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JustinWi

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How to restore factory surfaces to Motiv gear.
« on: January 19, 2011, 04:56:45 AM »
I'm seeing more and more folks asking about factory surfaces, so this will be your definitive guide to how to restore your surfaces to like new condition.
 
 The grits used are equivalent to wet Abralon and Siaair pads available to all pro shops.  The grit order used at the factory:
 
 500
 1000
 2000
 4000
 PG Polish(If called for)
 
 
 To restore your ball to box condition if heavily tracked, use 220 or 320 wet sand on 6 sides to remove surface blemishes. If it is in good shape you can skip the wet sand, and run the grits from 500 up to box surface then apply polish if needed.
 
 Factory surfaces:
 
 TV4: 2k/PG Polish
 C51: 2k
 TR2: 800
 GT1: 1k/PG Polish
 SR2: 2k/PG Polish
 QZ2: 4k/PG Polish
 QZ1P: 1k/PG Polish
 QZ1R: 2k/PG Polish
 RX1: 4k
 RX1S: 4k/PG Polish
 TX1: 1k/PG Polish
 SX1: 2k/PG Polish
 
Edited by JustinWi on 1/19/2011 at 3:28 PM

 

titletowncards

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Re: How to restore factory surfaces to Motiv gear.
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2011, 02:40:06 PM »
Thanks Justin, this is good information that I've seen people want regarding Motiv products.  The Motiv balls take surface changes so well.  I bought a used Cruel C51 from a guy and we did 500-4000 on a Haus and it worked great.


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gparks

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Re: How to restore factory surfaces to Motiv gear.
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2011, 05:13:39 PM »
very true titletown i havent messed with surface prep much but my rx-1 was reading a tad early.i did 4k plus motiv polish and its going a bit longer with the good reaction it's always had...(just what i wanted).

 

also picked up a tr2 and had them do a 1k and polish cuase my center is a bit dry.and it really did the trick love them both and getting a gt-1 next week :) im giddy just thinking about it .

 

and as always thanks for the info justin!!