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jdpodgorny

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Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« on: February 23, 2007, 08:38:33 AM »
Has anyone out there tried both of these and have a preference of one over the other?  I've always used the soaking method.  Recently read about the kitty litter method again which I forgot about.  Didn't know if one had better results than the other.

Also, for those that have used the KL method.....Any particular brand better than another?  I'm assuming that all the ones that resemble Oil Dry are the brands to use and not the types with the aroma crystals.
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2007, 04:51:52 PM »
I would say oil dry itself would be the best, I don't know if kitty litter is the exact same as oil dry. But if I were going to try it I would go to a hardware store or auto parts place and get strait oil dry, I mean that is what it is made for.


I am very interested in the answers to this as well.
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2007, 04:57:11 PM »
Make sure to get one that is made from clay.
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2007, 05:03:11 PM »

  The stuff made from peat moss is much better as it has a wicking action. Cant recall the name right now but I know Briggs and Stratton may still sell it. It works absolute wonders. You can take a glass of water, pour an ounce of motor oil into it, put some of this peat moss on thop of it, wait 5 minutes, pour the water out of the glass into another glass while straining the peat moss out, and drink the water. Yes, I have done it. It is that good.




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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2007, 12:51:32 PM »
I have never used the kitty litter method, can someone explain the steps to me?
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2007, 01:18:56 PM »
Ernie,

I am not sure but I don't understand how this can work. I can see how kitty litter and oil dry can absorb oil, of course. What I can't see is how it can get the oil from within the pores of the ball when nothing is bringing the oil to surface where it can contact any of these substances. They are certainly not microscopic enough to get into the proes of the resin.

Any idea of how this works or is supposed to work?
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2007, 01:20:34 PM »
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4. Take ball out and resurface, clean, or polish to your needs.


How about if don't want to re-surface the ball. Can you just clean it?
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2007, 01:25:35 PM »
I haven't tried the kitty /oil-dry method yet but I will sure give it a try as soon as my ball is in the condition to be "cured" ...

And then I will write a comparison... I use the "water bath" method for one year now on my Tsunami (Brunswick Coverstock) and the ball works fine (also did some by-hand resurfacing without a spinner by simply taking it doen to 400 than 800 grit with pads and polishing the hell out of it... worked marvelous)

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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2007, 04:01:15 PM »
I've tried the Kitty litter/Oil-Dri and it does get some oil out.
I buried a ball in a bucket of it came back afew minutes later brushed some away from the ball. And you could see oil on the surface of the ball.
the more powdery the KL is the better it works.

The fullers earth in KL works in a similar way to how a desiccant work but instead of absorbing water.Its absorbing oils.

But its slow. the warm water method is alot faster.
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2007, 04:10:06 PM »
I'm with Charlest on this one.  If you could actually get the oil to the surface of the ball, then I can see it working.  But oil dry or cat litter is not going to draw oil to the surface of the ball.  I tried it many, many years ago on a ball and it did nothing.  Now if you could somehow heat the ball while it was sitting in the absorbing material, that could definitely work.  FWIW, there's a shop here that advertises a "secret" method to removing oil from your ball.  It is the kitty litter method, and he charges 15 a pop for it.  There was even a small article in our local paper about it.  

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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2007, 05:24:37 PM »
AGAIN, how does it get the oil to the surface of the ball to be absorbed????

Inquiring minds want to know!
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2007, 06:48:08 PM »
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AGAIN, how does it get the oil to the surface of the ball to be absorbed????

Inquiring minds want to know!
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Charlest, my experience with KL and similar substances tell me that they work by "wicking" the liquid. I would assume the finer particles would have more surface contact with the ball and therefore be more effective.

TT

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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2007, 07:12:10 PM »
But, tt, wicking implies at least an initial minimal contact. How does that happen, unless the oil somehow gets to the surface of the ball?

In a hot water bath, the heat of the hot water somehow gets the oil to migreate to the surface.

In the kitty litter or the oil dry, there is no heat applied or generated that I can tell.
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2007, 08:04:47 PM »
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But, tt, wicking implies at least an initial minimal contact. How does that happen, unless the oil somehow gets to the surface of the ball?

In a hot water bath, the heat of the hot water somehow gets the oil to migreate to the surface.

In the kitty litter or the oil dry, there is no heat applied or generated that I can tell.
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Re: Soak/Bath vs. Kitty Litter Method
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2007, 07:01:37 AM »
Isn't kitty litter or oil dry the same type of oil removal system as C300's CRP and Ebonite's Hook Again?   How does C300's CRP and Ebonite's Hook Again remove oil other than contact with the ball same as clay based oil dry?  Wondering???


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