Chamois

[Timmyb]

Anyone using these? Was thinking about buying one to replace my 30+ year old bowling towel (got it with my original Burgundy Hammer). Do they work as advertised? Can they be cleaned?

[boatman37]

I bought a BFP (Big Fluffy Pad) from CTD a couple months ago. Works real nice. About $20.

[RobLV1]

Anyone using these? Was thinking about buying one to replace my 30+ year old bowling towel (got it with my original Burgundy Hammer). Do they work as advertised? Can they be cleaned?

Yes, they work fine. Yes, they can be cleaned. If you are going to use a towel, use microfibre. Your 30 year old bowling towel is undoubtedly terrycloth which is the only thing that you shouldn't use.

[bowl1820]

Anyone using these? Was thinking about buying one to replace my 30+ year old bowling towel (got it with my original Burgundy Hammer). Do they work as advertised? Can they be cleaned?

Yes the leather shammies work great, I use one all the time. yes they can be cleaned.

I've cleaned my bowlingball.com leather shammy with warm water and soap and a nylon suede brush and it's fine.

You have to treat it like a car chamois, you got to use a very mild soap. Don't use dish soaps, laundry detergents, chemicals , alcohol or you'll remove the natural oils from the leather. A Chamois usually get stiff because they get too dry and loss of the natural oils in the leather.

I washed mine by hand with a hand soap (It's skin) and gently scrubbed it with the brush, then rinsed it thoroughly and squeezed/wrung it dry. I then stretched it out and clipped it to a coat hanger and let it air dry. Don't put it int the dryer or in the sun, UV is bad for it.

Here's my comparison test video of a Leather Shammy Pad and a Microfiber Towel.
www.bowlingboards.com/threads/19317-quot-The-Leather-Shammy-quot-Ball-Cleaner-Showdown-video-02

[djp1080]

If you get a decent microfiber towel, they work pretty good, but the Chamois (shammy) pads work much better. I picked up the little more expensive two side one from Storm and like very much. They can be washed easily by hand with a degreaser detergent and allowed to dry after a good rinse. I've had mine for several years now and haven't had the need to clean it yet... Good luck!

[Timmyb]

If you get a decent microfiber towel, they work pretty good, but the Chamois (shammy) pads work much better. I picked up the little more expensive two side one from Storm and like very much. They can be washed easily by hand with a degreaser detergent and allowed to dry after a good rinse. I've had mine for several years now and haven't had the need to clean it yet... Good luck!

The Storm chamois was the one I was looking at. My issues with microfiber come down to one thing--I've been working with my hands all my adult life, and my hands are like velcro. Every time I try to set one of these down, it follows me. I know terrycloth isn't good, but it's kind of like my good luck charm....

[boatman37]

I know what you mean about microfiber. I hate handling it...lol