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Equipment Boards => Storm => Topic started by: BrianCRX90 on July 05, 2008, 08:03:48 AM
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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.
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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!
Thanks
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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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anyone try snake oil on the gravity shift? if so what was the outcome
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its all fun and games till pins get broke
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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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Everyone is always chasing the EYE of the STORM
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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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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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Weapons
Anger, Cell, Spare ball (for the pesky one left standing), Scout (rico!!), and No Mercy (on the way)
High Game-300
High Series-767
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320/1500 grit compound (Storm step 2) factory OOB