Removing track marks? Ball dulling

[Vince805]

I was wondering is there a way to remove the track marks from the ball. I clean my balls after every league night with a 91% alcohol/simple green mix (50/50) this keeps my reaction pretty consistent and gets it pretty clean. But I've noticed my storm byte is now dull, and I just got the storm is tour fusion and I wanna keep it nice and clean and shiny and not change the out of box finish... Not a shiny length polish cleaner.. So overall the question is can I remove the track marks and shine the byte to the oob finish, and how to keep my iq fusion is best possible condition.... Thanks.

[SouthpawTRK]

I've tried a few different cleaners, but like the Storm Reacta Foam the most. It cleans up the ball very well and has no problems with belt marks. In my arsenal, I have a mixture of both polished and matte surfaces. The Reacta Foam keeps the polished bowling balls shiny and the matte bowling balls with a dull finish.

[Blacksox1]

I use and like tac up after every league night. It and reacta foam is available at bowlingball.com

Also every 30 games rolled on a ball, I take it to the pro shop to be restored to OOB. Not a resurface, but a touch up.

Resurface every 90-120 games rolled.

[RobLV1]

A polished ball will begin to dull regardless of how well it is cleaned after bowling. Storm recommends refreshing the surface of their balls with the final step in the finishing process after every 20 games. In the case of both the Byte and the Fusion, the final step is polishing with Storm Step Two polish. Your proshop should be able to do that for you fairly inexpensively.

[bowl1820]

I was wondering is there a way to remove the track marks from the ball. I clean my balls after every league night with a 91% alcohol/simple green mix (50/50) this keeps my reaction pretty consistent and gets it pretty clean. But I've noticed my storm byte is now dull, and I just got the storm is tour fusion and I wanna keep it nice and clean and shiny and not change the out of box finish... Not a shiny length polish cleaner.. So overall the question is can I remove the track marks and shine the byte to the oob finish, and how to keep my iq fusion is best possible condition.... Thanks.

Cleaning the ball surface with a non-abrasive cleaner (like the 50/50 mix) is fine for removing surface grime and oil.

Now since your balls are shiny a cleaner/polish (one without a slip agent) can be used to help maintain the shine. (Example: Storm Reacta-Shine)

But to remove the "Track Marks" (the area on the surface of the ball that has become worn from friction with the lane surface) you have to sand the ball and return it to the required surface.

Now the Storm Byte and the IQ Fusion both have the same OOB surface 1500 Polished.

These are Storms recommended steps on a spinner to restore that surface.

1500-grit Polished Factory Finish
1. 500-grit pad – Sand firmly for 30 seconds on all four sides.
2. 1000-grit pad – Sand lightly for 20 seconds on all four sides.
3. 2000-grit pad – Sand lightly for 20 seconds on all four sides.
4. 4000-grit pad – Sand lightly for 20 seconds on all four sides.
5. Storm® Step Two™ – Polish lightly for 15 seconds on each side.

Storm® recommends using the suggested cleaner/polish daily. (Reacta-Shine)

In addition, Storm recommends touching up the surface with only the final step every 20 games and resurfacing completely
every 30-50 games

[MICHAEL]

A polished ball will begin to dull regardless of how well it is cleaned after bowling. Storm recommends refreshing the surface of their balls with the final step in the finishing process after every 20 games. In the case of both the Byte and the Fusion, the final step is polishing with Storm Step Two polish. Your proshop should be able to do that for you fairly inexpensively.

You know Rob, I have ordered several different polishes from Bowlingball.com, and NO MATTER HOW MANY I GET, it seems I never have the correct one for a new given ball.

Point in fact, the new Byte I just purchased from a frind, It has less then 20 games on it, but you mention polishing with Storm Step Two POLISH....

here is what I have sooooooo far....lol

1. Factory Finish High Gloss 3 bottles

2. Extreme Dull Pros Choice

3. extreme shine Pros Choice

4. Reacta Shine Storm

5. Royal Shine 5000 grit polish Brunswick

6. Royal Compound 2500 Grit polish Brunswick

7 Ebonite step 2 (****,,, what happened to step 1 ebonite?)

Anyway I might need to purchase a storage shed out back to store all the various polishes!!
I would guess all the various bowling balls are made up of basicly the same stuff. Does my
BYTE need Step 2..... LOL,,,, or will ANY OF THE ABOVE work as well....

[MICHAEL]

Cleaning the ball surface with a non-abrasive cleaner (like the 50/50 mix) is fine for removing surface grime and oil.

Now since your balls are shiny a cleaner/polish (one without a slip agent) can be used to help maintain the shine. (Example: Storm Reacta-Shine)

But to remove the "Track Marks" (the area on the surface of the ball that has become worn from friction with the lane surface) you have to sand the ball and return it to the required surface.

Now the Storm Byte and the IQ Fusion both have the same OOB surface 1500 Polished.

These are Storms recommended steps on a spinner to restore that surface. (Info for new Byte ball)

1500-grit Polished Factory Finish
1. 500-grit pad – Sand firmly for 30 seconds on all four sides.
2. 1000-grit pad – Sand lightly for 20 seconds on all four sides.
3. 2000-grit pad – Sand lightly for 20 seconds on all four sides.
4. 4000-grit pad – Sand lightly for 20 seconds on all four sides.
5. Storm® Step Two™ – Polish lightly for 15 seconds on each side.

Storm® recommends using the suggested cleaner/polish daily. (Reacta-Shine)

In addition, Storm recommends touching up the surface with only the final step every 20 games and resurfacing completely
every 30-50 games

thanks Al,,,, I needed that info! Can Reacta Shine be used for step 5, instead of Step two? Wow,,, does Iceman now need a another bottle of POLISH??? LOL

[bowl1820]

thanks Al,,,, I needed that info! Can Reacta Shine be used for step 5, instead of Step two? Wow,,, does Iceman now need a another bottle of POLISH??? LOL

You might go back and reread all your other posts about polishing and sand sanding. Which asked the same questions and they will have the answers.

[MICHAEL]

You might go back and reread all your other posts about polishing and sand sanding. Which asked the same questions and they will have the answers.

My question is this. What is the difference between Step 2 storm ,,,, and Reacta-Shine.... I will find the answer Al! LOL I will find the answer,,,, The Truth Is Out There!! (

I am 65 Fricken Years Old, and my memory is not quit as keen and it was when I was in my early 60's!! Don't be a good boy scout Al, and help Iceman out on this one. It's ture I have the body of a 44 year old bowling machine, but my mind has been around the block too many times, if you know what I mean....

I will call Storm,,, that would save me a bunch of time!

You know Al,,, sometimes you remind me of MY MOTHER!! LOL.....LOL.... ( (the way you phrase things)

If not my MOM,,, maybe a wise wizard, wanting to lead person on there search for knowledge, but not giving them answers, but clues to find TRUTHS!! Al..... are you a Wizard???

[RobLV1]

You probably wouldn't see a difference between Reacta-Shine and Step 2, however since virtually every Storm and Roto Grip ball that is polished is finished with Step Two, the purchase of one bottle would probably enable you to get rid of eight or nine others. Personally, I have used Step 2 on occasion, but there is one thing that I really don't like about it: it's brown color gets into the grooves of the logo and ball name and turns the graphics really ugly. For this reason I usually use Powerhouse Factory Finish to bring back the shine instead.