yes seadrive I have tried it the other way I did not feel the need to provide a complete controlled dataset to validate  a scienctific experiment. I summed it up.

if you like simply green then fine. I don't care. maybe the balls shell types and lanes oils have a say as to what cleaner works better.

dawn and dishwater is probably a good as anything. a simple rag and a bottle of cleaner fits in the bag and is great for cleaning it right at the alley.

now maybe you carry a bucket and dawn to league every week But not many people do.
I would also throw a time is money factor between soaking and had wiping a ball every set.


so maybe a good clean regimen would dictate a cleaning after every set and once a month soaking to get the oil out.

as for the typo, BFD. you did not even quote my typo correctly. I have no idea what your problem is. if you like to champion simply green go right ahead.

I had no idea that a 20 page thesis was need to have an opinion other that yours. maybe next time I will video tape it for you.

here is another thought.

you have no control over the formulas of either cleaner. at any given time 409, mr. clean etc can change their base. they do not target the bowling industry where products made for the industry must be approved. In that case you have a better chance of either not damaging your ball or be removed from a tournament for using a banned substance.
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I've used the 'generic' degreasers (Simple Green, Formula 409, etc.) as well as the true blue bowling commercial stuff (Ebonite Powerhouse, Neotac Liquid Nitro, etc.). Both types seem to work about the same. The bowling specific cleaners might do a better job, but it's tough to tell conclusively. I like the resulting feel of the cover from using Liquid Nitro, so that's the determining factor for me.

The irony is that most of the products discussed are not the answer to truly deep cleaning. For this you have to bump it up a notch and use products like Neotac's Khameleon Particle Sand High Tech Ball Restorer or Track Clean 'N Dull. Guaranteed, these products will pick up stuff from the cover that the liquid degreasers leave behind.

So use your favorite degreaser (Simple Green, F409, Liquid Nitro, Powerhouse, etc.) after each set. Then at regular intervals -- depending on how often you use your equipment -- use one of the high-end bowling specific cleaners. They'll not only deep clean, but in many cases recondition the cover.

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