Author Topic: oil purpose (Read 676 times)

J_w73 · « **on:** February 13, 2009, 06:17:49 AM »

With sythetic lanes now adays (most are around here) does the oil still function to protect the lanes or is its sole purpose to create an oil pattern.
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16-17 mph
350 rpm
PAP 5 1/2 x 3/8 up
High Game 300 x 3
High Series 782
Book Average 215 / 205
PBA Xperience ave 180
years bowling 22

thirtyclean · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:26:45 PM »

A) Protect the surface
B) Create a playing condition

There was talk a while back about a synthetic surface that would not need oil.
Now that would be interesting.
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Thirtyclean (Well maybe 29, or 28, most of
the times !)

J_w73 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:50:14 PM »

I actually had that thought too and figured there was some sort of reason they didn't do this already. But there are a ton of different overlays and protectant finishes for the lanes. Why can't they make one that is super slick and wouldn't need oil.. or just a minimum amount to change the pattern.
that way houses could save on their oil cost and not need to use so much.
That seems to be the major issue with a center that I bowl at.. they don't want to spend the money for oil .. so we get cheap oil and not much of it.

funny thing is I figured out how much it would cost from kegels site if they actually put down a decent amount of oil and it was only like 2000-3000 a year.
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16-17 mph
350 rpm
PAP 5 1/2 x 3/8 up
High Game 300 x 3
High Series 782
Book Average 215 / 205
PBA Xperience ave 180
years bowling 22

DON DRAPER · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2009, 05:56:23 PM »

lane oil is applied to bowling lanes for three(3) reasons:

1) to protect the lane surface

2) to protect the surface of the ball

3) to make the lane playable

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