Soaking bowling ball question

[75lockwood]

That was before I found out the rejuvenators were limited to 130. It was a guess. At least I didn't think it was a cake and set it to 350

Lol, i can just imagine now, you put the ball in, come back 10 minutes later to a nice egg shaped ball (crack included)

[noeymc]

It's all a matter of who you ask, if you don't want to do it don't.

Here is from MoRich Bowling:
A GOOD METHOD

In the event your Pro Shop does not have a Revivor Oven, your next best approach is to simply give it a "Hot Water Bath." Though the process is easy, don't rush the steps! So here we go...

Have the ball wet sanded to about 400-grit to open the cover's pores.
Fill a tub or bucket with hot tap water so that it just covers the submerged ball.
Dip the ball in the water and when you remove it notice how the water is being repelled by the oil.
Squirt about 2-3 teaspoons of Dawn dish detergent (the foamy version lathers and extracts dirt and grime the best) on the ball cover and literally massage it into the coverstock.
Place the ball back in the water and let it set for a few minutes.
Rub the surface while under water with a clean towel.
Remove the ball from the soapy water and rinse it with hot water.
Rinse the tub (or bucket) clean and refill it with hot water (no soap).
Place the ball back in the water and rub it again with a clean cloth. You will probably notice that a soapy film will appear in the water. This is residue that was trapped in the coverstock (much like the oil and dirt was) and the cloth is helping to remove it from the surface.
Repeat steps 5 through 9 until no soapy residue remains, This make 2 or 3 times to achieve, depending upon the amount of soap that was used. You don't want to use too much soap, but you need enough to cut through the oil and dirt.
After the soap has been completely removed from the coverstock, towel dry it, and allow the ball to further air dry at room temperature.
Have the ball wet sanded with 400-grit paper and then follow the steps to bring it back to its factory finish as described in our resurfacing section.

i wasn't trying to argue or nothing i could have went more in to detail about my concerns

[75lockwood]

i wasn't trying to argue or nothing i could have went more in to detail about my concerns

Yea, imo any company/proshop would say the same and that is that homebrew cleaning methods are stupid, dangerous, etc. not necessarily because they are but because they want to sell your their products. (good business moves)


No offense to bowlingball.com, great site!

[Vince805]

It's all a matter of who you ask, if you don't want to do it don't.

Here is from MoRich Bowling:
A GOOD METHOD

In the event your Pro Shop does not have a Revivor Oven, your next best approach is to simply give it a "Hot Water Bath." Though the process is easy, don't rush the steps! So here we go...

Have the ball wet sanded to about 400-grit to open the cover's pores.
Fill a tub or bucket with hot tap water so that it just covers the submerged ball.
Dip the ball in the water and when you remove it notice how the water is being repelled by the oil.
Squirt about 2-3 teaspoons of Dawn dish detergent (the foamy version lathers and extracts dirt and grime the best) on the ball cover and literally massage it into the coverstock.
Place the ball back in the water and let it set for a few minutes.
Rub the surface while under water with a clean towel.
Remove the ball from the soapy water and rinse it with hot water.
Rinse the tub (or bucket) clean and refill it with hot water (no soap).
Place the ball back in the water and rub it again with a clean cloth. You will probably notice that a soapy film will appear in the water. This is residue that was trapped in the coverstock (much like the oil and dirt was) and the cloth is helping to remove it from the surface.
Repeat steps 5 through 9 until no soapy residue remains, This make 2 or 3 times to achieve, depending upon the amount of soap that was used. You don't want to use too much soap, but you need enough to cut through the oil and dirt.
After the soap has been completely removed from the coverstock, towel dry it, and allow the ball to further air dry at room temperature.
Have the ball wet sanded with 400-grit paper and then follow the steps to bring it back to its factory finish as described in our resurfacing section.

Thanks alot im gonna have to try this next time.

[Vince805]

I bowled last night and it seemed to be reacting better then it has lately. maybe hooking just a tad to much seeing i left the 10 6 times in game 1 lol. made a move up a bit on approach and no more 10 pin....My next question was gonna be how often would you use the soak method but you guys already answered that for me. way ahead of me i see thanks. thanks for all the quick replies also. i was trying to get quick answers before i had to go. If i had more time i would of replied sooner. You guys are amazing.

[75lockwood]

I bowled last night and it seemed to be reacting better then it has lately. maybe hooking just a tad to much seeing i left the 10 6 times in game 1 lol. made a move up a bit on approach and no more 10 pin....My next question was gonna be how often would you use the soak method but you guys already answered that for me. way ahead of me i see thanks. thanks for all the quick replies also. i was trying to get quick answers before i had to go. If i had more time i would of replied sooner. You guys are amazing.

A great opportunity to practice 10 pins!

how many of them did you manage to spare?

[Vince805]

A great opportunity to practice 10 pins!

how many of them did you manage to spare?

I actually managed to pick them all up lol. I dont have a problem picking up the 10. BUT funny thing is my trouble pin is the 7 and im right handed. I dont know \why

[75lockwood]

I actually managed to pick them all up lol. I dont have a problem picking up the 10. BUT funny thing is my trouble pin is the 7 and im right handed. I dont know \why

Lol Nice! as for the 7 pins, i normal just move 12 boards left and shoot the same target, works well.

[Vince805]

Lol Nice! as for the 7 pins, i normal just move 12 boards left and shoot the same target, works well.

LOL thanks. i tried standing far right and shooting it like i do the 10(but standing far left) and throwing it straight at it with lots of speed but with no success. i'd go like 2/10 picking up the 7 and i can get the 10 everytime! As of this league ive tried a new method which works 90% of the time so far. stand FAR left almost lining up with the gutter and throwing it out using the idk what you call it,cupping 2 finger method with tons of revs way across the ane and watch it come straight back and take out the 7. works well on 4-7 spare too :-)

[J Anderson]

I actually managed to pick them all up lol. I dont have a problem picking up the 10. BUT funny thing is my trouble pin is the 7 and im right handed. I dont know \why

You're not alone. You'd be surprised at how many people have trouble with the 'easy' corner pin.