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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: longsmb on October 09, 2006, 02:35:59 PM

Title: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: longsmb on October 09, 2006, 02:35:59 PM
What is the best ball cleaner on the market?

Steve
Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: FastTracker33 on October 09, 2006, 10:54:31 PM
I personally love Tracks Clean n' Dull. Very, very good cleaner. I use it after every set, and have not seen any loss in reaction in anything i have yet.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: legend4life95 on October 09, 2006, 10:56:48 PM
If you search the forums with your exact question, you will find 934,789 threads about the same question. The answer: CND


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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: FBM357 on October 10, 2006, 06:07:14 PM
no doubt, Clean N Dull = Clean N Tacky (now)
Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: Laybzz74 on October 10, 2006, 06:08:26 PM
Easy, Tim ... might be a newbie.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: Bjaardker on October 10, 2006, 06:28:00 PM
Hook-it will remove ANYTHING from the ball.

http://www.neotac.com/hookit.html

Sorry I just don't think that Clean 'n Dull is better.
Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: J_Mac on October 10, 2006, 06:37:52 PM
quote:
What is the best ball cleaner on the market?

Steve


For everyday use or for a deeper clean?
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: pnj1967 on October 10, 2006, 06:55:25 PM
Track's Clean N Tacky !!

 Some thing thats also very good,
 http://www.miamibowling.org/bds.htm
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: legend4life95 on October 10, 2006, 09:48:38 PM
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Easy, Tim ... might be a newbie.
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lol Robb, newbies are allowed to use the search function too.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: BOWL119 on October 10, 2006, 09:59:03 PM
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storms reacta clean is excellent, so is storms Xtra clean, I dont really know the difference between the two other then Xtra is water based, but they both work great.
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Would have to agree with this. Storms cleaners seem to work really well.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: fins4ever88 on October 10, 2006, 09:59:57 PM
What about Magic Elixer? I've heard a lot about that one.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: Leftyhi-trak on October 10, 2006, 10:03:56 PM
Legends but it horribly strong smelling. Tried many ,that one seems to work across all surfaces well.
Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: charlest on October 11, 2006, 12:09:06 AM
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What about Magic Elixer? I've heard a lot about that one.
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NOT a cleaner!!
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: charlest on October 11, 2006, 12:09:42 AM
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Legends but it horribly strong smelling. Tried many ,that one seems to work across all surfaces well.


almost as well as acetone. Be careful with it, be VERY careful!
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: Macabre on October 11, 2006, 12:13:50 AM
Clean and Dull. Everything else just surface cleans, while CND gets within the pours of a bowling ball.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: charlest on October 11, 2006, 12:29:59 AM
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Ok well I like Track Clean And Dull, and you know it really does clean and work great and all that -

but

For about 1/4 the price you can go to Wal-Mart or the grocery store and buy a spray bottle of Easy Off BAM!/Simple Green/etc that contains 3 times as much cleaner and works just as good.

On one hand CND = $12.00/8oz container

On the other hand Regular Kitchen Grease Cutter Type Cleaner = $3.00/36oz container

Not only that - but you can clean other stuff besides bowling balls with it.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: cficare068 on October 11, 2006, 02:34:08 AM
Clean N Dull and Clean N Tacky by Track.  Definetly hands down are my number one picks
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: legend4life95 on October 11, 2006, 06:43:51 AM
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Ok well I like Track Clean And Dull, and you know it really does clean and work great and all that -

but

For about 1/4 the price you can go to Wal-Mart or the grocery store and buy a spray bottle of Easy Off BAM!/Simple Green/etc that contains 3 times as much cleaner and works just as good.

On one hand CND = $12.00/8oz container

On the other hand Regular Kitchen Grease Cutter Type Cleaner = $3.00/36oz container

Not only that - but you can clean other stuff besides bowling balls with it.





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but those are not specificaly made for bowling balls and may be the reason some people experience ball death over a shorter period of time. Besides, they DO NOT clean just as good as CND. CND deep cleans and draws oil out of the cover as well as clean the outside. No other cleaner on the market does that.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: legend4life95 on October 11, 2006, 11:39:29 AM
I have not tried the "easy off bam", but I tried all the others you mentioned along with several more when I first started bowling. At that time I thought they were cleaning good to, but then I tried CND and threw everything else away. I could clean them with greased lighting and follow that up with simple green and then use acetone. Then apply CND and the rag would be dirty after using the CND. It took off anything that was left behind from the others and drew oil from the cover as well. Thats all the proof I needed and have not bought a different cleaner since.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: bigz on October 11, 2006, 11:58:12 AM
if you use orange clean,mix in some 70% alcohol to get rid of the film.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: C-G ProShop-Carl on October 11, 2006, 08:07:00 PM
Clean n Dull and Clean n Tacky.

They are both great for quick cleaning and deep cleaning. IF you prefer to have a spray cleaner for quick cleaning at the lanes try Track's Power Wash!

These cleaners are second to none!!!!
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: Buzzhead on October 11, 2006, 09:45:16 PM
I like black magic particle coverstock cleaner/rejuvenator
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: DukeHarding on October 11, 2006, 10:42:43 PM
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Legends but it horribly strong smelling. Tried many ,that one seems to work across all surfaces well.


Smells like Carbon Tetrachloride and a dash of Acetone.
Is really quick drying like Carbon Tet.
I wonder what the undisclosed ingredient is, that is stated on the label?
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: ambi1 on October 12, 2006, 01:21:25 AM
Ebonite's energizer cleaner for everyday cleaning.  I usually wipe off after every shot with a damp cloth with energizer cleaner.  Then hook-it or renew-it about once a month.  Wish we had CnD over here.

And by the way.. most of my balls lost carry at around 6 years /approx 5000+.  I just can't believe the amount of balls being percieved to have "died" at this forum.
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Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: Lillen on October 12, 2006, 01:37:03 AM
Since all the american made stuff is much more expensive over here in Europe, I use a sort of "homemade" cleaner...

3 parts Windscreen Washer Fluid (includes alcohol)..  2 parts water and a couple of drops of Yes (Fairy) washing up liquid..

A guy in my bowling team has used this for a long time and hasn't had any problems with dying balls etc...
Title: Re: Best Cleaner on the Market
Post by: abnormal on October 12, 2006, 09:45:48 AM
I use equal parts Water, Simple Green and Alcohol and it does a great job.
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