Has anyone used all three cleaners and how do they stack up with some of the other cleaners that are out right now? I decided to try some other cleaners this year, especially ones that will put some good tacky feel to the ball. I did use Hook It before but that was like 6 or 7 years ago, I'm pretty sure that one made balls very tacky.

I will let you know how they work.   The only one I have used is renew it.    I know the owner of NEO Technologies personally and he's got some new stuff on the horizon as well.    I'll post info how they work once I get a chance to use them

Renew-it is not a cleaner, per se; it is a polish with Hook-it in it, as the cleaning agent. You should't use it on dull balls because it will polish them. It will clean balls, but I'd only suggest it for cleaning highly polished balls, if you also want to add some polish to them. Otherwise, it's a waste of money to use it just as a cleaner.

Liquid Nitro is their cleaner approved for use DURING bowling. It is among the best, in my tests, of those approved for use during bowling by the USBC.

Hook-it is one of the strongest bowling ball cleaners made, for use BEFORE & AFTER bowling. It is right up there with Clean and Dull (which does not dull balls). Both actual can draw some oil out of the top layer of the ball. Both are so strong, I would suggest only using them once every 3 - 4 outing with a ball., unless you bowl on oil soaked, heavy oil patterns, which eliminates about 99.99% of all house patterns.

Well at the risk of hijacking this thread, let me ask how Hook It compares to Clean 'N' Dull?  I am a big fan of Renew It for my pearlized and polished equipment.  I think Charlest told me it finishes the ball to around 2000 polished, which works for me on much of my equipment.

Great info, everyone. I'm have to order that Hook It and Renew It this weekend and see how it compares to the Clean N' Dull that I have. Don't think I'll need the Liquid Nitro because I use Motiv Power Gel as my basic cleaner for my pearl and polished equipment.

Quote from: charlest on July 19, 2013, 05:43:35 AM

Quote from: dougb on July 19, 2013, 03:04:01 AM

Well at the risk of hijacking this thread, let me ask how Hook It compares to Clean 'N' Dull?  I am a big fan of Renew It for my pearlized and polished equipment.  I think Charlest told me it finishes the ball to around 2000 polished, which works for me on much of my equipment.

Personally, I'd have to put Hook-It just hair below Clean and Dull in overall strength, but, for me, that's still better than any other cleaner on the market without abrasives in it.
As Steven mentioned & implied, I would never use either product without some sort of glove on my hands. They are just so strong.

Thanks.

Sorry, Doug. That should be "I would never use either product without some sort of glove on my hands."

The last time I used Hook-It (about 12 years ago, it's been a while) I actually smeared the grips onto the ball... it was that strong. Scary strong...

I love Clean N Dull. That with a green scotch brite was awesome for oil, then you could work the surface back up if you needed to.

Not sure if it was your incident that prompted this, but the label does say "keep the product from contact with vinyl inserts".

I suspect it not good to allow too much contact with human skin also, which is why I recommend using rubber or nitrile gloves when handling it and C&D.