Author Topic: When you do the dish washer method for cleaning a ball, should it be covered in oil? (Read 17008 times)

danprince10 · « **on:** February 12, 2011, 06:00:01 AM »

I've done the method before where I put it in a tub of hot water and would have to do it multiple times because the oil would keep seeping out and I would have to towel it off, but I just put my ball through the dishwasher and I didn't see any type of oil residue at all on it. Is that normal when you put it through the dishwasher, or does my dishwasher just not work for this method and I should go back to the tub?

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Strider · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2011, 02:09:26 PM »

It's probably fine. Because the dishwasher constantly rinses and drains, you just don't see the oil coming out. For me, the dishwasher performs better than the bucket method. I had a ball that still wasn't performing after the bucket method. I threw it in the dishwasher (heat/dry cycle OFF) and it was like a completely new ball.

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Cobalt Bomb · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2011, 02:09:42 PM »

Open the dishwasher shortly after starting the cycle and you will feel the oil on the ball. One of the reasons the dishwasher works so well is that the oil is carried away in the water, mostly in the wash cycle. That water is drained prior to the rinse cycle. After the rinse cycle, there is usually nothing left.

ruger311 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2011, 02:36:35 PM »

after you do the dishwasher method do you run the dishwasher once by itself to clean out any leftover oil residue so the dishes wont get messed up?

Cobalt Bomb · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2011, 02:51:53 PM »

Never needed to. In reality, you are talking about a very small volume of oil, probably less than is usually in the foods on dishes. If there is any residual, it is easily broken up by the detergent in the next cycle.

kidlost2000 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2011, 04:15:26 PM »

See if this helps any

http://www.morichbowling.com/BowlingBalls/BowlingBall_Cleaning.htm

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ruger311 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2011, 04:23:27 PM »

So any pre preparation before dishwasher? Any amount of dishwasher detergent? Any aftercare?

danprince10 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2011, 05:15:37 PM »

Wow thanks for the responses everyone. Omni, that is really much easier than the old bucket method. Thanks guys!

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Cobalt Bomb · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2011, 05:32:45 PM »

Sand the ball with a green pad to open up the pores prior. Put the ball in the dishwasher with the holes down. Remember to turn off electric water heat and electric dry. No detergent is recommended. Refinish as desired when you are finished.

ruger311 wrote on 2/12/2011 5:23 PM:So any pre preparation before dishwasher? Any amount of dishwasher detergent? Any aftercare?

ruger311 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:25:04 PM »

Green pad like scotch brite or some abralon pad?

ruger311 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:40:15 PM »

What about the inserts any harm to them?

danprince10 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:41:55 PM »

Bathing, and dishwashing my bowling balls hasn't given my inserts any trouble yet, you could always electrical tape the holes if you're worried, but simply putting the ball in face (holes) down prevents much water from going to the holes.

ruger311 wrote on 2/12/2011 8:40 PM: What about the inserts any harm to them?

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ruger311 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2011, 07:48:42 PM »

Sounds good thanks gonna give it a shot

Aloarjr810 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2011, 08:17:16 PM »

While sanding the ball first might not be needed all the time now

The point of it originally was to open the pores so that the dirt and grime and polishes that had been compacted into the porous surface over time was removed, because bowlers went longer times not cleaning their equipment if at all at the time the oil removal methods were first starting to be used. This helped make it easier for the oil to get out, because the pores were no longer plugged.

Now that people are taking better care of their equipment before it gets to the needs the oil removed stage, the sanding step might not as important.But that doesn't mean that you never do it, sometimes it might need to be done depending on the situation.

Edited by Aloarjr810 on 2/12/2011 at 9:20 PM

notsohotshot · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2011, 09:55:48 PM »

I have a Copperhead that I have used the dishwasher method both ways,sanded and not sanded and from my experience it worked a lot better when I sanded the ball first and the cleaning lastest longer. Now I have the problem that I have done it again without much improvement and what improvement I got only lasted about 6 games. Any suggestions???

Edited by notsohotshot on 2/13/2011 at 10:25 AM

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