Post by: trash heap on February 01, 2012, 01:23:55 AM
Looking for a good ball cleaner that is approved during competition. All cleaners I have are not allowed.
Post by: milorafferty on February 01, 2012, 09:37:57 AM
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Post by: cory867 on February 01, 2012, 10:04:07 AM
Keep in mind that just because it is approved for use during competition does not mean that you can use it during. All of the leagues and tournaments that I bowl in DO NOT allow the use of any cleaners, approved or not, to be used once the event has started. You will need to check with your league/tournament rules.
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Post by: charlest on February 01, 2012, 10:54:31 AM
Other than the USBC Nationals I have never heard of any league or tournament that forbids cleaning your ball with a USBC approved cleaner during bowling.
Do you mean to say that the by-laws of all your leagues explicitly forbid cleaning your ball with a cleaner during bowling?
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Post by: spmcgivern on February 01, 2012, 11:24:30 AM
I have never heard of any league or tournament rules that state you cannot use USBC approved cleaners during competition. If anything, most do not realize you CAN use cleaners during competition.
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Post by: JohnP on February 01, 2012, 12:02:08 PM
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Post by: mainzer on February 01, 2012, 12:09:06 PM
I bowl the same tournements and have never heard of those rules.
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Post by: charlest on February 01, 2012, 07:14:30 PM
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Post by: Brickguy221 on February 01, 2012, 08:43:45 PM
+1 ... Ditto for me, but I will use a simple green, alcohol, water mix if I am out of Remedy.
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Post by: Smash49 on February 01, 2012, 09:53:33 PM
I use ZappIt and works pretty good.
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Post by: Russell on February 01, 2012, 10:33:14 PM
Little known fact: In Russian "Hope" and "Change" translate to "Tax" and "Spend"
Post by: Brickguy221 on February 01, 2012, 11:21:24 PM
You have a good point there....
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Post by: trash heap on February 02, 2012, 07:40:26 AM
Not that it happens all the time, but have you ever been at a tournament, and ball comes back with all kind of grime and gunk on it? It has happen to me recently. Alcohol didn't work. The cleaner I use is Clean and Dull, and it's illegal to use during competition. I looking for an approved cleaner.
On to another question: I thought all approved cleaners (during and the before/after only) didn't affect the chemical makeup of the cover?
Post by: charlest on February 02, 2012, 07:48:17 AM
Most of them don't. Some do affect the physical texture of the coverstock surface;they contain abrasives but are considered cleaners.
However a new one, Powerhouse Adrenaline Wipes, might. I am unsure of that now, but the descriptions and intended uses for them imply that the chemical in them does affect the chemical makeup to some degree.
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Post by: Russell on February 02, 2012, 08:20:41 AM
Little known fact: In Russian "Hope" and "Change" translate to "Tax" and "Spend"
Post by: lifted rillo on February 02, 2012, 08:36:14 AM
+1 Russell, I use rubbing alcohol any time I'm at the lanes. I do a good cleaning at home with diluted simple green to get a deeper clean.
Post by: MrPerfect on February 02, 2012, 09:03:25 AM
I bowl in a league with a much older crowd and it's a league rule that you can't clean or alter the ball in any way during league.
We had to get an approval in order to use micro-fiber towels. I'm not even kidding.
Post by: charlest on February 02, 2012, 09:11:00 AM
My condolences, Mr. Perfect, like, honestly.
Seems like some of those older guys wouldn't trust their own mother.
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Post by: milorafferty on February 02, 2012, 09:14:16 AM
Perfect, you must be bowling league with the people from my local home owners association. 
Post by: MrPerfect on February 02, 2012, 12:16:51 PM
The league has been around longer than I have on this Earth (30 years), but it is made up of a lot of the old guard in our association mixed with all of the tournament bowlers, and a lot of people that just want to bowl around the best in the area hoping to learn something and get better.