Author Topic: Will sunning my ball kill it ? (Read 9349 times)

xwenhan · « **on:** May 27, 2005, 04:13:55 PM »

I recently started sunning my Absolute because i found that it is a great oil sucker but i just heard from my fellow bowling friend that sunning the ball would kill the coverstock.Please help, Thanks

TWOHAND834 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 30, 2005, 10:46:58 PM »

Bjaardker,

I understand what you are saying and know that you are not making anything up. However, if you read my post carefully, I stated that HIGH heat sources are not good for a ball. I am not distinguishing between any ball companies in my post. I said that there are better ways to rejuvenate a ball other than heat, which is true. But if he used the heat source to use a light one and not just setting the ball out in the sun. Believe me, I too use heat to help rejuvenate bowling balls, and it does work. I guess I needed to do a better job at wording it so you were not thinking that I was totally against the heating method to rejuvenating bowling balls. In xwenhan's original post, he basically asked that if sunning a ball can hurt the cover and that answer is yes. But, just out of curiosity, do you kow how hot the Rejuvenator gets when doing the baking process? I read the link you gave us and did not see it.
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qstick777 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2005, 10:56:55 PM »

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Apparently YOU didn't. The guy said the ball was hot from the sun, then he put his AC on full blast, and THEN hit a bump and the ball jumped up and down. And he said the ball already had a crack in it... Two contrasting temperatures, a previous crack, and a bump made it crack, NOT because he let the ball get hot to sweat oil out. It was his own fault... Sheesh....

I guess the sarcasm wasn't obvious ??

Actually if you read the post the guy says he threw a practice game, put it in the front seat, and since it was hot he turned the A/C on max. No where does it say that the ball was hot from the sun - it reads as if he left the lanes, put the ball in the front seat, started the car and turned on the A/C.

That must be some really cold A/C to play a part in that crack.

Bjaardker · « **Reply #18 on:** May 30, 2005, 10:57:47 PM »

quote:
Bjaardker,

I understand what you are saying and know that you are not making anything up. However, if you read my post carefully, I stated that HIGH heat sources are not good for a ball. I am not distinguishing between any ball companies in my post. I said that there are better ways to rejuvenate a ball other than heat, which is true. But if he used the heat source to use a light one and not just setting the ball out in the sun. Believe me, I too use heat to help rejuvenate bowling balls, and it does work. I guess I needed to do a better job at wording it so you were not thinking that I was totally against the heating method to rejuvenating bowling balls. In xwenhan's original post, he basically asked that if sunning a ball can hurt the cover and that answer is yes. But, just out of curiosity, do you kow how hot the Rejuvenator gets when doing the baking process? I read the link you gave us and did not see it.
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Steven Vance
Atlanta (Buford), GA
Pro Shop Operator
Advanced Bowling Solutions

If anyone out there is worried about the scores being too high, try duckpin!!

The revivor oven at my pro shop runs between 130 & 135 degrees.

a_ak57 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 31, 2005, 02:30:31 PM »

quote:
quote:
Apparently YOU didn't. The guy said the ball was hot from the sun, then he put his AC on full blast, and THEN hit a bump and the ball jumped up and down. And he said the ball already had a crack in it... Two contrasting temperatures, a previous crack, and a bump made it crack, NOT because he let the ball get hot to sweat oil out. It was his own fault... Sheesh....

I guess the sarcasm wasn't obvious ??

Actually if you read the post the guy says he threw a practice game, put it in the front seat, and since it was hot he turned the A/C on max. No where does it say that the ball was hot from the sun - it reads as if he left the lanes, put the ball in the front seat, started the car and turned on the A/C.

That must be some really cold A/C to play a part in that crack.

Actually he DID say that. The following is from his post:

"So, hot day + sun on ball + A/C on max + small crack in finger hole + extreme old age = very large crack."

But either way, it doesn't really matter.
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- Andy

Brunswick...........'nuff said.

Mr Bass · « **Reply #20 on:** May 31, 2005, 03:33:03 PM »

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You can also put the ball in a sauna for 3-4hours.

Soaking in a bucket of hot water with detergent works for me

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Â¡Viva la naciÃ³n!

TWOHAND834 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 01, 2005, 12:30:05 AM »

Thank you for the info Bjaardker. I appreciate it.
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Steven Vance
Atlanta (Buford), GA
Pro Shop Operator
Advanced Bowling Solutions

If anyone out there is worried about the scores being too high, try duckpin!!

Laybzz74 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 01, 2005, 05:33:26 PM »

I don't expose mine to direct sunlight ... I put mine in a large, black plastic bag (two at a time) and wipe them off every 30 minutes with a good ball cleaner or degreaser; I them follow that with a good cleaning with TRACK Clean N Dull to get them back to almost new !!!
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