I'm not sure where I heard this, but is Rubbing alcohol bad to use when cleaning your ball?  If so, why so?

I'm currently out of cleaner and just want to see if it will work in the meantime.

Rubbing alcohol is approved by USBC as a cleaner. As far as being bad, I don't think anybody has proved that it is bad to clean a bowling ball with it. I use alcohol just to remove some grime off after a bowling set and Ultimate Black Magic Rejuvenator cleaner to help remove the oil. For deep cleaning Clean and Dull is good along with many others.
jodyk24

Appreciate all the input!

I have been using rubbing alcohol to clean my bowling balls this season with my bowling ball spinner. I have  had great results, i have almost 20 700+ series this season since i clean my equipment prior to my league. It also gets a lot of dirt off from the flithy rags i have after im done.

Rubbing alcohol is fine for dirt and not much else, but then you might as well use water. It's not called the universal solvent for nothing.

Isopropyl alcohol cannot, does not and will not remove lane oil from the ball. The rag you use will remove some oil and smear the rest into the ball. You need a true degreaser to remove oil or a real ball cleaner, like Clean and Dull or Hook-It.

clean n dull on the desired ab pad (on spinner) = a very clean and fresh surface
I'm talking using a 4000 pad on a lane shine type surface ball, not 1 or 2/k pad over a polished surface.