Well I have never had a ebonite ball die on me anyway, every last time a hot water bath brings them back to life.. so I don't expect the Mission to be any different. Guess I've just been lucky!
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Hmm..Lets see what I have in this bag..A radiated C-System 3.5,an Invasion, a bright red Mission, a Motiv Qz1 Fire ball,and a green Avalanche.. how can I lose....

....HG-300(2006 w/Desert Heat)...299 (03/15/09 w/Agent Orange)...HS-776 (Hot Sauce Pearl & Ebonite Magic)

I have never heard of over hotwater bathing.. How can that be when its only putting the ball in hot water and a little cleaner? How could that kill a ball?
I guess anythings possible though!
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Hmm..Lets see what I have in this bag..A radiated C-System 3.5,an Invasion, a bright red Mission, a Motiv Qz1 Fire ball,and a green Avalanche.. how can I lose....

....HG-300(2006 w/Desert Heat)...299 (03/15/09 w/Agent Orange)...HS-776 (Hot Sauce Pearl & Ebonite Magic)

Edited on 2/27/2010 4:37 PM

I wouldnt put anything in an oven or hot water bath until you see a noticeable decrease in reaction

a hot bath every 10 games seriously can not be good for the ball

I have stuff that is about 1 year old now and probably close to 200 games on them, that I have never given a hot water bath or revivor oven

I do clean my stuff with regular cleaner after each use and use clean and dull about 1 time a month on my stuff,
I never put stuff away even if after only a few shots without giving it quick spray and wipe

and I have not lost any reaction with any of the balls that I have

on my polished stuff once the polish starts to go away I just hit it with some clean and dull on the spinner, and add the polish back to it

I think some of you guys that are baking and hot water bathing your stuff every 10 games or so are over doing it a little

I don't know if cleaning will kill the ball, but, I do have an opinion so I'll say it.  I am new to bowling and seen all the people saying they throw their ball and 40 games later it died.  I thought my regular ball, an ebonite magic action, had died, so I took it to my pro shop guy.  he looked it over and gave it back.  I was then told the most profound thing, he told me that when I bought the ball in the early fall, then it died at the begining of winter that it was just weather changing making my ball seem like it died.  Sure enough, I continued to use ebonite powerhouse and clean and dull every once and a while and sure enough, in the dead of winter it came back to life with a vengance.  now this last month the same thing happend, the ball seemed to lose reaction.  told the same thing and I believe the guy.  so I moved right, and will wait another couple of weeks for it to magically come back to life.  I'm not saying this is what is happening to everyone elses ball, but i just wonder "when" everyones balls are dying off.  just my 1/2 cent
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201 league average 2 leagues
break point pearl
Mutant cell
Magic action
Cherry vibe
14lb agent-first ball I ever owned
skull and cross bones
rogue cell- not my thing

mistaking a dying ball for changing lane conditions due to weather, or i.e. humidity.  I am wondering how many people make this mistake.  I did, and am just sharing this idea, as i do not know how common this is to mistake.  where i live in wyoming, i get weather that varies greatly so a ball I bought in the fall, i though was dying, when it was oil staying longer on the lanes due to weather or humidity.  then in the dead of winter, or in wyoming less humidity, the ball reaction came back, not due to ball but to lane conditions.  this happened again recently as the weather warmed up and humidity came back, less reaction from the ball.  I just thought that maybe some people may mistake this seasonal phenomeon for ball death.  as i said, just my 1/2 cent whether right or wrong
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201 league average 2 leagues
break point pearl
Mutant cell
Magic action
Cherry vibe
14lb agent-first ball I ever owned
skull and cross bones
rogue cell- not my thing

Alright, well I'm happy to report that the ball has passed the test with flying colors, but I think next time I'm going to do the water bath method.

Threw it against a test ball the reaction was pretty much exactly the same. Only a board less of hook overall, but that could be more due to where I was bowling than the ball itself.
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