When to resurface your ball

[Bradski9]

You can have bowlingball.com resurface your ball for $29, pretty good deal for me considering my bowling alley charges $60 to resurface.. Bowlingball.com also pays for the shipping both ways.

[Mike White]

I don't think $30 is such a great deal, its just that your bowling alley has such a bad deal.

For $30, I de-oil, and diamond grind (Haas) the ball back to "perfect" round, then sand to the desired grit, and polish if needed.

If all you need is the sanding multiple grits, and polish if needed, I charge $5.

[Mike White]

Exactly... and what does polish do? Clogs the pores!

Polish that is intended for bowling does not clog pores.
It's like a fine liquid sandpaper.

A Luster King (intended for Rubber, Plastic, Urethane) applies a wax like substance to the surface, and that clogs pores of reactive resin.

[Mike White]

I wish my pro shop had a de-oil machine. Heck he barely has enough room in there to drill balls and sand. almost like a closet.

I know that feeling.

[Amyers]

Polish that is intended for bowling does not clog pores.
It's like a fine liquid sandpaper.

A Luster King (intended for Rubber, Plastic, Urethane) applies a wax like substance to the surface, and that clogs pores of reactive resin.

I'm not saying your wrong but I'm pretty sure Mo Pinel disagrees with you on this.

[Mike White]

I'm not saying your wrong but I'm pretty sure Mo Pinel disagrees with you on this.

If you read Mo's comments about polish, he prefers a sanded only ball because he feels he can be more consistent in replicating the surface each time.

http://forum.bowlingchat.net/viewtop...p=70241#p70241

[Amyers]

If you read Mo's comments about polish, he prefers a sanded only ball because he feels he can be more consistent in replicating the surface each time.

I thought I had seen something from him along the lines of :Thousands of dollars in research and development and then you put something on it that clogs it pores: That is not an exact quote and I may have seen it somewhere else or improperly attributing it to him. Looked but I couldn't find it quickly so I may have been incorrect on that one.

[circlecity]

I don't think $30 is such a great deal, its just that your bowling alley has such a bad deal.

For $30, I de-oil, and diamond grind (Haas) the ball back to "perfect" round, then sand to the desired grit, and polish if needed.

If all you need is the sanding multiple grits, and polish if needed, I charge $5.

I paid $5 but all he did was put it on the spinner

[MICHAEL]

I don't think $30 is such a great deal, its just that your bowling alley has such a bad deal.

For $30, I de-oil, and diamond grind (Haas) the ball back to "perfect" round, then sand to the desired grit, and polish if needed.

If all you need is the sanding multiple grits, and polish if needed, I charge $5.

VERY REASONABLE,,, do you have picture of the Diamond grind? Or a link,,, sounds interesting! After you bowl the Plattsburg" Real Men Bowl on Wood in Small Bowling Establishments!" You will probably want to sale your house in CA, and move to Plattsburg!! We could use a Good Pro Shop with reasonable Rates!

[MICHAEL]

Polish that is intended for bowling does not clog pores.
It's like a fine liquid sandpaper.

A Luster King (intended for Rubber, Plastic, Urethane) applies a wax like substance to the surface, and that clogs pores of reactive resin.

I have to agree 100 percent about the Polish! My Virtual Gravity nanno looks like marble beautiful deep shine, and it hooks like a monster!!!
Its the one with POLISH that gave me that last 300, and 780! I SWEAR BY THE STUFF,,,! Polish does not clog a darn thing!

If fact my older IQ pearl the one that gave me my first perfect game, lost its great movement when the ball became dull. Pro shop guy looked at it and said it was burning up! I put the Storm Reacta shine on the ball using my spinner ,,, and it was like BORN AGAIN, sweet jesus!!

I have to agree with mike white on this view, and its only a view.