A question about a dull or shiny 2000 Abralon surface?

[Hammer]

I was in a pro shop today and a customer asked for a 2000 Abralon surface on his ball. The pro shop employee asked if he wanted a dull or shiny 2000 Abralon surface. Is the dull 2000 Abralon a surface that is just hit with the 2000 Abralon pad and the shiny one is hit with the Abralon pad and then hit with some kind of bowling ball polish? I am guessing that both surfaces are 2000 Abralon but one being dull and one being shiny would have different reactions on a lane. It seems like the dull 2000 would hook earlier then the shiny 2000 surface. Thoughts please.

[dnhoffman]

Pretty much, Polish gives it more length.

[e-tank]

im not sure if this is true but wouldnt a ball hit with a 2000 ab for longer shine more than one hit for just a couple sec?

[dnhoffman]

When you use a spinner it's not a matter of how long you're sanding for.

The length of time you're sanding has more to do with removing marks/chips/etc. and then removing sanding lines from the rougher grits.

For example: For a 2k basic touch up, I'll hit the ball lightly with even pressure on 6 sides with a 500 for 10 seconds each and then lightly with a 2k for 5 seconds on each side.

For a real resurface I'll start out with a much lower grit to remove the defects and by the time I get to that 2k pad I'm probably still at 20-30 seconds a side just to remove sanding lines.