Anyone ever use a magic eraser on their equipment? I read that there's no chemical in them and the secret ingredient is elbow grease. I bowl in a house that is absolutely terrible about belt marks. Thinking this might be a good idea. Any opinions?

I would be a little leery about using something not really designed for bowling balls on them.  IMO....there is plenty of cleaners out there that are allowed to be used during competition that should work just fine.  I guess someone has to be the guinea pig when it comes to new things though.  It may be worth someone taking an old ball they dont use much anymore and trying the eraser and see what happens.

I'm thinking I'll try it out on my spare ball next time I get a belt mark. Just wondering if it'll take polish off it not.

If you decide to do it; let us know what results you find.

The house I bowl at the most is also horrible when it comes to belt marks, particularly on polished balls. No approved during use cleaner I've tried has ever worked. Even stronger cleaners like CnD require major elbow grease. Only thing I've found to work is acetone. Which is on the "not allowed at any time" list.

I'd also be interested to hear how the Magic Eraser did.

I use Brunswick Remove All and I've never had a problem getting belt marks off.  It's approved for use during competition, I believe (I don't have the bottle around at the moment).

Ah, so that is where the glue comes from. One of the houses I bowl has that problem really bad. Lane Masters cleaner will take it off with some work, but there is something better than acetone or Lane Masters cleaner. It's a ball cleaner called 10th Frame Ultra Clean. It is not allowed by USBC for use at any time. LOL But it's the only thing that takes the glue off without serious scrubbing.

Quote from: CubsFan on March 13, 2013, 02:22:52 PM

The house I bowl at the most is also horrible when it comes to belt marks, particularly on polished balls. No approved during use cleaner I've tried has ever worked. Even stronger cleaners like CnD require major elbow grease. Only thing I've found to work is acetone. Which is on the "not allowed at any time" list.

I'd also be interested to hear how the Magic Eraser did.

I wouldn't use ME on belt marks. I use Lanemasters cleaner (I've found it more effective than acetone) to take off all belt marks and glue from loose carpeting in the back of the pin deck, after league bowling is over. I doubt any cleaner approved for use DURING bowling would remove belt marks.

I have used magic eraser on my hammer corner works great but after
clean with ball cleaner for best results.
Do not use on polished balls the eraser has a little grit to it and will
dull the finish.
Overall i think it works great saves on expensive ball cleaner
and a lot less work, just my two cents

I only learned of this situation on Monday myself. This is what is happening where I bowl. I cannot guarantee it is the same where you are. They seem like what was described to me as belt marks, but I guess they are different. In any case, Lanemasters cleaner removed both for me.

Not as far as I know. Tenth Frame's Ultra contains acetone. I have found Lanemasters cleaner better than pure acetone, purchased from Home Depot and Lowe's in their paint departments, at removing anything on a bowling ball surface. That is what I have found. I'll leave your decision of what to use up to you.
 

Ah, so that is where the glue comes from. One of the houses I bowl has that problem really bad. Lane Masters cleaner will take it off with some work, but there is something better than acetone or Lane Masters cleaner. It's a ball cleaner called 10th Frame Ultra Clean. It is not allowed by USBC for use at any time. LOL But it's the only thing that takes the glue off without serious scrubbing.

Quote from: charlest on March 13, 2013, 04:11:29 PM

Quote from: CubsFan on March 13, 2013, 02:22:52 PM

The house I bowl at the most is also horrible when it comes to belt marks, particularly on polished balls. No approved during use cleaner I've tried has ever worked. Even stronger cleaners like CnD require major elbow grease. Only thing I've found to work is acetone. Which is on the "not allowed at any time" list.

I'd also be interested to hear how the Magic Eraser did.

I wouldn't use ME on belt marks. I use Lanemasters cleaner (I've found it more effective than acetone) to take off all belt marks and glue from loose carpeting in the back of the pin deck, after league bowling is over. I doubt any cleaner approved for use DURING bowling would remove belt marks.