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echidapus

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alcohol
« on: November 10, 2008, 12:16:13 AM »
Does alcohol deteriorate the coverstock of a ball?   What are the side effects of rubbing alcohol on the ball?  does the % matter?

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Stormkid84

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Re: alcohol
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 10:07:56 AM »
Pure alcohol will dry out the coverstock making it harder and more brittle.  Not a good idea to use straight.
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charlest

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Re: alcohol
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 11:26:11 AM »
quote:
Pure alcohol will dry out the coverstock making it harder and more brittle.  Not a good idea to use straight.
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Me: "These lanes are tight. I have 2 boards!"
My buddy with front 8: "Me too!"
Me: "Yeah, but yours both have arrows on them, and an arrow in between!"


I'm not sure I understand. What component of the coverstock will alcohol dry out?
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Mike Austin

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Re: alcohol
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 10:03:12 PM »
quote:
Pure alcohol will dry out the coverstock making it harder and more brittle.  Not a good idea to use straight.
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Me: "These lanes are tight. I have 2 boards!"
My buddy with front 8: "Me too!"
Me: "Yeah, but yours both have arrows on them, and an arrow in between!"


The only way this could happen even remotely is to dunk your ball in a tub of alcohol, that happens all the time?????

Alcohol rubbed on with a clean towel is not going to hurt a thing.  Evaporates too fast.  USBC may have tested to find something different, but in the real world......  Alcohol works pretty well for cleaning dirt.
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Re: alcohol
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 11:34:28 PM »
It works good for removing belt marks. It has absolutely no oil or grease cutting capabilities though
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LFSoccer2k6

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Re: alcohol
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2008, 12:08:06 AM »
I use Isopropol Alcohol all the time at my pro shop.  It is great to use after polishing a bowling ball to get tackiness.  It is also great to clean off bowling balls with when dirty.  However, it will not clean off oil like cleaners do, so keep that in mind as well.
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