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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: imjouster on June 30, 2004, 01:07:35 PM
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Alright I'm curious as to seeing what bowling ball cleaner the most people use. so if everyone would reply what their favorite cleaners are then i'll keep track and tell everyone what the most common cleaner is. At least for this poll
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My favorite is Neo-Tac Ball Cleaner in a spray. As for the polishes and compound cleaners I like Track Magic.
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I use diluted household cleaner for the everyday stuff and Track Clean & Dull for special care. Mind you, I haven't sampled all that's out there.
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jensm
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NeoTac Liquid Nitro for everyday....Hook-it and Renew-it for deep cleans......
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JEFF
There is doing in not doing
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The cleaner that Mike Cimba sells, and Track's Clean N Dull.
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Lighter fluid and a brillo pad.
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"We get old too fast, and too late, smart."
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NeoTac Liquid Nitro for everyday....Hook-it and Renew-it for deep cleans......
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JEFF
Same here. I vote the same as Jeff. 
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Retired and bowling on Fixed Income
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Lighter fluid and a brillo pad.
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"We get old too fast, and too late, smart."
lmao!!!!!!!
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JEFF
There is doing in not doing
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I lick my balls clean
Don't be jealous 

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I lick my balls clean
Don't be jealous 

Why does a dog do that ??
Because he can !!!! 
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JEFF
There is doing in not doing
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Lighter fluid and a brillo pad.
Hmmm, I knew Charlest had something up his sleeve. It just turned into Super "Duper" Flex...

Track's Clean and Dull, Tenth Frame Ultra Clean also takes out scuff marks very well.
Rick
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seriously, Liquid Nitro.
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I like it wet...
http://D_Strike_Man@hotmail.com
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Ultimate's Black Magic Cleaner and Rejuvenator.
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"Why cant I just throw the ball the same way EVERY TIME??
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You're supposed to clean them?
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"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,"
I'm Ragnar Floggurass, and I approve this message
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I favor Hook-It. I use it sometimes in a 50-50 mixture combined with Renew-It if I want a little shine as well.
Neotac's new product with the unwieldy name is also excellent: Khameleon Particle Sand High Tech Ball Restorer. It's just abrasive enough to produce about a 1500 finish, so you need to bear that in mind before you use it. It's the ONLY product I've found that cleans my Granite Gargoyle well, and it does so with very little effort.
Shiv
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Listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desk top
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i use storm xtra clean
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ebonite powerhouse cleaner. And when I'm in a hurry after bowling, I use the ebonite scrubs - same stuff, I think - only easier to use.
I also use ebonite first for surface changes (polish, dull, etc), but also have a full line of storm products to use with the spinner.
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All things are difficult
before they are easy.
---- Thomas Fuller
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I use an orange degreaser for 90% of my cleaning. I use Hook-It for deep cleaning if needed. My home houses are in good condition, so I rarely need that. I mostly use React-a-Shine polishes.
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Simple Green.

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16 years and still going strong! 16 years old that is!
The names Warrior Princess, Xena..Warrior Princess
And why would I "saw" pins in half, THATS A WASTE OF PINS!
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Cleaner: Neo-Tac Hook-It
Polish: Brunswick Factory Polish
Ultra polish: Neo-Tac Control-It
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RW (THB)
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Most of the time, I just use a simple green and water solution, but I also use track magic clean 'n dull.
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Storm need more YELLOW and ORANGE balls!
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Everyday cleaning is Simple Green, Deep cleaning is Clean N Dull
Ty
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Thanks IEQ, don't use this in competition or public guys. quote:
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Tenth Frame Ultra Clean also takes out scuff marks very well.
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Don't get caught using that on your ball. Its an illegal cleaner.
-IEQ
I use it to clean spots or gunk I can't get out just like other shops that still use Acetone(which is also illegal) to remove super glue and machine gunk from a ball.
Rick
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My favorite cleaner is Track's Clean n Dull. I also like Ultimate's Rejuvinator.
My favorite polish depends on exactly what I am trying to achieve by polishing the ball, but I usually go with Track's Delayed Reaction.
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Owner/Operator
C-G Pro Shop
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Lighter fluid and a brillo pad.
Hmmm, I knew Charlest had something up his sleeve. It just turned into Super "Duper" Flex...

