Post by: wireman on May 26, 2010, 02:15:53 AM
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avg speed 16-17
low rev stroker
4 9/16 span
181avg 246 high game
Post by: leftyinsnellville on May 26, 2010, 10:29:07 AM
As far as a being a cheap rejuvinator, just leaving your ball in the car won't work as well because there will be nothing to continually wipe the oil off the ball. Regardless, it'll still get some of the oil out of the ball, and that's better than nothing.
I'd suggest throwing your balls in your dishwasher instead (just make sure the "dry" function is turned off...), it works really good.
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Post by: Badger856 on May 26, 2010, 10:34:12 AM
Post by: dizzyfugu on May 26, 2010, 10:34:35 AM
You can either have the pro shop do it professionally with a Rejuvenator, or do it at home in a bucket of hot (NOT boiling) tap water with a splash of detergent. Leave the ball in the water about 30min (until the water cools down), and probably repeat the process once or twice. The ball is done when you take it out of the water and the water does not pearl off of the surface anymore - and it should be "squeaking" when dry when you rub your finger over it.
Other methods are a tour in the dish washer at lowest temperature, and putting the ball in a black bag in sunlight has also been a safe option.
Just NEVER put the ball in an oven - this can prove desastrous, because heat cann hardly be controlled and uneven heating causes tension between core, filler ans shell, causing cracks!
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Post by: azguy on May 26, 2010, 12:48:21 PM
Take a medium trash bag, put in ball, cover ball and half way around ball with Abzorb It or some other fine grain absorbent material, get as much of the air out as you can, tie off bag, leave in trunk for a couple hours.
The absorbent will constantly take up any oil that the heat gets out.
******** I'd first find out how hot the trunk gets before doing this *****
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Post by: wireman on May 26, 2010, 12:57:49 PM
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Rob G 'Wireman'
avg speed 16-17
low rev stroker
4 9/16 span
181avg 246 high game
Post by: cisco1869 on May 26, 2010, 01:50:39 PM
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great advise. thanks. what should a run in the rejuvinator cost per ball?
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Rob G 'Wireman'
avg speed 16-17
low rev stroker
4 9/16 span
181avg 246 high game
It will probably depend on the pro shop and pricing in the area you are in but the one I go to usually has a special for the rejuvinator, a full resurface on a Haus (or similar) machine and new grips all for $35 or $40. I do not know the charge for just the rejuvinator.
Post by: Bowlin for Beer on May 26, 2010, 02:12:04 PM
In Phoenix, your car interior could get up over 200 degrees during the summer months - enough to cook a small animal and definitely your bowling ball.
Post by: lefty bowl to win on May 26, 2010, 03:17:24 PM
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That''s pretty normal when the ball is "full" with lane conditioner and gets warm - and a sign that it is dire time to do an oil extraction.
You can either have the pro shop do it professionally with a Rejuvenator, or do it at home in a bucket of hot (NOT boiling) tap water with a splash of detergent. Leave the ball in the water about 30min (until the water cools down), and probably repeat the process once or twice. The ball is done when you take it out of the water and the water does not pearl off of the surface anymore - and it should be "squeaking" when dry when you rub your finger over it.
Other methods are a tour in the dish washer at lowest temperature, and putting the ball in a black bag in sunlight has also been a safe option.
Just NEVER put the ball in an oven - this can prove desastrous, because heat cann hardly be controlled and uneven heating causes tension between core, filler ans shell, causing cracks!
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Read the last Sentence above ... This is extremely true! i work for a Pro Shop and had a guy bring in an old (what was once green) zone. Well while his wife was asleep he snuck down stairs and placed his ball in the oven "on broil" after low temp did nothing to the ball. 30 minutes later the fire department was trying to put his house fire out. it ended up destroying their kitchen and living room. so please DO NOT put your bowling ball in the oven!
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Post by: wireman on May 26, 2010, 03:48:10 PM
Post by: DON DRAPER on May 26, 2010, 09:29:48 PM
Post by: larry mc on May 26, 2010, 09:40:49 PM
Post by: lenstanles703 on May 27, 2010, 06:56:27 AM
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Post by: MrPerfect on May 27, 2010, 11:41:12 AM
Post by: RealBowler on May 27, 2010, 01:58:11 PM
I've done the hot water bath and gotten good results on some balls and no results on others.
Remember to use a slow process on the balls to avoid cracking. You don't want to introduce a large temperature change. I've often wondered what would happen if you took a cold ball and dropped it in a bucket of hot water, or if you took a hot ball and put it in a bucket of ice water.
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Post by: Robadat on May 28, 2010, 11:08:15 AM
quote:Dishwasher (no heat dry) works great... until the wife finds out...quote:
The problem with the hot water bucket method is that the water gets cool too quickly and there is not a constant amount of heat being used on the ball. You have to replenish the hot water a few times to keep the temperature hot enough to extract oil.
That''s the beauty of the dishwasher method. None of those drawbacks. Gotta have a dishwasher though. Wireman, if you have dishwash, try it. Won''t hurt your bowling ball at all. It''s a mass of chemicals that was formed under much greater heat and with the use of a chemical catalyst. You can''t hurt it with 120 degrees Farenheit. Turn off heated dry. It flat out works!
Edited on 5/27/2010 4:30 PM
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Post by: sirstrikealot on May 28, 2010, 11:22:53 AM