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Title: Hot Water Baths
Post by: Barbarian2990 on November 06, 2007, 07:45:36 AM

can i get some help on how to do this and any tips u guys might have.also should i take any tape i have in my thumb out .what about my grips will they be fine or should i take them out also.I also heard some people put dish soap in the water also . and can i do this to any of my ball?

Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: Rileybowler on November 06, 2007, 03:52:59 PM

I would take the tape out leave the grips in and use Dawn liquid dish soap . Use as hot a water as you can get out of tap let the ball stay in water 20 to 30 minutes then pour out put ball back in and keep rinsing until all oil is gone you may have to repeat bath a couple of times depending on how much oil in ball but this procedure works very well and is cheap to do I recomend using a 5 gallon bucket in the bathtub
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Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: ebbowler on November 06, 2007, 06:01:26 PM

My recommendation is put it in a tub and pour dawn into the tub. You should remove the tape but the grips are fine. Soak it for about 20 minites. It will get rid of the oil.

Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: J_Mac on November 06, 2007, 06:04:56 PM

Don't use dish soap...

I remember hearing that at the time when the EPX was still in production, Del Warren stated that it was best to use little or no soap in the recommended hot water bath because it can create a soap/lane conditioner emulsion that kills the balls reaction.
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Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: VIXIV on November 06, 2007, 06:35:46 PM

How effective is this method versus getting an oil extraction done at a shop? Is giving the ball a bath to "sweat" out the oil the same as an oil extraction/resurface?

Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: charlest on November 06, 2007, 06:41:09 PM

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can i get some help on how to do this and any tips u guys might have.also should i take any tape i have in my thumb out ? ...

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any idea what hot water and soap might do to the glue on a piece of tape??

"can i do this to any of my ball?" no. yes. maybe
(I'm just feeling silly.)
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Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: NicholasE on November 06, 2007, 06:47:23 PM

What about the holes?? Do you just leave them open for water to rush in?? I've always wondered about that?
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Title: Re: Hot Water Baths
Post by: BrianCRX90 on November 06, 2007, 09:23:39 PM

I just got done awhile ago soaking my No Mercy. That ball sucks up a ton of oil. I try and do it on a monthly basis. It's like throwing a brand new ball after I'm done with it.