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Title: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: xwenhan on March 10, 2005, 11:14:34 PM
Hi all, please suggest some ideas how to clean the beltmarks off my ball. I have already tried cleaners like STORM Reacta Clean on my Absolute Inferno. Thanks
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: xwenhan on March 11, 2005, 07:25:43 AM
Forgot to add that it could not clean off the beltmarks
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: FBM357 on March 11, 2005, 07:30:52 AM
I use a combination of Simple Green, Rubbing Alcohol and Water.  Spray on, let sit for 30 secs. or so and buff.  Tougher marks require a little more effort in the buffing/rubbing department but letting it set for a few usually does the trick.

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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Triple X on March 11, 2005, 07:34:34 AM
Try Track Clean & Dull.You can see the difference in cleaning balls from the storm reacta cleaner.It's been perfect for my Absolute.
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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: xwenhan on March 11, 2005, 07:37:10 AM
Do i need a ball spinner for the cleaning process?
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: xwenhan on March 11, 2005, 07:39:06 AM
I heard from my someone that i can use lighter fluid to clean off the beltmarks but i am afraid that it will hurt the coverstock
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: knobs1 on March 11, 2005, 07:39:36 AM
Acetone just don't let any spill into your bag will eat up stuff put in good small bottle good to eat the oil off the ball to
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: xwenhan on March 11, 2005, 07:41:41 AM
lighter fluid is acetone?
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Triple X on March 11, 2005, 07:44:02 AM
I don't have a spinner yet so I use a nice white cloth & my hands after league. Then you'll see the white cloth turns black from the dirt & oil or whatever from the lanes.
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Triple X

Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Triple X on March 11, 2005, 07:51:25 AM
Never use acetone, It's not an approved cleaner for balls by usbc. I think on what I saw from here that, it ruin/softens the cover of the ball.
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Triple X

Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: xwenhan on March 11, 2005, 07:59:34 AM
what grit does clean and dull sand to?
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: J_Mac on March 11, 2005, 09:27:23 AM
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what grit does clean and dull sand to?


Clean and Dull doesn't have any grit.  It is call Clean and Dull because unlike some cleaners out there it doesn't polish the ball as it cleans it.
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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: charlest on March 11, 2005, 09:32:11 AM
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what grit does clean and dull sand to?


Clean and Dull doesn't have any grit.  It is call Clean and Dull because unlike some cleaners out there it doesn't polish the ball as it cleans it.
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But it doesn't dull balls either. It's JUST a name.
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: charlest on March 11, 2005, 09:35:41 AM
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lighter fluid is acetone?


NO!

Never, EVER use either on a bowling ball surface!

Belt marks are rubber. Nothing will remove it except "elbow grease" and a terry cloth towel or a Bounty paper towel (very tough paper). You can use spit and your thumb. NOTHING dissolves rubber.

To everyone who posted something nonesensical,

Yoiks, people! How about using some of that common sense God gave all of us??
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Strapper_Squared on March 11, 2005, 09:48:04 AM
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lighter fluid is acetone?


No.  lighter fluid is small hydrocarbons (butane, pentane, etc) and acetone is a specific ketone.  lighter fluid is non-polar and acetone is polar.  Completely different types of molecules... although both will burn easily!

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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Strapper_Squared on March 11, 2005, 09:52:34 AM
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NOTHING dissolves rubber.



Haha...ever hear of the reformulated gasoline or gasahol?  It is gasoline with ethanol added to it (try to extend the oil supply and keep the farmers happy).  Anyway, if concentrations of ethanol in the gasoline get too high, it will attack the rubber seals, rings, gaskets, etc. in the engine, albeit a rather slow process...  

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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: iommifan on March 11, 2005, 09:56:21 AM
Acetone does dissolve belt marks, and it is illegal. There are two or three ball cleaners that do it also which are also illegal because they contain acetone. The belt marks are not really rubber but urethane.
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Gene J Kanak on March 11, 2005, 09:57:59 AM
Clean and Dull takes off belt marks and grime more quickly and with less effort than anything that I've ever tried. It is even easier with a spinner, but you can do it by hand and get great results as well. That's what I'd recommend.
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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Triple X on March 11, 2005, 10:36:20 AM
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what grit does clean and dull sand to?


Clean and Dull doesn't have any grit.  It is call Clean and Dull because unlike some cleaners out there it doesn't polish the ball as it cleans it.
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But it doesn't dull balls either. It's JUST a name.


To clear this one out for you, Clean & Dull is just the name of the cleaner. It doesn't have any abrasives on it that will change the cover surface, so If you use it on a dull ball, it will stay dull & if you use it on polish balls it will stay polish.

The best part about it is you only need this one cleaner for all types of coverstock.(plastic, reactive or particle, etc.) Unlike storm cleaners like reacta & mega bite, one for reactive & one for particle.Not cost effective on my book.
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Triple X

Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: TWells1960 on March 11, 2005, 10:59:18 AM
Try Windex...I use it every week and it takes everything off.
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: Loudstriker on March 11, 2005, 05:36:41 PM
I use Simple Green and water mixture for the left on oil
and then just rubbing alchohol on the belt marks. Just
takes a little effort and they all come off. I do use the
SP/W and rubbing alchohol separate from each other. It's
more effective.
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Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: charlest on March 11, 2005, 05:50:59 PM
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NOTHING dissolves rubber.



Haha...ever hear of the reformulated gasoline or gasahol?  It is gasoline with ethanol added to it (try to extend the oil supply and keep the farmers happy).  Anyway, if concentrations of ethanol in the gasoline get too high, it will attack the rubber seals, rings, gaskets, etc. in the engine, albeit a rather slow process...  

S^2
Strapper Squared


Like I originally said, the best cleaner for bowling balls is
Brillo and lighter fluid ....
Title: Re: How do i clean off belt marks?
Post by: thfonz98 on March 11, 2005, 05:53:07 PM
a mixture of big orange orange cleaner and alcohol cleans off belt marks, paint marks, and everything else off of mine.
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