Track's Clean and Dull, Tenth Frame Ultra Clean also takes out scuff marks very well.
Rick
For shame, for shame, Rick.
Ultra Clean is illegal to use on balls. Verboten! You should know better. 
It has acetone in it. I use it also, mixed up with some other secret ingredients like bat spleen oozings, bumblee bee eyeball fluid and rat spinal fluid.
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"We get old too fast, and too late, smart."
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[ mixed up with some other secret ingredients like bat spleen oozings,
Charlest, I'd bet you didn't know that bat spleen oozings, mixed with chilled gin, makes a wonderfully invigorating drink, on a hot day. This also can be used to clean your bowling balls.
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"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,"
I'm Ragnar Floggurass, and I approve this message
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Ebonite Powerhouse Cleaner
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Ebonite energizer and storm reacta shine
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Ultimate Black Magic Cleaner/Rejuvenator and Track Clean N' Dull
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THE CHINA MAN!
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Soap and water.
Whoops, I mean simple green.
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-Andy
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Alright after 37 replies we have a close race for second in the cleaner department but it looks like the Ebonite Powerhouse Cleaner is kind of running away with it. in the polishes/compound cleaner area its close between Tracks stuff and Neo-Tac's stuff. heres all the results for the top 3 in each so far.
Cleaner.........................................Polishes/Compound Cleaner
Ebonite Powerhouse Cleaner, 7 votes.............Tracks Products, 8 votes
Simple Green, 4 votes...........................Neo-Tac Products, 5 votes
Neo-Tac Liquid Nitro and........................Storm Products, 3 votes
Ultimate Black Majic, both with 3 votes
So, keep the votes comming in. I'm going to have to stop on wednesday (leaving for Junior Olympic Gold
fun fun). Thanks this is actually kinda fun. Or maybe i'm just really really really really bored.
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Edited on 7/3/2004 3:28 AM
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Neo-Tac products! Also Tracks Clean N Dull
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91% alcohol right after a league session ends, and for maintenance I use both Liquid Nitro and once a month I use gritless cleanser.
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White Dot 
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My cleaner of preference depends on what I am cleaning....
Polyester....Isopropyl alcohol
Urethanes....Acetone
Pearl reactives...Black Magic Plus (green label)and a diaper soft cloth
Dull Reactives...Storm ReactaClean and a white scotchbrite or Track Clean N Sheen
Particles...Black Magic Rejuventaor (orange label) & white scotchbrite
How about polishes????
Particles...Black Magic Black Label
Reactives...Storm XTra Shine and Diamond Gloss
Polyester...Turtle Wax :-) Seriously....Emerald Series Turtle Wax
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Doug Sterner
Doug's Pro Shop
Owego, NY
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And the Uranium blows them all away!
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Uh, Doug, what about polished solid reactives?
Using Acetone?
And rubbing alcohol?
Why?
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-Andy
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For everyday cleaning, Simple Green.
For deep cleaning, Neo-Tac's Liquid Sandpaper, usually followed by one or two coats of Renew-It, depending on how much shine I want on the ball.
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seadrive
Cogito ergo bowl
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Like PNJ1967 .. The cleaner that Mike Cimba sells is what I use! Using it for a few years now and am happy with the results!
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Hit them light and watch them fight
J O E - F A L C O
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I believe Isopropyl Alcohol does not dissolve oil, and acetone is illegal, under any circumstances. But what folks do in the privacy of their home or shop is their business.
I swear by Neo-Tac's Hook-It for cleaning, also like its smell! (Am I peculiar or what?)
Never have found a polish that I like.
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Well new results have come in. gonna set up the table a little differently the last one was hard to read i noticed. sorry bout that
. try to make this one a tid bit better.
Cleaner
Ebonite Powerhouse Cleaner (7 votes)
Simple Green (5 votes)
Neo-Tac Liquid Nitro (4 votes)
Polish/Compound Cleaner
Track Products (9 votes)
Neo-Tac Products (8 votes)
Storm Products (3 votes)
Looks like storm is falling behind and Black magic is off the top 3 list now. keep the favorites comming in. see if we can make it to 100 votes total by wednesday
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After leagues and in a hurry to clean instances... ebonite energizer cleaner
deep cleaning - Neotac hook it and renew it
slight polishing - renew it
As most of my ball as Ebo.. I use the ebo line of polishers... (I've also used them on a brunswick monster green, track Freak and freak out with success.)
regards
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DARK BEER IT IS THEN!
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Alcohol is good to use on polyester balls, and thats it. Remember, alcohol will only disolve the oil that sits on top of the ball, and not the oil that the pores have already sucked up. Since polyester balls dont have pores, all the oil does sit on top of the ball.
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Ebonite Enegizer Cleaner
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