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luv2C10falll

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Revivor oven
« on: January 12, 2012, 07:27:26 AM »
My pro shop guy put my Black widow sting in his oven for 21/2hrs and not a drop of oil came out.He said that he sanded it at 220 grit before he put it in there.I have been bowling with this ball for over 31/2yrs with no hot water bath or anything.Iam wondering if his machine is not working or he doesn't know what he is doing.Any ideas would be greatly appreciated 


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charlest

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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 03:53:57 PM »
There's not a lot to running the Revivor. It's good that he sanded it first.
But 2 1/2 hours and no oil is a mystery. I'd wonder about the heat being on but that is easy to check.
 
Aside why did you wait 2 years to do this?    
The difference in ball reaction once done should be quite radical.


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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 04:13:33 PM »
Do you keep your Sting at a high gloss finish?  Between league and practice I've got about 50 games or so on my Mission X.  I took it down to 360ab and gave it a hot water bath.  Not a drop of oil either.  I emptied the bucket and tried again, this time the water was extra (probably too much so) hot.  Not a drop of oil.  I keep the coverstock at a very glossy finish.  I was told the high gloss will create a barrier to the lane oil.  

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luv2C10falll

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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 04:31:48 PM »
 I usually keep it at 1500-2000 grit .I've gotten into a habit of always wiping ball during shots too .I would have thought some oil would come out .There's probably 150+ on that ball
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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2012, 02:30:17 PM »

Instead of taking it to the pro shop just make one. Here’s how:


Get a plastic 5 gal bucket and flip it upside down. On most of them there is a small ring in the center of the bottom. Cut this out.


Place the bowling ball under the bucket.


Get your wife’s hair drier and place it in the hole and turn it on high for 5 or so minutes.


Uncover a quickly wipe the oil off the ball.


Turn it 180 degrees and do the process again.


Continue until there isn’t any signs of oil.


I’ve been doing this for several years and have never damaged a ball.



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charlest

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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2012, 05:51:39 PM »
High gloss has never been a barrier to oil absorption. What might be the case is that polished balls are less exposed to oil because they are used on drier lanes.
 
Remember that oil is not a coating, like paint or varnish. It is just a micro sanding of the surface to make it very fine, anywhere from 4000 to 6000 grit. 
 
It's the coverstock's ability or tendency to absorb oil that governs how it interreacts with the oil on the surface of the lane and how much oil it is exposed to/
 
CubsFan wrote on 1/12/2012 5:13 PM:Do you keep your Sting at a high gloss finish?  Between league and practice I've got about 50 games or so on my Mission X.  I took it down to 360ab and gave it a hot water bath.  Not a drop of oil either.  I emptied the bucket and tried again, this time the water was extra (probably too much so) hot.  Not a drop of oil.  I keep the coverstock at a very glossy finish.  I was told the high gloss will create a barrier to the lane oil.  



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DON DRAPER

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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2012, 01:58:00 PM »
Although I no experience with the Revivor from Innovative Bowling Products I have used the Rejuvenator for over ten(10) years with great results. After appx. 75 games of use with a polished reactive ball I have the ball run through the Rejuvenator until all the oil has been extracted. Then the ball is resurfaced only as much as needed on a Haus Resurfacing Machine and the balls reaction is like brand new.

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Re: Revivor oven
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2012, 02:15:24 PM »

 Or if you have a keep warm feature on the oven you can use it and a regular ball cup. Set to 125-135 degrees as recommended by Brunswick in their evaluation of the oven systems and check every so often to wipe and rotate the ball. Same temp as the revivor or less actually.
Berreez wrote on 1/14/2012 3:30 PM:

Instead of taking it to the pro shop just make one. Here’s how:


Get a plastic 5 gal bucket and flip it upside down. On most of them there is a small ring in the center of the bottom. Cut this out.


Place the bowling ball under the bucket.


Get your wife’s hair drier and place it in the hole and turn it on high for 5 or so minutes.


Uncover a quickly wipe the oil off the ball.


Turn it 180 degrees and do the process again.


Continue until there isn’t any signs of oil.


I’ve been doing this for several years and have never damaged a ball.



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