I've done that to a Fired Up for about 15 times, and I've noticed this time that there were some white powder/tiny chunk coming out from inner layer material underneath the coverstock inside the weight hole, but I didn't find the same problem inside the thumb hole. All I've done to the ball was to soak it in hot tap water, while i don't have the same problem with my other bowling balls from different manufacture. The ball is going to be retired and the new Spit Fire is going to take it's place anyway, but I am just curious if anyone has seen the similar situation, cause I do not want to mess up the future Spit Fire.