How often should I clean my balls with Alcohol? Every 3 games? 6, 10, 20 Thanks...
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Crush them don't knock them down!!!

It's not the best cleaner, but I'd use it after every set before you put the ball in the bag.  Mild cleaners, whether alcohol, Simple Green (which is pretty stout), or whatever, should be used after each set.  If you let the oil sit on the ball every other week, it'll still soak in.

SH

Ebonite Powerhouse cleaner should be used on all Ebonite and Hammer covers.  

Alcohol never.
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Jason Jenkins
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'06-'07 Hammer Amateur Staff
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4000 grit Abralon is not polished, though it's fine enough to look it.  Even 1500-2000 grit has a lightly polished look to it.

As for the SG, use it like any other cleaner.  Spray it on a rag and wipe.

Your coach is telling you to use an illegal cleaner.  Acetone should not be used on a ball you use in sanctioned competition, and it's been illegal for some time.  I'm sure your coach is aware of that and just doesn't care, and there's probably little you can do to stop him, but you are breaking the rules using acetone.

Standard acetone disclaimer: We get this every other month.  It's illegal.  It's a very strong cleaner and does a very good job (so I've heard).  Every shop keeps some in the back for getting belt marks and glue off a ball.  Doesn't make it right.  It's illegal and that's the end of it.  Doesn't matter if the rule is outdated, if it really doesn't have an effect on the surface or integrity of the ball.  It's illegal, period.  You don't like the rule, get it changed.  Or be a dirty, filthy, stinking cheater.

Alcohol or an SG mix after each set is a good idea, with a monthly or bi-monthly cleaning with a real strong cleaner is an excellent maintenance regime.  

SH

Illegal period.  "Not acceptable at any time" is the phrase the USBC uses.  There are plenty of cleaners labeled "Acceptable at any time" (meaning you could clean with it between the first and second balls of the fifth frame if you wanted to) and "Acceptable before or after competition", meaning once the first ball is thrown, you can't use it, even on a ball you haven't used yet or won't use again.  Use it before league starts for the night or after you finish, but not during.  Same for tournaments.  Before your squad or after, not during.

Acetone and many others are never ok.

I've got a bottle of Energizer (smells like oranges?) that I don't like.  Others have had a lot of success with it, but it's not my favorite.  I might be doing it wrong.  Track's Clean 'n' Dull is a good cleaner, works on polished or dull balls without changing the surface finish (leaves polished balls polished).

SH

anotherwindup---- Is Powerhouse energizer better to get than the Powerhouse cleaner? And how often do you use the Powerhouse energizer???
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Crush them don't knock them down!!!

My process is to use 99% isopropyl alcohol as the first cleaning step, because it really helps remove stubborn belt marks, and then I clean thoroughly with Clean n Dull.  This method has worked VERY well for me, imho better than just using either one by itself.  I usually do my cleaning no later than the next morning after bowling.