"NEAT Surface Technology"
Restoring and Resurfacing
As outlined in the original “NEAT Surface Technology” article, the surface preparation of the bowling is a key factor in determining the overall ball motion. Available in the article are the necessary steps that are taken to carefully manipulate, craft, and prepare the unique surface structure. As a refresher we have outlined the main steps below in Figure 1 just as such during the manufacturing process. For those shops and consumers whom do not have access to traditional sandpaper & 3M products we have also detailed a plan in Figure 2 that will approximately yield a surface finish that is within range of our manufacturing process. However, in order to restore and resurface the ball as close as possible to factory conditions we do advise using the same steps as in the manufacturing process. As a reminder, we encourage the resurfacing process to begin by “stepping down” the current surface to the lowest grit and then using the chart for a stepwise progression back up through the necessary grits for the desired surface features.
Figure 1:
3M Trizact Sanding Dicss & "NEAT" Finishing System
| Step #1 | Step #2 | Step #3 | Step #4 | Step #5 | |
| "N" | 60u (220 grit) | 50u (240 grit) | 40u (280 grit) | 30u (340 grit) | "N" - Black |
| "E" | 60u (220 grit) | 40u (280 grit) | 20u (500 grit) | "E" - Blue | N/A |
| "A" | 50u (240 grit) | 30u (340 grit) | 20u (500 grit) | 5u (1,500-2,000 grit) | "A" - Green |
| "T" | 50u (240 grit) | 30u (340 grit) | 20u (500 grit) | 5u (1,500-2,000 grit) | "T" - Yellow |
Figure 2:
Substituting Abralon for Trizact and "NEAT" Finishing System
| Step #1 | Step #2 | Step #3 | Step #4 | Step #5 | |
| "N" | 180 | 360 | "N" - Black | ||
| "E" | 180 | 360 | 500 | "E" - Blue | |
| "A" | 180 | 360 | 500 | 2,000 | "A" - Green |
| "T" | 180 | 360 | 500 | 2,000 | "T" - Yellow |
| (Using Abralon will not 100% replicate the manufacturing process but is available for those without access to traditional sand paper technology) |
