Powerhouse ball cleaner

[The German Shepherd]

Do any of you folks use Powerhouse Foaming ball cleaner? What is your opinion of it? What do you use?

The reason for asking is that I have been using HOOK IT for the past few months and I am noticing that even after I clean it all off the ball, there is residue left. This residue comes up if I wipe the ball down with rubbing alcohol afer using the HOOK IT. Also, what advantage is there to using higher isopropyl content alcohol? For example, I see some guys in my league use 50% or 70% isoproply. Mine is 91% isopropyl. What difference does the isopropyl content make??? Any chemists out there??

Jay

[GeorgiaStroker]

isopropyl is the type of alcohol it is, versus say denatured or grain alcohol. The percentage indicates the amount of alcohol to water. 70 percent isopropyl alcohol is 30 percent water, 91 percent isopropyl alcohol is 9 percent water.

[bowl1820]

Do any of you folks use Powerhouse Foaming ball cleaner? What is your opinion of it? What do you use?

The reason for asking is that I have been using HOOK IT for the past few months and I am noticing that even after I clean it all off the ball, there is residue left. This residue comes up if I wipe the ball down with rubbing alcohol afer using the HOOK IT. Also, what advantage is there to using higher isopropyl content alcohol? For example, I see some guys in my league use 50% or 70% isoproply. Mine is 91% isopropyl. What difference does the isopropyl content make??? Any chemists out there??

Jay

We tried the foam here when it came out, nobody was impressed and it cost too much.

I've used Hook-it for years, I've never seen Hook-it leave a residue. It's possible it's a bad batch or got contaminated some how. Might try a new bottle. It's possible too that the residue is oil leaching up out of the pores.

As far as alcohol the main thing is the higher the percentage, the faster it will evaporate off the ball. I wouldn't go lower than 70% , 70% & 91% are okay I've used both, I like 91% for doing a mix (like with simple green). 99% evaporates too fast.

[The German Shepherd]

Okay, so it would seem to me, from what I have read in the above posts, that a higher ISO is best. It is interesting that you have never found a residue after using HOOK IT. Have you ever done a treatment with it and followed it up with ISO? As for me, when I have done so, the residue that comes up is red/pink in color and is certainly not lane oil. I have been highly fastidious in making sure to follow the HOOK IT directions and remove ALL of the cleaner after every application. I will try another bottle of it and see what happens.

Also, you use a Simple Green solution? What is your ratio in your mixture? In other words, how much Simple Green to water to ISO do you use? Also, do you use this in place of HOOK IT or do you use it in conjunction with it?

Jay

We tried the foam here when it came out, nobody was impressed and it cost too much.

I've used Hook-it for years, I've never seen Hook-it leave a residue. It's possible it's a bad batch or got contaminated some how. Might try a new bottle. It's possible too that the residue is oil leaching up out of the pores.

As far as alcohol the main thing is the higher the percentage, the faster it will evaporate off the ball. I wouldn't go lower than 70% , 70% & 91% are okay I've used both, I like 91% for doing a mix (like with simple green). 99% evaporates too fast.

[bowl1820]

Okat, so it would seem to me, from what I have read in the above posts, that a higher ISO is best. It is interesting that you have never found a residue after using HOOK IT. Have you ever done a treatment with it and followed it up with ISO? As for me, when I have done so, the residue that comes up is red/pink in color and is certainly not lane oil. I have been highly fastidious in making sure to follow the HOOK IT directions and remove ALL of the cleaner after every application. I will try another bottle of it and see what happens.

Also, you use a Simple Green solution? What is your ratio in your mixture? In other words, how much Simple Green to water to ISO do you use? Also, do you use this in place of HOOK IT or do you use it in conjunction with it?

Jay

As for Hook-it, no I've never had to follow it with alcohol. I've used it since the org. formula (That stuff dissolved a guys vinyl floor, that's why they say don't get it on the inserts.) It's not leaving a residue was one of the reasons I liked it, that and the fact it cleaned stuff off that others wouldn't and left a super tacky surface.

After wiping it off I rub my fingers across the ball and you can hear it squeak.

Heres from a test I did of Hook-it


As for the Simple Green mix that's a common DIY ball cleaner, go to any bowling forum and they know it and a lot bowler's swear by it.The most common mixing ratio is 50/50, half Simple Green and Half Alcohol or Water. There are also mixes of all three in equal amounts.

I don't use it myself, I just tried it everyone was talking about it so I gave it a try. (I've tried about every cleaner I could get my hands on over the years.) It's a okay cleaner better than nothing. But it's not in the league of cleaners like Hook-it

I carried Hook-it in my bag all the time, the only reason I don't have one right now is I got some Tac-up to try and haven't used it all yet.

The best ones I've tried are Clean'N Dull and Hook-it, Tac-Up and Reacta Clean are good ones.

[GeorgiaStroker]

I've got some Monster Tac on the way from Bowlingball.com. Anybody tried it yet?

[got_a_300]

I've got some Monster Tac on the way from Bowlingball.com. Anybody tried it yet?

Yes I'm trying some Monster Tac out at the moment it does a pretty decent job
but there are better cleaners out there like Brunswick Remove All Ball Cleaner and
Clean'N Dull and Hook-it also the Tac-Up and Reacta Clean cleaners are really good
ones also that does a better job of getting the oil out of and off of the ball.

[eugene02]

i'm using powerhouse energizer ball cleaner.. any comments on this?

[bowl1820]

i'm using powerhouse energizer ball cleaner.. any comments on this?

It's a basic citrus cleaner, it cleans the surface some what. But doesn't penetrate the pores well.

[eugene02]

so clean and dull would be a better option?