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rymacatthedisco

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soaker coverstock
« on: March 08, 2007, 03:38:28 PM »
so i was told by someone to post a topic on this forum about the soaker coverstock, i know nothing about it and i was just looking for some feed back on it...how does this coverstock compare to some other balls such as the total nv, black widow, the awesome series, stuff like that...
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2007, 11:43:08 PM »
Longevity.  I have a Thing Returns, 2+ years old, rarely clean it, still reacts the same as it did when it was new.
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tekneek

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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2007, 06:27:11 AM »
Soaker is an additive in the coverstock that adds duribility to the cover, makes it more durable, last longer and requires less maintenance. The trade mark so to speak for the D/T ball line up.
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2007, 08:34:40 AM »
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Soaker is an additive in the coverstock that adds duribility to the cover, makes it more durable, last longer and requires less maintenance. The trade mark so to speak for the D/T ball line up.
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Well stated tekneek  nothing matches the durability of soaker coverstocks.
PS thanks for informative talk on the phone last week, looks like I was to late to get one of the NGS you had.
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tekneek

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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2007, 09:11:41 AM »
only have one left its a #16
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tekneek

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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2007, 09:58:10 AM »
I thought it was "where's the Meat", not "where's the money" lol
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2007, 07:27:53 AM »
SOAKER! MUST BE SOMETHING NEW COMPARED TO THE "OLD SCHOOL" I THINK IT WAS COLUMBIA 300 A "CARMEL" COLORED BALL. SOMEONE FOUND OUT AND CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO "SOAK" A BOWLING BALL IN A CHEMICAL CALLED "MEK" AND IT WOULD SOFTEN UP THE SHELL OF A BALL  USUALLY UNDER THE 72"D" SCALE, THIS BALL WOULD HOOK ON A TON OF OIL?
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tekneek

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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2007, 06:10:28 PM »
that was done long ago to soften the cover to help make a urethane hook, sometimes refered to as acetone, ingredient in finger nail polish remover.
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2007, 06:38:46 PM »
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that was done long ago to soften the cover to help make a urethane hook, sometimes refered to as acetone, ingredient in finger nail polish remover.
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Technically speaking,
I thought Don McCune (?) used MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) to soften those White Dots.
Acetone is also known as Methyl Ketone.
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tekneek

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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2007, 06:57:48 PM »
I believe you are correct Jeff,ah the good ole days, back when I was on a quarter century old, almost so distant the memories are beginning to fade.
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2007, 07:34:24 PM »
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I believe you are correct Jeff,ah the good ole days, back when I was on a quarter century old, almost so distant the memories are beginning to fade.
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Memories? I can't remember what I had for lunch!
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What's "lunch"?
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2007, 07:53:15 PM »
use to be I'd say well I've slept since then, now I've progressed to I've blinked since that happened, no comprend.....
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2007, 04:56:51 PM »
Meat one day you'll understand where we're coming from. Jeff and I are from the late dynosaur era, we walked with the and had them as pets.
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2007, 06:03:19 AM »
AH YES OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW, I GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT THE GUY POSTING AN ORIGINAL 14 LB BLACK FABALL HAMMER. I SAW MY LAST "SOAKER" ERA LATE 70,S ABOUT THE TIME I GOT MY FABALL FROM JACKS HOUSE IN OHIO. HE WAS MAKING THEM IN HIS BASEMENT. I MUST BE OLD?
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Re: soaker coverstock
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2007, 04:15:32 PM »
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AH YES OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW, I GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT THE GUY POSTING AN ORIGINAL 14 LB BLACK FABALL HAMMER. I SAW MY LAST "SOAKER" ERA LATE 70,S ABOUT THE TIME I GOT MY FABALL FROM JACKS HOUSE IN OHIO. HE WAS MAKING THEM IN HIS BASEMENT. I MUST BE OLD?


"Soaker" in the 1970s has a meaning totally different from the DT "Soaker" coverstocks in their recent balls.
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