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Vurapure

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Hot Water Treatment
« on: July 26, 2006, 07:38:31 PM »
Ok, I know this was posted somewhere else on how to use this to clean a bowling ball, but i could not find it.  If anyone could give me the step by step procedures on how to use this type of method to clean a bowling ball i would greatly appreciate it.  I am also wondering if i should tape up the finger holes on my ball since i have finger plugs and a thumb sleeve in my ball and would want to know if the water could do anything to effect them in anyway.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2006, 03:49:13 AM »
Try to avoid water contact with the holes in your ball...It can seep in and damage the core (from what I hear) What you wanna do is

1) Fill a sink or bucket with hot (not boiling/scalding) water
2) put the ball in (I use a towel in the bottom of the sink to hold the track in the water)
3) Add a dishwashing soap/detergent
4) Leave for 15-20 mins (some people leave it in for 30)
5) Take out and wipe ball clean
6) repeat until no oil comes out of the ball.

That is what I do, some people will say other things, and are welcome to reply (I might change/learn something new)

Edited on 7/27/2006 3:44 AM
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2006, 04:43:13 AM »
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Try to avoid water contact with the holes in your ball...It can seep in and damage the core (from what I hear) What you wanna do is


As far as I can tell, this is not necessary - unless you want to stay with tape in the holes after a bath in the bucket (*yuck*). IMHO most important is to avoid hard temperature shocks. Do not to the ball what you cannot stand with your bare hands, and you should be fine. Otherwise, I fully subscribe to ebolanebowler's procedure.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2006, 11:23:27 AM »
http://www.morichbowling.com/Products/Cleaning.htm

I don't open the pores with wet sanding. You should also buy the rubber gloves that go up past the wrist ($2 for two pairs at Walmart. While you're there, pick up a 5 gallon bucket for $6). The water is/should be hot from the tap.

At first I was cutting plastic grocery bags to stuff in the holes, but on the second and subsequent cleanings I didn't bother. I have Magic Carpets in mine so I try to time it with when I replace them.

Edited on 7/27/2006 11:19 AM
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2006, 11:30:47 AM »
Do not use hot water from the stove.  Use it from the tap and be sure to be able to at least get your hands in it.  I have pictures of a Rotogrip ball that cracked all over the place because of hot water bathes.

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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2006, 02:22:21 PM »
So basically from what I am reading it really wouldnt matter if the finger holes got water in them or i should go ahead and cover them with something that would not let water in them?

Thanks for all the help with this guys, ima be doing it in about 2 hours.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2006, 02:32:55 PM »
In addition to the treatment described above I've also used the dishwasher.  USE THE LOW TEMP SETTING!!!  Seemed to work quite well.  MAKE SURE YOUR WIFE/SIG. OTHER IS GONE!!!!  (that is unless you have a tolerant sig. other.)
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2006, 02:39:14 PM »
I just place the ball in a bucket in a way that allows me to fill it up to just below the gripping/balance holes. I tried a couple of different ways to seal them but it didn't work very well so I started doing it this way. The core can soak up water and cause undesirable consequences IMHO. The first that comes to mind is illegal statics and I almost always treat all my equipment to a bath before a tourney. I sure would hate to have them weigh illegal due to a bit of water soaking into the core.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2006, 04:15:16 PM »
See above.
low heat setting
no heat drying
tape over the holes
tad of detergent
shortest cycle.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2006, 08:22:14 PM »
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I just place the ball in a bucket in a way that allows me to fill it up to just below the gripping/balance holes. I tried a couple of different ways to seal them but it didn't work very well so I started doing it this way. The core can soak up water and cause undesirable consequences IMHO. The first that comes to mind is illegal statics and I almost always treat all my equipment to a bath before a tourney. I sure would hate to have them weigh illegal due to a bit of water soaking into the core.
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I use the blue or green painters tape from 3M with duct tape over that to cover the finger holes. It keeps the water out and is easy to remove w/o sticky residue. My hands can stand 145 degree water but I soak my equip in 100-125 degree water.

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Vurapure

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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2006, 05:18:55 PM »
Ok, well I just did this to my zone classic, and i followed each step correctly and the water was not really really hot, but it was warm, I put my ball in the bucket, then put in some Dawn and washed it around a little bit, after the time was up, i rinsed it out, and then put the ball back in for another 20 minutes as it said to do from the morich site.  I then took the ball out and noticed that there was a discoloration to my ball, it had turned slighty white all the way around the ball, now i dont know if this is any concern to how the ball may react, but i want to know if i have done something wrong or what has happened and if it was cleaned properly.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2006, 05:21:07 PM »
It has happened to my Strike Zone when I left it in too long, which is what you did. It's just soap, it'll come off.
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2006, 05:24:42 PM »
Some balls do that - they look like they were bleached.  Doesnt effect the ball.


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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2006, 05:26:52 PM »
Ok good, it sorta worried me a little bit, but it sorta looks like it may be fading away now that i have left it to dry, thank god, lmao
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Re: Hot Water Treatment
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2006, 05:27:51 PM »
Just clean it with some bowling ball cleaner or simple green and all of it will come off eventually and have NO effect on the ball.
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