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TJFreaky24

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Cleaning up the equipment
« on: May 18, 2004, 06:44:59 PM »
Hey Everyone,

I've come up with a bit of a small problem. I just ran out of cleaner for my Freak, and won't have time to go pick anything up before the league tonight. For a Spring League that is just for fun, my house lays down a ton of oil, and by the end of the night, it appears that most of it is on my Freak. I need this to be cleaned up for tonight, so does anyone have any ideas of what I could clean the ball up with around the house? I've heard of putting the ball in a bucket of water with dish soap, but does this actually work? There are a lot of rumors out there about cleaning bowling balls, Help out this ignorant bowler please!

 

smitty8288

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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2004, 10:03:44 AM »
I would use rubbing alcohol.

Siniak

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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2004, 10:06:44 AM »
I've used the hot water (and soap if you want) method a couple of times with my bowling balls and they seem to respond well to it.

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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2004, 11:58:33 AM »
For a real fast fix use alcohol, or put it in the dish washer with no heat dry and it will be like brand new.
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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2004, 01:35:42 PM »
The water method is good. But you do not want to over due it.

For a quick fix....simple green, Formula 409. Some cleaner along those lines should work really well.
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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2004, 01:40:34 PM »
If you wan't go clean off oil, DON'T use alcohol.  Alcohol doesn't get rid of oil, it merely moves it.  Think of putting water on a grease fire, the same kind of thing.

I'd use something like Simple Green and rub down the ball.
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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2004, 01:55:31 PM »
Simple Green.

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Re: Cleaning up the equipment
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2004, 02:28:34 PM »
any citrus based degreaser(simple green,orange clean,ect..)will do better than most cleaners you buy at the pro-shop for a LOT less $$..
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