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Laybzz74

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What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« on: January 18, 2005, 07:52:33 AM »
I've been using Ebonite powerhouse energizer cleaner and have also used orange clean, both with great success for oil removal; my question is, what product(s) is best for reenergizing/rejuvinating surface tack by hand application ??? The reason I ask is because with just the cleaners, it takes a game or so to get back my normal ball reaction. Just trying to get smarter here ... BTW, I check the posts in here and didn't say anything that I felt answered this. I realize that dull and shiny and particle shells MAY need different products.
I'm pretty happy with the cleaning aspect ... my real interest here is the followup rejuvination part.
 


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Re: What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2005, 04:38:24 PM »
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Re: What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2005, 04:41:34 PM »
Track's Clean and Dull seems to work very well. It also does not seem to dull polished or pearlized balls as the name might indicate. It seems to be a very deep cleaner.
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Re: What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2005, 05:13:08 PM »
Rob: The best product I've used for reenergizing/rejuvenating the surface by hand is Khameleon Particle Sand High Tech Ball Restorer (from neotac). It will pick up oil/dirt/grime that powerhouse energizer cleaner can't extract. More important, it truly does 'restore' the cover. See the following link:

http://www.neotac.com/products/ballrestorer/ballrestorer.html

On highly polished balls, it might dull the cover ever so slightly, but a quick follow-up application of neotac Renew-It (also by hand) will bring any lost shine back. On pearlized equipment, I've had great success with Khameleon and Renew-It as a one-two punch.

Charlest suggested Track's Clean and Dull, which I haven't used but have heard great things about. I'm going to pick up a bottle myself to compare the results against the neotac products. However, my understanding is that Clean and Dull is a gel, and I'm not sure how it will stack up against an abrasive like Khameleon.
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Re: What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2005, 05:40:28 PM »
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Track's Clean and Dull seems to work very well. It also does not seem to dull polished or pearlized balls as the name might indicate. It seems to be a very deep cleaner.  

I just purchased a bottle yesterday. How often do you generally use it? Anyone else. how often do you use it. every 3-6-10-15=20 games, etc.?
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Re: What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2005, 08:55:21 AM »
I would highly recommend trying the Neo-Tac products as well.  The "Khameleon Particle Sand High Tech Ball Restorer" really works well.  This will pull a lot of "stuff - oil, dirt, etc." from the cover.  Its amazing...  The only downside is that this product dulls the surface of the ball.  Normally when I use this product, I will follow it with Renew-It (another of their products).  This product restores some of the reaction and can act as a polish (if enough pressure is used).
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Re: What's best to clean and THEN rejuvinate ?
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2005, 12:03:44 PM »
I still stick with Neo Tacs Liquid Nitro for every day cleaning,...and Hook-it for dull stuff, and ReNew It for polished stuff!  The best stuff for BY HAND applicaton! IMHO
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