I was wondering about the Simple Green wipes. I have seen them and wondered if they worked?

WOW, this thread is even longer than the "Lesbians at the prom" thread that I'm getting hammered in. Maybe I can get hammered here as well.

 I've been bowling since 1982 and have NEVER bought a pre manufactured cleaning product.  I have always used either an alcohol based, or acetone based, home made cleaner.

 I switched from acetone based to alcohol based shortly after I discovered that acetone actually altered the ball.

 I use 50% simple green, 30% isopropyl alcohol ( the 91% type), and 20% windex to make it.

 Works fine, cleans reasonably deeply, and never had a ball "die" from it, even though I have some balls I've had for YEARS.

 I've also never had to have an oil extraction done. I do have an original Inferno that went through the dishwasher ( which brought it back to pristine performance), but that's the extent of it.  Got a Track MUTANT from a guy once that actually was dead, but I brought it back to life with heat (left it covered with a dark towel in the car) and berrymans b-12 chemtool ( yeah yeah, I know, but it was dead and I had nothing to lose).

 Moral is, get some dang cleaner and use it. Home made cleaner is better than no cleaner at all, and is plenty good enough for many of us to bypass manufacturers brand name cleaners altogether.
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CRD/LB4M: This is from the Innovative bowling products link I provided:

 

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Q: Will the Revivor harm the ball?
A: No. Eight years of field testing by over 1.000 pro shops as well as extensive testing from Innovative and independent non-bias companies proves it has NEVER harmed a ball.

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As another wise poster on this site has said more than once, "reading is a skill". It's a skill that you clearly haven't mastered, if you've tried at all.
So slowly read the above Q&A. Innovative has put their professional reputation on the line with the Revivor product. There claims are true until you can prove otherwise. Good Luck.

Before you regurgitate the Storm memo, remember that companies have agendas. Ebonite/Columbia also doesn't recommend heat for oil extraction. I'm sure the fact that they sell their own compound to extract oil doesn't play into the picture.  

If it's safe in hot tap water, it's safe in a specifically designed oil extraction oven. Heat draws the oil from the bowling balls. Forced air circulates the heat evenly. Electronic controller assures constant temperature. Balls continually rotate during the process. Sorbent pads collect the oil as the balls turn.

Regardless, this last week I put my Columbia Rival through a session in the Revivor oven. I wanted to use it for a USBC Open Pattern Tournament this weekend. It bleed for about 90 minutes before the extraction was finished. As for temperature, the cover was much cooler than after a typical hot afternoon of sitting in the car trunk.

The Rival reacted just fine. Despite the heavy pattern (double pass of oil), The ball achieved the heavy roll with controlled backend I expected -- just like when it was new. So much for the dry heat ruining the ball.

CRD, you've long been a lost cause, so I don't expect the truth and facts here to have any impact on you. This is more for others who might be looking to expand their understanding of options they might have.