Bowling Ball Surface Preparation

Ball Surface Preparation

Supplies needed

Ball spinner	You can purchase one online for $250 at Innovative Bowling Products.
4-ball cardboard case box	Your local pro shop owner should have one of these.
Water spray bottle	You can use a empty cleaner plastic bottle or buy one at a drug store
Sand paper for wet sanding	You’ll need 320,400,600,800, and 1000 grits. You can find these at an auto supply place.
Finesse It	This can be found at auto paint shops. It is the polish they use on cars after they have been painted.
Acetone	Please be very careful, this stuff is highly flammable. Wear gloves to avoid getting it on your skin!

Let’s get started. First take the case box and tape up the side flaps. Put your ball spinner inside the box. The box will keep things from getting messy. Fill your spray bottle with water. Have some old hand towels ready to wipe off ball. Now you are ready to clean or resurface your bowling ball.

Cleaning your ball

1. Apply some acetone to a towel.

2. Wipe all over ball to remove oil and dirt.

3. Once clean, place ball in ball spinner.

4. DO NOT use ACETONE in or around ball spinner!

Resurfacing your ball

1. Spray ball with water

2. Cut sand paper into quarters. Let’s start with 320 grit. (Note: the lower the grit #, the more rough the paper)

3. Place sand paper in the palm of your dominant hand and place on ball

4. Start spinner

5. Apply slight pressure downward

6. Spray more water using other hand

7. Wipe with towel

8. Turn off spinner

9. Turn ball over and repeat steps 1-8 using fresh sand paper with the same grit

10. Repeat steps 1-9 with 400 grit

11. Continue the process progressing up through the different grits of sandpaper stopping on the desired surface

Finessing your ball

1. Follow the resurfacing steps progressing up to the 1000 grit

2. Apply Finesse It to a clean, dry towel

3. Start spinner and push towel down on ball keeping it there till it generates some heat

4. Use clean portion of towel to buff polish and work into ball

5. Turn off spinner

6. Turn ball over and repeat steps 1-5

Innovative Bowling Products sells a video showing how to use a ball spinner. It sells for $9.95.