Wanted to know if anyone is still using this trick to get your ball back to its glory days and two, does it harm your ball? I have an older Ebonite XXL that I got new and I love it to death! But, I'm realizing that this PBA Experience league, is gonna give me and my equipment help when it comes to the oil. So, out side of cleaning after every use, can I use the oven trick at home, or do I need to take it to a proshop? Thanks in advance.
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When you''ve moved up, moved back, adjusted left and right, cupped, flattened out, have thrown everyting in your arsenal, and the pins still don''t cooperate, just say, "Aw to HELL with it!", and throw the ball!

Thanks tons.
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When you've moved up, moved back, adjusted left and right, cupped, flattened out, have thrown everyting in your arsenal, and the pins still don't cooperate, just say, "Aw to HELL with it!", and throw the ball!

The REVIVOR or REJUVENATOR at the proshop is always the #1 choice, as it was designed specifically for this purpose. Lacking one of those, I would personally opt for the dishwasher method as a second choice.

  As was stated above, I have used it several times myself, and it really does seem to work for me. I tried the hot water bucket method on an INFERNO, but got no results until I ran it through the dishwasher, then it sprang back to life.

 Also, ONCE, I had a ball that was TOTALLY DEAD, and NOTHING seemed to work. So, having NOTHING TO LOSE, I left the ball in the car under a dark colored towel ( to block direct sunlight ) and washed it every evening with a STRONG degreasing agent. After 5 days it stopped bleeding, so I made sure it hadn't been softened by the degreasing agent, then had it resurfaced. The ball was perfect, but I would'nt recommend the method I used here unless it was an absolutely LAST RESORT, because the heat could've cracked the ball and the degreaser could've softened it if over-exposed to it.  The ball in question was going to be a total loss otherwise, so I had nothing to lose by trying it.
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"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein

so my question is, does anybody have a reason why the dish washer is bad? Anybody have anything bad happen?

Thanks for all the replies people! It is greatly appreciated. Wanted you to know, that I washed two of my balls in the sink. Hot water soap and everything. Let them drip dry afterwards and I did notice a big difference after the cleaning.
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When you've moved up, moved back, adjusted left and right, cupped, flattened out, have thrown everyting in your arsenal, and the pins still don't cooperate, just say, "Aw to HELL with it!", and throw the ball!

Is putting it in your car for about 5 min. ok?
Thats what I do to get oil out.

The Revivor and hot dish water have always worked the best for me.
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