Bowling Ball Resurfacing Techniques

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Bowling ball resurfacing techniques. I m not a big fan of purchasing a new bowling ball unless it s necessary. Ball resurfacing should be promoted with each and every reactive ball sale. 500 grit abralon sand for 30 seconds on all four sides. 500 grit abralon sand for 30 seconds on all four sides.
I count on my bowling ball to make it down a sixty foot lane to knock down those pesky pins to turn and twist the way i want and to hook when required. These are all new bowling ball out of the box that have been scanned using a laser surface scanner and are being compared to the factory finish specifications as published by the manufacturers. Recommended resurfacing techniques that will bring your ball back to factory finish home smart tools smart star steller star sun nova. Please be aware that all resurfacing techniques do not and will not provide the precise surface texture you seek and restore the ball motion you are targeting.
If you don t have access to a bowling ball spinner you can resurface your bowling ball by hand using a home resurfacing kit. Since storm bowling balls have various coverstocks which are prepared at factory finishes in varying degrees of grit texture it is important to be able to restore the ball surfaces at or near factory finish so you can attain the same measure of skid control and back end reaction as when the bowling balls were first acquired. Pat rice s article in the july 1999 shop talk from anchorman sales covers the promotion of ball resurfacing as well as the techniques. To avoid the dead ball syndrome you encounter after many lines of bowling get into the habit of resurfacing your equipment.
It sounds cheesy but i think of my bowling ball like a partnership. How to resurface a bowling ball with a spinner a bowling ball can generally be resurfaced any number of times up until the name of its manufacturer begins to disappear from its surface. Motiv factory resurfacing 2000 grit lss factory finish 1. How am i a bowling ball sanding polishing to achieve a particular surface of the ball as specified by the manufacturer recommended resurfacing techniques storm bowling 1000 grit factory finish 1.
We had the surface scanner calibrated for accuracy. So i ve often wondered how many times i can resurface a bowling ball. Fab ball hammer jet intel see recommended resurfacing techniques polish your ball inc. Factory surface finishes insite lane 1 lane masters legend lord field monster bowling motiv morich neo tac nu line qmr radical revolution roto grip seismic.