How to Resurface a Bowling Ball Part 2

[dragnet53]

I couldn't afford one of those spinners. :(

[lachapellethierry]

My bowling ball as a thick clear layer on top. What I mean is there is a core and the rest of the ball is transparent. Does this technic will work for it?

[TheRosalietje]

Do you always have to finish with a polish or can you resurface to say 1000grit and then start bowling with it ?

[TheGameTripleH4Life]

@TheRosalietje You can bowl with 1000 grit. 1000 grit is for heavy oil unless your rev rate is low.

[ic3frost]

howoften shld a ball be resurfaced ? like say in terms of games... coz my ball isnt reacting anymore so im going to resurface it. but i got a national competition in a few months time and idk whether i shld resurface it again right before my comp. im using a storm second dimension. and btw im quite new to bowling and only 17yrs old so im not that familiar with stuff like re surfacing

[SlatebowlAllStars]

@ic3frost Rule of Thumb, about every 200 to 300 games. depending on the lane surface you roll on and the oil. BUT If your ball stopped reacting its full of oil. Wash the oil out of your ball every 30 to 40 games with dish soap. Rub the soap into the ball and wash off with warm water NOT hot. Dry with an absorbent cloth then with a good ball cleaner. It should react like new again.

[choquemon]

how much is a ball spinner?

[SlatebowlAllStars]

@choquemon Check the Innovative Bowling Products web site to check, but their Personnal ball spinner was $199 and it comes with all kinds of goodies!!

[leontt9]

does it have to be 4000 grit abralon then polish or Can I resurface 2000 grit then polish or 1000 grit then polish?

[SlatebowlAllStars]

@leontt9 The higher the grit # the further down the lane your ball will travel before hooking. The lower the grit # the sooner your ball will hook. If your ball is working fine for you, keep the finish the ball came with. That is, just restore the ball to its oob grit. If you want more hook drop down on the grit #. If you want less hook go up.

[RastaMaoli]

how often do i need to clean my balls??

[SlatebowlAllStars]

@RastaMaoli

How often do you roll?

You should use a ball cleaner after every bowling session BEFORE putting them in you bag. But that only takes care of the surface oil.

Since it's fast and easy to wash reactive resin bowling balls with dish soap and warm water try after every 20 or 30 games or sooner if you are on lots of oil.

I wash the oil out of my resin bowling balls every weekend. That way I never worry about the oil building up.

[mablenay]

whats the difference of dry sanding and wet sanding???

[SlatebowlAllStars]

@mablenay Wet sanding seems to work nicer for me. Dry sanding creates a lot of dust and can clog the sanding pad a lot quicker. I wet sand and wipe with a wet towel between changing pads.

[pmbazman15]

@SlatebowlAllStars ya its watever you like. I prefer scotch brite pads 320 to 1500 then use a 4000 abrlon. But i always start out with a medium steel wool pad to start the cutting. And like you stated before if you soak the ball in hot water with dial or any degreaser and then resurface you basically got a new ball. but on my ball spinner it can spin clockwise and counter. wat is the purpose of spinning both ways?

[roosterinboro]

thanks for the info here, this gave me the idea to have my pro shop sand my ball to 1000. I throw quick but revs aren't high. Ball behaves exactly like I want it to again.

[white1881]

is it recommend to resurface hammer hotsauce? proshop nearby my house doesnt recommend to resurface (using that abbalon pad) my hotsuace

[JustHereForBowling]

irs reccomended to resurface any bowling ball with these pads, only if you plan to better or change the reaction

[white1881]

He said that use the polish which is the last step of the video is enough. My hotsuace is terrible there is alot of track on it. Will the track on my ball affect the reaction of my ball?

[JustHereForBowling]

listen, i would take it down from its original grit, down to 500, then bring it back up to its original grip, and then add polish if necessary. if its like 1000 grit oiriginal, take it down to 500, then back up to 1000, to remove your track marks

[SlatebowlAllStars]

@white1881

You can resurface any ball, and every ball will need to be resurfaced after 200 or 300 games. By then it probably has a track in it and needs to have the surface restored.

Just make sure to wash the oil out of reactive resin balls with dish soap and warm water after 20 or so games to keep it hooking for you.

[jmann05300]

Did you know that the more you resurface a ball, the ever so smaller the ball becomes?? and what you probably didn't know is that a smaller bowling ball carries better!!!!

[banjoec]

Where can you buy the blue paper towels you use to polish the ball. Are they tougher than a regular paper towel?

[Elitebowler4life]

you can just get a terry towel, there used to polish balls, i have one and it works just fine

[SlatebowlAllStars]

Or go to someplace like Home Depot and look for a product called "Box of Rags" in the paint section.

They are usually made from recycled paper and work great for all kinds of odd jobs.

[misterferien]

If you do this a several time what happens to the diameter of the ball?

[napalm9]

When you polish your ball all the time, wont that wear down the surface after some time? so that the paint and writing disappears?

[JustHereForBowling]

no. the pads arent simply strong enough to take circumfrance off the bowling ball. its only the surface or it, it doesnt cut ball out.

[jasonm621]

VERY INFORMATIVE!!! THANKS!!!

[banjoec]

Thanks for the lesson. Now we all need to buy a spinner...

[SlatebowlAllStars]

If you own more than 2 balls the personal ball spinner will pay for itself by saving you trips to the pro shop.

You also get the pleasure of doing it yourself and knowing that it will be done they way you want it.

Just remember to wash the oil out of your reactive resin balls with diah soap and warm water after every 20 or so games to keep it hooking for you!

[fanofnothingface]

Excellent video. Very informative and well done.

[BM2504X]

Hey can i add polish over scotch brite?

[thanoobsowne]

i got that bal in flaming red/purpl!

[YAYOCALSI]

EXCELENTE VIDEO

[13johan37]

i got a wrat dead flush but it has some scratches and marks on it.

is it possible to get rid of these in some way???

[gamohunter1985]

dont u hate when balls jump out of the spinner those aggressive weight blocks are a pain in the shop but great on the lanes

[f00tballkid20]

when u polish u r suppos2 wipe it off wen ur dun

[deviouspc]

Are you the guy from Bazybeats???

[bazybeats]

LOL...Thats cute.  BzB :-)

[Dorianchaotic]

Very informative and well-spoken. I will refer back to it time to time I can tell.

[flaco98908]

Love the video, very helpful. My pro shop here in town sucks! I dont know what he does to my bowling balls but when hes done I can get a house ball to hook more than mine!! And Im not the only one with this problem! Im going to start doing them myself! Wish you guys were located near me...

[salaloo199]

well mr. holedipshit..

if you were listening

as he was putting on the polish

he was telling us that

it would make the ball's reaction later

he was just showing us examples of

different surface changes

[Brunchordie]

I want this machine. Man, I always polish with only a sponge. That sucks !

[Holeshot426]

Doesn't polishing negate the effects of the 'extreme dull' compound?

[mrtvman]

cool