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JohnN

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Doc's Elixir
« on: August 15, 2006, 01:34:44 AM »
Just wondering if anyone has used Doc's Magic Elixir and what they thought about it. Thanks.
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Doc Hollywood

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Re: Doc's Elixir
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2006, 04:50:19 PM »
John,

Many posters on this board use the Elixir and have had great success.  I'm sure they will all chime in soon.  I won't state my opinion because I am biased since I created the Elixir.

If you have specific questions please feel free to post here and I or someone else will chime in.


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Bjaardker

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Re: Doc's Elixir
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2006, 07:58:35 PM »
It was very good at keeping oil from soaking into the ball.

Unfortunately the change in reaction was something that I just didn't care for. At the time I was bowling on VERY slick lanes with bad carrydown & needed as much midlane roll as possible. The extra couple of feet that the elixir added to my skid was just too much.

I ended up giving my bottle to a friend (someone with quite a few more revs than me) he has used it with great success & is still rolling the same equipment that he was when he started using it 3 years ago.

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Strider

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Re: Doc's Elixir
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2006, 11:39:38 PM »
I like the stuff on anything with some surface.  I believe in it's ability to reduce oil absorption.  The peace of mind knowing your expensive ball won't become a oil soaked paperweight is worth the price alone.  I just take the ball down one level from what I expect.  For example, if I think 1000 grit is perfect, I sand to 800 and apply the Elixir.  I've shot several honor scores using the product.  I just had another for Doc, but it wasn't sanctioned.  For the really heavy stuff, it might cause the ball to skate a few feet too long, but I've found when it's that heavy, more surface usually isn't the answer anyway.
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onlybowling

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Re: Doc's Elixir
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2006, 10:05:07 AM »
Docs' elixer does what it is said to do.  It slows or can totally prevent oil soaking into any ball if multiple coats are used.  I have come to think of the Elixer as a high grade, long lasting polish - and just like with polish, some surface grit experimentation is necessary to tune the reaction.
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charlest

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Re: Doc's Elixir
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2006, 01:16:43 PM »
quote:
I like the stuff on anything with some surface.  I believe in it's ability to reduce oil absorption.  The peace of mind knowing your expensive ball won't become a oil soaked paperweight is worth the price alone.  I just take the ball down one level from what I expect.  For example, if I think 1000 grit is perfect, I sand to 800 and apply the Elixir.  I've shot several honor scores using the product.  I just had another for Doc, but it wasn't sanctioned.  For the really heavy stuff, it might cause the ball to skate a few feet too long, but I've found when it's that heavy, more surface usually isn't the answer anyway.
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Edited on 8/21/2006 1:11 PM
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