hitchhiker, I did the same thing to my Sol with the orange seals, and the first cast I noticed a big difference over previously cleaned-oiled stock bearings. No need to cast as hard anymore and I like the sound of them too.
j franco, I don't see any grease on the yoke and friction washers like () in the article. Maybe I dont have the right one? (tackletour.com/reviewtdsolpolishing.html)? :
gohti, thanks for helping a newbe get started and spool information.