Should I be cleaning my balls after everytime I bowl with a cleaner?

[Ball99999]

I just mix up my own cleaner I use a 50/50 mixture of
70% or when I can find it 90% isopropyl alcohol and
Simple Green cleaner. It does just as good of a job as
some of the more expensive cleaners on the market.

I have tried several different cleaners and have found
that my mixture is just as good if not better than some
of them and a whole lot cheaper to make. I think when
I mix up a quart bottle of it I have less than $5.00 in it
where a quart of the other stuff will cost anywhere from
$27.00 to $36.00 to buy.

That sounds good... but I've seen different simple green products like hand cleaner etc, what do you use?

[Zothen]

I've used 90% rubbing alchol,simple green(Green liquid in spray bottle)and TAC. I've found that cleaning ball with simple green 1st,then with tac makes the ball nice and taky which works well for me on THS. To each thy own as I always say or Whatever floats your boat!

Zothen

[got_a_300]

That sounds good... but I've seen different simple green products like hand cleaner etc, what do you use?

Here is a pic of what I use
Simple Green.jpg

[bayedup84]

Can you use regular rubbing alcohol?

[bowl1820]

Can you use regular rubbing alcohol?

Yes, rubbing alcohol is fine.

[bayedup84]

ok..i just remember as a kid on league using rubbing alcohol. Just didn't wanna ruin new ball or anything.

[Demoman]

I'm a firm believer in the powerhouse adrenaline ball steroid wipes. I use them after ever series of bowling and I can tell you that I can see the oil and dirt on the wipes when I'm done and they leave the ball looking and feeling like it was new.

[Ball99999]

I can't afford bowling brand cleaners.. especially since I plan on cleaning the gunk off them a lot so I'm going to go with the simple green and isoproply 9x% solution.

Maybe 50/50% for home use, 75alcohol/25green for alley use since it'll dry faster.

[billf]

http://www.bowlingball.com/products/...ner-32-oz.html

is this what your talking about, bill?

Sure is

[billf]

Just want to throw my 2 pennies in here. I personally believe wiping the ball off after everyshot is almost like a security blanket. That its just something that if some people dont do it they believe its going to greatly effect things. Same with cleaning the ball after every session to prolong life. Just from my personal experience, I dont notice a single difference from shot to shot (excluding soaked patterns) to personally worry about wiping it off. Also I have never had a ball die on me in its lifespan before it ends up in the closet and or sold. Like I said its just my opinion and wanted to throw out another thought on the subject.

So you only use a ball for 100 games? Personally, I can't afford two new balls a week so I take care of my equipment. I bowl mostly sport shots so I do wipe my ball after each shot. As a coach I teach it as part of the pre-shot routine as is the USBC and PBA standard, plus makes for one less change when moving to sport patterns.