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ejs1997

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White Condensation Marks on Ball
« on: May 17, 2010, 03:53:15 PM »
How do you remove white condensation marks that can develop on a ball?


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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2010, 11:58:44 PM »
I had a Roto Grip Mercury covered in white marks did an oil extraction and they were gone.
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ejs1997

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2010, 12:01:00 AM »
Mine came after and oil extraction.
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bighook69

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2010, 12:02:03 AM »
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Mine came after and oil extraction.


What was your method of extraction?
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ejs1997

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2010, 12:10:33 AM »
One of those pro shop rejuvenation machines.  I know it doesnt effect the ball, just dont like looking at them.
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T C 300

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2010, 12:23:52 AM »
thats a sign of ball death... OOPS, wait thats the ebo stuff!!!  
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bighook69

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2010, 01:05:50 AM »
I've had the spots come out sometimes after a hot water bath, it usually goes away on its own in a week or so.

I was just making sure you didn't throw the ball in the oven or something when I asked about the method, lol.
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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2010, 02:09:05 AM »
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I've had the spots come out sometimes after a hot water bath, it usually goes away on its own in a week or so.


Same her, too - I think it also depends on the detergent you might use with the water. I had the case of a mild, ecologically-correct vinegar-based detergent which "bleached" the balls I bathed with a splash of it. Seems to occur mostly with pearl balls, or it is most obvious on them. I even had an Awesome Finish which turned from orange/blue pearl into brown/grey, looking like a solid! Thought the ball was dead, but it preformed well and after a surface refreshment things turned back to normal. Absorbing some lane conditioner again also seems to help.
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icewall

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2010, 06:22:20 AM »
ive seen phasing as well as it appearing on just the track.

for me, the only thing that removed it was clean and dull (not sure why).
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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2010, 07:02:46 AM »
If it doesn't evaporate on it's own, usually some heat/friction will make it go away.

I had a ball that phased pretty badly after a hot water bath.  After letting it sit for over a week it didn't get any better.  

I ended up throwing it on the spinner and hit it with a clean towel and normal pressure and it started to go away.

I guess I could've tried putting it in kitty litter/oil absorb to see if that helped.

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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2010, 07:04:14 AM »
I usually take a clean towel and buff it on a spinner by leaning on the ball pretty good. The surface friction will pull the hazing out most times. This does however have an effect on surface texture to a degree so I then resurface to make sure cover prep is correct.
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Re: White Condensation Marks on Ball
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2010, 09:38:45 AM »
I had a teammate that left his Denim Quantum in the truck for a week in December. He swore that someone had switched balls on him the week before. Amazingly the ball fit perfectly. Did not look remotely close to the original color.
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