All I can say is that I maintain all of my stuff and I had loss of reaction on high end balls after 50 games. I been using TPS and have over 80 games and have zero loss of reaction on any balls since using it.

If you're happy with the results, I would never say you must use what I like. I just posted what I thought about the price and its effectiveness vs. others, since this was/is a discussion.

Here are both parts of the independent review on That Purple Stuff.


Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTFU0g5MPCs

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbQMMIoeGNw

I have tried TPS. It seems like a decent cleaner, but I don't think that I can handle that perfume smell.  I think I would rather smell harsh chemicals.  I honestly don't think I will be doing a thorough test because I won't be using this product because of the smell.  I cleaned a ball with it before bowling and the smell was stuck in my nose all night long during league.

I agree about the smell, aroma. I posted this summary in this thread:
http://www.ballreviews.com/miscellaneous/using-a-clean-ball-the-new-way-to-cheat-or-excuse-t309961.0.html:

"I tried it today, using that procedure, a little on the center of my towel and wiped the ball each time I picked up a ball  to bowl, during a practice session. It did no better than any other good water based cleaner. The oil lines remained on it. Only the micro-fiber towel helped remove the oil laying on the surface. I need my LMB cleaner after bowling to truly remove the ground in oil lines. I even tried rubbing the track vigorously with the towel soaked with TPS, with the ball in my lap. I rubbed hard for a full minute on each section and the oil lines just stayed there. LMB neatly removed them.

Oh, beware of the smell of TPS, it is intense and they seem to use a women's perfume/cologne/toilet water to hide any bad aromas from the cleaning chemicals in TPS. It is very strong."

What's wrong with good old denatured ethyl alcohol? 12.99 a gallon at Lowes.
I have never had anything work as well as that.  It is the active ingredient in several ball cleaning solutions.

Then you've never tried
Neo-Tac's Hook-It,
http://www.buddiesproshop.com/p-4835-neo-tac-hook-it-32-oz.aspx
or
LMB Int'l High Performance ball cleaner,
http://www.buddiesproshop.com/p-779-lmb-international-high-performance-bowling-ball-cleaner-32oz.aspx
or
Clean n' Dull,
http://www.buddiesproshop.com/p-1031-powerhouse-clean-n-dull-5-oz.aspx

Quote from: J_w73 on December 28, 2015, 09:06:20 PM

I have tried TPS. It seems like a decent cleaner, but I don't think that I can handle that perfume smell.  I think I would rather smell harsh chemicals.  I honestly don't think I will be doing a thorough test because I won't be using this product because of the smell.  I cleaned a ball with it before bowling and the smell was stuck in my nose all night long during league.

I agree about the smell, aroma. I posted this summary in this thread:
http://www.ballreviews.com/miscellaneous/using-a-clean-ball-the-new-way-to-cheat-or-excuse-t309961.0.html:

"I tried it today, using that procedure, a little on the center of my towel and wiped the ball each time I picked up a ball  to bowl, during a practice session. It did no better than any other good water based cleaner. The oil lines remained on it. Only the micro-fiber towel helped remove the oil laying on the surface. I need my LMB cleaner after bowling to truly remove the ground in oil lines. I even tried rubbing the track vigorously with the towel soaked with TPS, with the ball in my lap. I rubbed hard for a full minute on each section and the oil lines just stayed there. LMB neatly removed them.

Oh, beware of the smell of TPS, it is intense and they seem to use a women's perfume/cologne/toilet water to hide any bad aromas from the cleaning chemicals in TPS. It is very strong."

+1 FOR LMB!

So what cleaner is the best? Lmb?

Hook it IMO

I must say neo tac hook it is a very impressive cleaner. Imo probably the best.