Bake vs Bath?

**Stormed1** · 01-30-2014, 06:30 PM

Years ago at a seminar Ron Kickland of Ebonite told us not to use dishwashing soap (ie. Dawn) as it affects the coverstock. Just use hot water

**Aslan** · 01-30-2014, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Stormed1

Years ago at a seminar Ron Kickland of Ebonite told us not to use dishwashing soap (ie. Dawn) as it affects the coverstock. Just use hot water

Well...thats just great. Ughhh. So is my ball going to explode now? Crack in half? What?

Stupid chemisty.

**Pauley** · 01-30-2014, 09:29 PM

Ordered a nesco dehydrator today and extra traysto make my own oven. I think I will keep the extracted oil to use as cologne, I wonder if my wife will like it...

**Bunny** · 01-30-2014, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Pauley

Ordered a nesco dehydrator today and extra traysto make my own oven. I think I will keep the extracted oil to use as cologne, I wonder if my wife will like it...

Lol!

My husband I thought a lane oil scented cologne would be funny.

**sprocket** · 01-30-2014, 10:24 PM

OK, so maybe I'm wrong and baking is OK but it has to be done right. I just don't think you can do a bucket of hot water wrong, but I have read a bunch of times about someone over baking their ball and ruining it. One guy said he kept heating it over and over because oil kept coming out. He thought the temp was low enough too. Eventually he started noticing the ball color on the towel when he was wiping it dry and realized it was more than oil coming out.

I guess it does make sense though. If you can bake a ball right and keep the temp even (water is always even) all over the ball it should work just as good or better than water of the same temp. Water is pretty much free though...

I've had a ball spinning at 1000 rpm and then blasted it with a hair dryer until it was wet with oil and then sprayed it with degreaser and let the centrifugal force throw the oil off. I stopped using that method because I didn't know how hot I was actually getting the ball. The spinning should have kept it pretty even though.

**MICHAEL** · 01-31-2014, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by Pauley

Ordered a nesco dehydrator today and extra traysto make my own oven. I think I will keep the extracted oil to use as cologne, I wonder if my wife will like it...

LOL,,, I think I will use the oil from my 14 balls, to run my Dodge diesel! Hey if people can run their diesel vehicles off of left over cooking oil,,,, Like Willie Nelson,,,,, how much better might it be to use lane oil!!

**tccstudent** · 01-31-2014, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by sprocket

I just don't think you can do a bucket of hot water wrong,
Water is pretty much free though...

This is the first time I have ever baked a ball and it has been going for over a week. It is being done properly at the pro shop. I was told by Phil the guy running the pro shop that he has seen balls take a month to get all the oil out. With that being said submerging it in water around the 140 degree mark will work but how are you going to keep the water at that temp are you just going to keep repeating that procedure.
My water bill would disagree with you over being pretty much free.

**Cart3r27** · 01-31-2014, 03:12 PM

I never bake my ball at home unless I use the Rejuvenater at work. I usually submerge my bowling balls once or twice a month and I can notice a difference immediately. The problem with baking at home is that most people don't know the temperature to put it at. I forgot the correct temp. but after a certain temp the weight block expands and can ultimately damage the ball. I have been in so many arguments about this and that, but I mostly don't ever open my mouth any more and let people learn the hard way. Not saying your ball will be damaged but if you think on the science aspect heat makes materials expand and the weight block expands inside the ball pushing outwards and could crack. Just my 2 cents. I say hot bath is best, a bucket filled half way with hot water from basement sink and 15 mins later good to go!

**sprocket** · 01-31-2014, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by tccstudent

This is the first time I have ever baked a ball and it has been going for over a week. It is being done properly at the pro shop. I was told by Phil the guy running the pro shop that he has seen balls take a month to get all the oil out. With that being said submerging it in water around the 140 degree mark will work but how are you going to keep the water at that temp are you just going to keep repeating that procedure.
My water bill would disagree with you over being pretty much free.

To repeat what I said in my first post, I have no desire or need to spend a week or a month removing oil. I only want the ball to do what it did LAST WEEK. I don't care if it does what it did when it was new. I just want enough oil out to get a predictable reaction.