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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: BrianCRX90 on July 05, 2008, 08:03:48 AM

Title: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: BrianCRX90 on July 05, 2008, 08:03:48 AM

This has been my benchmark ball only have owned it for a few months but a couple of weeks ago I noticed in practice before league and warmups the ball was reacting horrible on a simplistic house shot. Out to 10 hit horrible. Out to 5 never recovered or would hook way too much. I extracted the oil out of the ball a month ago when it really didn't need to.
I feel that the comination of the mild wear and the factory polish perhaps needing a surface adjustment. So I have the one and only Abarlon pad at 1000 grit. Since I bought this I stopped wetsanding balls. This works great since I don't have a spinner I can place it in my sink and works great. Then I hand polished it with some Brunswick polish for a decent but not totally glossy shine. I'm hoping this will take care of it.

Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: n00dlejester on July 06, 2008, 12:16:06 AM

I've had a somewhat similar problem with my Gravity Shift.  After the factory polish sort of went away, my backend hasn't been anything like it used to be.  I've tried a few different surfaces, but I think each time I've over polished it (me or the pro-shop guy has).  Right now I have it at 2000 Abralon with some Storm X-Tra Shine on it.  It's alright, but nothing like what it used to be.  I think I'm going to try a lower grit, 1000 Abralon, and some polish.  Let me know how it goes Brian, I'm very interested!

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Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: Bowler19 on July 06, 2008, 01:03:38 AM

Fortunately Mine hasn't had that happen yet. I did try it at 2000 abralon and it was very strong. I then polished over that with Beans secret sauce and the backend is still strong
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Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: tuckinfenpins on July 09, 2008, 04:19:00 PM

anyone try snake oil on the gravity shift? if so what was the outcome
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Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: knobs1 on July 09, 2008, 04:29:05 PM

have pro shop bake oil out take it to 1500 and put on alittle reacta shine use a spray of water while putting on reacta shine buff with paper towel after storm balls are hard to get back to factory finish
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Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: backswing_aplenty on July 09, 2008, 06:41:15 PM

I like Storm balls at 1000 Abralon with Power House Factory Finish on it.  Seems to give back that tackiness from the factory surfaces.

I do this with the pearls labeled as 1500 and polish.  I find Reacta Shine is similar when at 1000 Abralon as well just not as tacky.  I use Xtra Shine on my drier lane stuff with 2000 or 4000 underneath, gives the length with milder, arcier backend.


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Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: Blistershurt on July 09, 2008, 06:52:25 PM

I say give it a hot water bath and get the oil out of it, then refinish it to factory finish or whatever has been working for you
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Title: Re: Gravity Shift cover
Post by: Gazoo on July 09, 2008, 07:00:27 PM

320/1500 grit compound (Storm step 2) factory OOB