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donretz

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Cleaner
« on: December 18, 2005, 04:28:18 AM »
Any tips on how to clean a Tsunami H20? I have about 20 games on it and this is my first polished resin and have no clue how to clean it. Thanks again for all the help.

PS - I can't believe how this ball will come back if I miss my target to the right! Amazing carry! Now if I can only keep my feet slow.
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Roy Munson

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2005, 12:45:57 PM »
I clean mine with isopropyl alcohol.
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da Shiv

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2005, 07:43:21 AM »
I have found my Tsunami to be remarkably resistant to giving up its belt burns.  I use Track Magic Clean'N'Dull on it--a very effective cleaner.  Nevertheless, long after any of my other bowling balls would have surrendered their belt burns, the Tsunami still has them.  What I finally decided to do is after the ball is more or less completely clean except for those marks, I look it over and spot clean the belt marks with a paper towel that I have put about a half teaspoon's worth of acetone on.  This works almost instantly and evaporates almost instantly as well.

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SlowHand

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2005, 10:44:43 AM »
To clean mine I just use a mixture of 1/3 90% isopropyl alcohol, 1/3 simple green or citrus clean, and 1/3 water. This after each night of rolling the pills. Once a month I give them a gentle warm bath with hot water and dawn dish washing detergent. Just recently I got a bottle of Track's clean & tacky supposed to be an early version of clean & dull perhaps. Could not find it on Track's website.

Of course a little elbow grease never hurts for those stubborn stains!
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da Shiv

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2005, 12:23:18 PM »
We sound like a soap opera commercial.  All we need now is for someone to claim that their cleaner leaves their hands soft and moisturized.

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Steven

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2005, 12:39:34 PM »
quote:
I have found my Tsunami to be remarkably resistant to giving up its belt burns. I use Track Magic Clean'N'Dull on it--a very effective cleaner. Nevertheless, long after any of my other bowling balls would have surrendered their belt burns, the Tsunami still has them.


da Shiv: Despite what many bowlers might claim, there are belt marks and track marks that will not be removed by alcohol, Clean N' Dull, or your other favorite solution.

Outside of Acetone, the products that do the trick are NeoTac Liquid Sandpaper and NeoTac Khameleon Particle Sand High Tech Ball Restorer (my personal favorite). Both these products will clean and remove any nasty blemishes from the cover. And contrary to what some have said, they will not appreciably change the surface to where you need to polish after an application.

I have found that alternating between Clean N' Dull and the NeoTac products I mentioned keep ball covers in top shape.
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da Shiv

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2005, 02:18:53 PM »
Steven--

Yep, I use all those products...and I agree about those belt burns.  I've just found that a paper towel with a splash of acetone on it will remove the belt marks that remain with just a couple pokes of the index finger.  

I just can't bring myself to be horrified that using acetone in this way is some kind of ethical transgression.  I remember from past posts that you don't either.  I used to use acetone as my main cleaner for a long time before I even found out that it was illegal.  I never saw the slightest sign that it damaged any ball in any way--used on a paper towel, it evaporates almost instantly.  Not only did it not damage a single ball, I saw substantial evidence that it prolonged their life.  It didn't soften them either.  Being an engineer and a fanatic for objective numerical information, I bought a durometer to check.

Nevertheless, for the acetone police out there, I no longer use acetone except as stated above for stubborn marks.  I get the whole scene covered these days with Clean'N'Dull, Hook-It, Renew-It, and Khameleon Particle Sand.  I still have Liquid Sandpaper, but I find that I don't use it much anymore.

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T-GOD

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2005, 03:27:08 PM »
Most pro shops use acetone to clean up balls, so I wouldn't worry too much about the "acetone police", especially if you're using acetone at home to clean your stuff.

Neo Tac "Hook-It" is the best I've seen at cleaning belt marks and other hard to clean marks off balls. =:^D
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Steven

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Re: Cleaner
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2005, 04:12:40 PM »
da Shiv: Yea, I've never bought into the 'acetone is evil' mantra. I too used to use acetone before I was told it was illegal. I remember using it exclusively on a Columbia TiBoss Pearl I bowled with for a long time. Despite all the acetone cleanings the ball endured, it passed all the hardness tests at State and Nationals. I suspect if you soaked a ball in the stuff, there would be issues, but as T-GOD said, it's a staple in most proshops and I haven't heard or seen any issues. However, the NeoTac products work so well I just migrated away from acetone.

Hook-It does work great also.


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