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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: Geetaan on July 01, 2010, 12:11:07 PM
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Hey all, I have a quick question... I am going to resurface my Hy-road, I know the box is 1500 polished... I dont have 1500 at the moment, and was thinking of doing either 1000 polished or 2000 polished. what would you guys recommend? I am up to any other surface suggestions. I am going to use this probably as my benchmark ball if that helps.
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I would do 2000 abralon...
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just 2000 abralon or 2000 + polish
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1000 abralon and Reacta Shine will get you close enough for government work too factory OOB.
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I would also do 2000.
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I did the same thing last season with my Hyroad. Used the storm 3 step system of polishes. used step 1, 4 sides, step 2, 4 sides, then step 3 6 sides. Ball turned out to have a pretty good sheen on it. I knocked that down with an old 2000 abralon pad. The ball was like new once I was done. The Storm polish system is the best for resurfacing by hand on a ball spinner in my opinion.
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Hey all, I have a quick question... I am going to resurface my Hy-road, I know the box is 1500 polished... I dont have 1500 at the moment, and was thinking of doing either 1000 polished or 2000 polished. what would you guys recommend? I am up to any other surface suggestions. I am going to use this probably as my benchmark ball if that helps.
Storm has been specifying "1500" grit polished for more years than I care to think about. As such, their "1500" is more than likely US/CAMi and not the FEPA grade that you are thinking of when you say Abralon (Abralon uses FEPA graded abrasives). So their 1500 grit US/CAMI is equivalent to approximately P3000 grit FEPA. Abralon and SiaAir pads do come in P3000 grit pads.
You can use these pads and a non abrasive polish to emulate the original finish on a Hy-Road.
If you use a lower numeric rating pad or abrasive and then an abrasive polish, the finish will, at best, approximate the original finish, IF YOU GET VERY LUCKY.
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sorry if i wasnt clear, yes I was going to use abralon...
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When I redid my shift (1500 grit poish) I e-mailed storm tech and I was told to 500 abralon pad, the gray scotchbrite pad, and then use storm finish 2.
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did it react the same as when you first got the ball? or did it feel oob?
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i just touched up one of my hyroads... did 400grt used sandpaper 2sides 10 seconds ea.. then 1000ab (slightly used) 4sides 30sec ea, then step 3.
ball hooks more than it when i first got.. finally have a good gap between the 2!! pretty happy with the end results
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did it react the same as when you first got the ball? or did it feel oob?
Pretty close to oob on the shift. I did the same to my rapid fire solid after I hit it with a 1k pad, and it seems to have a little more reaction then OOB but that might have been caused by bowling more games on it and getting some lines into it.
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monday I cant, I have league, Ill be in sac prolly to watch michelle bowl if she subs on tues.
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I would use 500/1000/light coat of reacta shine from Storm.
1500 with my surface factory pro as per Storm Tech dept
500/2 min
1000/3 min
polish cycle 2 min
This is the Storm factory process for the 1500 surface!
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Use "IT" and BOWL UP A STORM!!
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I would use 500/1000/light coat of reacta shine from Storm.
1500 with my surface factory pro as per Storm Tech dept
500/2 min
1000/3 min
polish cycle 2 min
This is the Storm factory process for the 1500 surface!
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Use "IT" and BOWL UP A STORM!!
Is the process different for different balls? Storm tech gave me different instructions for my rapid fire solid and it has the same 1500 grit polish finish as other storm balls.
Edited on 7/2/2010 11:24 PM
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I would use 500/1000/light coat of reacta shine from Storm.
1500 with my surface factory pro as per Storm Tech dept
500/2 min
1000/3 min
polish cycle 2 min
This is the Storm factory process for the 1500 surface!
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Use "IT" and BOWL UP A STORM!!
W O W!!! 5 min of sanding???!!! sounds more like tryn to rub off the labels... lolol
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I would use 500/1000/light coat of reacta shine from Storm.
1500 with my surface factory pro as per Storm Tech dept
500/2 min
1000/3 min
polish cycle 2 min
This is the Storm factory process for the 1500 surface!
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Use "IT" and BOWL UP A STORM!!
Is the process different for different balls? Storm tech gave me different instructions for my rapid fire solid and it has the same 1500 grit polish finish as other storm balls.
Edited on 7/2/2010 11:24 PM
I've used Storms suggested technique on all my bowling balls,including non-Storm equiptment.Works well for me.Remember its JUST a bowling ball.
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I've used the process on non storm equpment as well. I worked on my friends black widow bite and vibe and he loves the reaction.
Here is the instructions from Mike from Storm
That ball was 1500 grit polished,
Here is the process for 1500 grit factory finish,
500 grit Abralon pad – sand for 15 seconds on 4 sides of the ball
Grey scotch Brite pad – sand for 40 seconds on 4 sides of the ball
Storm Step Two finishing compound – polish lightly for 15 seconds on 2 sides of the ball
It is best to use this process on a ball spinner and when first doing this, use new pads.
That seems to differ from everyone elses posts.
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If you have storm step 2 I have found using:
500 for about 20 seconds a side
then use storm step 2 and "step" it up by using small amounts until the ball is shiney like it comes OOB. works every single time!
if you use a grey pad you can easily shine the ball up too much and raise the underlying grit. its just my opinion and what I have found to work. but for right now my experience says 500 straight to step 2 is the way to go.
if you have NO step 2 then 2000 plus polish is kinda close. but who knows truly if it should be 2000 or 3000. probably 3000 but I''m not 100% sure on that, seems like more surface to me.
Edited on 7/3/2010 7:31 PM
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If you have storm step 2 I have found using:
500 for about 20 seconds a side
then use storm step 2 and "step" it up by using small amounts until the ball is shiney like it comes OOB. works every single time!
best way to do it.