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korkey299

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baking the ball?
« on: February 15, 2007, 07:35:42 AM »
this is just a simple questin because i've had problems with the ball bath because my hot water ain't so hot so it doesn't do much of anything but one thing i have heard people talk about is putting it in the oven for a little while my only concern was that i don't know what temperature to put it at and what to do about the incerts melting can anybody help me out?
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Kid Jete

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2007, 03:39:37 PM »
I wouldn't bake the ball.  If you can't get the tap water hot enough just boil some and mix it with a little warm tap water to lower the temp a bit.  I normally use dawn dish soap and hot tap water.  Works well for me.
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ptythefool

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2007, 03:40:31 PM »
I bake my ball at 170.. since its the lowest my oven can be set to. Your inserts wont melt. You could probably stick your ball in at 225 and nothing would happen to the inserts..

I stick my ball in on a pie tin thingy but its stronger than a pie tin thing. I put 2 micro fiber towels under the ball in the tin. then i just let the ball sit for like 5-10 minutes then pull it out and wipe it off with some micro fiber towels quickly. Then i stick it right back in.. but people might tell you stuff about core detachments n stuff by doing that but w/e. If i were you i would test it all out with a ball that you dont care much about anymore.

As far as the water bath goes, you could technically boil water first then let it cool a little bit if you really wanted *hot* water..
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korkey299

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2007, 03:44:36 PM »
thanks
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High Score: 299 ringing 10
High Series: 723 (223, 299, 201<-shaking to death)
Current arsenal:
The One: heavy oil
Animal Untamed: medium-heavy oil
Equation: medium oil
Intense Inferno(polished): dry lanes
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crankncrash

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2007, 03:46:11 PM »
Find a shop with a "rejuvinator".  It rotates the ball while heating it indirectly which is important.  This is a safe way to do it and gets really good results, if that is not possible, try a heat lamp but DON'T aim the light right at the ball, you will end up with 1/2 a ball (ask me how i know).
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DON DRAPER

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2007, 06:42:04 PM »
i won't bake a ball at home in the oven. brunswick recommends the use of a rejuvenator or revivor machine to extract the absorbed oil on thier equipment.
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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2007, 09:30:19 PM »
If you cant get your bucket of water hot enough.
If you have a mr coffee use it to
heat a pot of water and add it to the bucket.
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Brickguy221

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2007, 11:42:13 PM »
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i won't bake a ball at home in the oven. brunswick recommends the use of a rejuvenator or revivor machine to extract the absorbed oil on thier equipment.  


Greg H....That is great if a person can find a shop with one, but everyone doesn't have that option and are forced to use other means.
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korkey299

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2007, 02:12:19 PM »
yup thats why people give the ball a bath but baking the ball actually worked quite well i had it set at 150 which is probably 30 degrees more than a hot car during the summer and you could tell how much oil rose to the top and i whiped it off then cleaned it with some ball cleaner and we'll see how it works tomorrow. i live ina small town and there isn't much of  pro shop nearby just some guys that order and drill balls.

for those of you that think that the temp is too high it wasn't even close, i could easily handle it by hand
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High Score: 299 ringing 10
High Series: 723 (223, 299, 201<-shaking to death)
Current arsenal:
The One: heavy oil
Animal Untamed: medium-heavy oil
Equation: medium oil
Intense Inferno(polished): dry lanes

Edited on 2/16/2007 3:30 PM
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DON DRAPER

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2007, 04:53:23 PM »
you may have to look around and ask-----that's what i did. i asked bowlers and pro shop people in the kansas city area who had one and found out that way.
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charlest

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2007, 05:31:29 PM »
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I bake my ball at 170.. since its the lowest my oven can be set to. Your inserts wont melt. You could probably stick your ball in at 225 and nothing would happen to the inserts..


The Rejuvenators have their thermostats set to turn off the heat at 150 degrees Fahrenheit because, theoretically, at 150 degrees, the resin's plasticizer begins to come to the surface. Below that number, oil is brought to the surface.

Most people say that you should not use your home oven thermostat because it is not sensitive enough to control the range of the heat.
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pinbuffer

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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2007, 09:55:53 AM »
Brunswick's answer to using the Rejuvinator. (I'm not sure where I first read about that link, but it's good to have it listed in the Coverstock Forum )

http://www.utahbowling.com/news/brunswick.html
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Re: baking the ball?
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2007, 10:10:47 AM »
I have a friend who has split two balls right down the middle by putting them in his oven. I know, he didn't learn the first time.
 
The Revivor that my pro shop uses blows warm air as it rotates the ball. This is a very controlled environment. Most of my equipment is pretty saturated after 60 games, and I wipe if off every shot and clean it before I leave the bowling center. If you're not this fanatical about surface maintenance you'll be lucky to get 40 - 50 games before you notice a real drop off in performance.

I've tried a hairdryer, and it's safe, but you can sit there for hours trying to evenly extract oil from a ball and it's hard on the wife's hairdryer, which, in turn, tends to be difficult on the relationship.
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