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R-Zitro

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? on 1500 abralon pads
« on: July 23, 2009, 12:40:24 AM »
I just bought two of these are they pretty close to a factory finish or should I still put some polish on it? I am looking to do a quick refreshing as opposed to taking it down then back up? I have read so many threads on how to bring it back to factory but at times I get lazy and just do something to the ball before I go bowling.
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Dan Belcher

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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 08:56:50 AM »
Making sure I understand the question...  You want to refinish your equipment back to the 1500 polished finish Rotogrip uses out of the box on many balls, right?
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charlest

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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 11:10:14 AM »
I was not aware that they made 1500 grit Abralon pads.
Can't tell where you got them?
Valentino does sells P1500 grit pads.
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R-Zitro

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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 11:55:06 AM »
Bought them from bowl300pba on ebay a few days ago got them in a package where I could pick my grits.
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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 11:59:08 AM »
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Bought them from bowl300pba on ebay a few days ago got them in a package where I could pick my grits.


Sounds like something you'd need Cruex to cure.
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R-Zitro

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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 12:00:07 PM »
I know the procedure to correctly resurface the ball but my CP is losing it's shine. Instead of just putting some more polish on it I saw these new pads and was going to lightly refresh the cover, than add polish and was curios if these might work or would they give me a totally different reaction since it is abralon.

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tomgriffin

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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009, 12:46:39 PM »
You need to use Storm Step 2 to get to the OOB cover for the Cell Pearl (and all other Roto/Storm 1500 polish equipment).

The 1500 pad is probably made by Sia (which Valentinos resells as their own). If you just use this you would want to add polish on top of it to recreate the 1500 polish OOB surface.

Otherwise expect it to roll a bit earlier and have less of a defined break than it had when you originally got it.
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Re: ? on 1500 abralon pads
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 01:34:47 PM »
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You need to use Storm Step 2 to get to the OOB cover for the Cell Pearl (and all other Roto/Storm 1500 polish equipment).


You don't actually need Step 2 to get to their stock finish. Since they use machines to do their process, it's probably easier not to use their exact process. If they are accurate in their statement that 1500 grit US polished is that surface, then sanding the ball and finishing it to 1500 grit US (not ABralon) and then adding a non-abrasive polish, like SNake OIl, Brunswick's High Gloss polish or Lanemasters Factory FInish polish, will probably get you closer than the Step 2 process.

The 1500 pad is probably made by Sia (which Valentinos resells as their own


No harm in that since when he started doing that SIAair velvet pads were not being sold in the US.

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). If you just use this you would want to add polish on top of it to recreate the 1500 polish OOB surface..[/quote]

Possibly not. I suspect that Storm's 1500 grit is 1500 grit US. The 1500 grit Abralon is P1500 grit  (FEPA scale), actually 750 grit US (CAMI scale), 2x as rough as 1500 grit US. For many people, that would create a different ball reaction.

From personal use of several Storm and RG polished pearls and solids, I strongly suspect their surface is 1500 grit US + polish, as their ball tend to skid a lot more than when I tested them against P1500 grit + polish versions.
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