wet sand will wet abralon be the same? Might be a stupid question, just got equipment to do my own surface prep. thanks

 

scotts33

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Re: 2cruel surface
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2012, 08:40:09 PM »
Yes.  Motiv keeps their proprietary information to themselves and doesn't list their manufacturing ball surface process like most do so find a surface that works for you and stick to it.  Your stats., lane condition and type of lane surface will have a lot to do on how you keep your equipment.

I have done mine P500-skip a  grit-P4000 and I have done P360/P500/P1000/P2000/P4000.  Honestly I see little difference on a modified White pattern that I use my 2 Cruel mainly on.  For me the 2 Cruel is too strong a cover/core to match up on house shots.  So, I don't use it on those kinds of lane patterns.
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hyme29

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Re: 2cruel surface
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2013, 08:18:31 PM »
my .02 .. i kept the 2cruel at oob for over a month and loved the reaction... well it was starting to look ugly (cleaning wasnt enough) so i took into my proshop and asked to have him rehit the ball with 4k to freshen up the cover and i didnt like the result ...

the ball was now 10x stronger on the same house shot ..i was using the 2cruel all 3 games easily in oob and after the refresh i can get 1 game at best... so in my case 4000 wet sand oob is not the same as 4000 abralon....

spmcgivern

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Re: 2cruel surface
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2013, 07:19:42 AM »
I find the same with my Motiv equipment.  OOB the balls don't seem as strong as advertised.  But when I resurface them, they are quite a bit stronger.  Now I resurface the ball before drilling.  This way I have a surface I can reproduce easily when it needs it.