The new LMB Int'l Extreme cleaner is now approved for use during bowling and no longer has that extreme odor. It is THE best cleaner, in my experience, at the alleys (the only right time to clean your balls) because it is just an alcohol (an industrial strength,high carbon alcohol, just still just an alcohol). No other cleaner, other than Hook-it or Clean n Dull (which are very hard to use properly at the lanes) or an abrasive Like Gel Scuff or Resurrection).
Is that the Blue colored liquid sold at Buddies? I just picked up a bottle and it does have a strong smell.
My LMB Extreme too. Yes blue. Just got mine this month and it stinks. Definitely smells like acetone or nail polish remover. I couldn't even leave a bottle with the spray nozzle on it because it wasn't air tight and would fill my garage with that odor.
Charlest, if they did recently change this, and there shouldn't be any of this smell, please let us know. If so, I will try to get the newer version.
You must have a very strong sense of smell; few people do these days. I myself have a pretty good sense of smell,much better than many other people; so I am kind of sensitive to such things.
While many people complained about the previous, the original version (non-"Extreme"), no one has said a word about the smell of the Extreme, USBC approved version. In fact, I have warned people not to buy it if they have asthma or some other respiratory problems. While many things may create a smell like acetone, as far as I know there is no acetone in Extreme or in the original. It is, just as I said above, an alcohol.
The original version, which was not submitted for approval to the USBC, had a VERY, intense strong aroma. (That said, it is nowhere near as "Stinky" as That Purple Stuff is.)
Still I did worry about it myself.
As I said, when I used it at the alleys (I only used it at home out in the garage or next to a wide open window), many people asked me what that strong "stink"/aroma was. Now, no one comments. I have gotten several teammates from both my leagues to use the Extreme version regularly, after bowling. Not one of them has complained about the smell.
The new version, approved by the USBC, is the same price a the old and I've only found it at Buddies, so far.
Unless your bottle says "Extreme"on it, it is the old version and it has an intense aroma. The new smells, but barely and is not offensive int he least
