I've noticed for about 15 games now that my Sync (maybe 90 games total) doesn't have quite its' original reaction;  still strong, but not the animal it was to start.  So I decided to bring it home and put it into some cat liter for a couple of days (temps around 90 here).  I think I was right about needing to bleed it - while it sat in the car while I was buying cat litter it just started oozing oil.  My question is, has anyone else used the cat litter treatment?  Did it work?

Sand it to 360 grit before you sweat it, if you really want to do it right and bring it back to OOB afterwards.

I would recommend not using dawn dish soap. Dawn is a oil based cleaner and the object is to get oil out of the ball putting the ball in hot water and dawn will put as much in it as you take out.

What is the oil compound in Dawn dish soap that one should be worried about?

Compounds can be effective. I use Motiv Scuff as an oil extraction compound, and have found it to work well. Per instructions, I let it sit on the ball until dry, and then wipe the dry residue off. Finish with a good cleaner. Kitty Litter might be a good alternative.

If a ball gets to the point of oozing oil, it probably needs a more extensive deoiling method. I'd recommend a ball oven set at a temp no greater than 135 degrees for safe results. I have my own personal oven, and it took five extraction cycles to completely deoil a friend's saturated ball. I don't think the hot water method would have been as effective.