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Equipment Boards => Motiv => Topic started by: Pin Head on December 17, 2012, 06:44:01 PM
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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
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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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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....
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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.