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thewhiz

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De oiling a ball
« on: September 04, 2016, 06:53:50 AM »
Would it be better to use a Nuball rejuvinator or would a bucket of hot soapy water do the trick just as well?
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2handedvolcano

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2016, 07:01:54 AM »
Putting the ball over the air vent after each shot helps alot.
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maicoman29

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2016, 07:10:10 AM »
The Nuball works great
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charlest

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2016, 07:23:59 AM »
Quote from: thewhiz on September 04, 2016, 06:53:50 AM
Would it be better to use a Nuball rejuvinator or would a bucket of hot soapy water do the trick just as well?

The NuBall is so much easier and does such a better job that it's like night and day.
And if you go to their website and tell them your a coach or a senior or a student, you can get an extra discount.
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ThomasBowling

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2016, 07:56:39 AM »
I use the shower. Though it works best if the water is very hot, so don't take a long shower before showering your balls :P
I did that today, and the water wasn't hot enough to extract any oil.
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suhoney24

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2016, 10:27:53 AM »
I use water as hot as I can get mixed with a household degreaser in a bucket...let sit for about 30 mins and I can literally wipe the oil off the top of the water....
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Dave81644

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2016, 11:14:30 AM »
I picked up a lightly used INNOVATIVE personal  ball revivor for $100
works great, I get best results when I take surface to 500 prior to using this
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fluff33

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2016, 11:39:42 AM »
Quote from: 2handedvolcano on September 04, 2016, 07:01:54 AM
Putting the ball over the air vent after each shot helps alot.
Another dumb comment from this guy. 
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Dave81644

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2016, 11:41:04 AM »
He has 2 handles on here, both Troll accounts.
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Bowlaholic

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2016, 12:06:48 PM »
I have the NuBall oven and it does a great job with no mess like I had when I use to do hot water bath method.  Dave81644 is correct.  The secret to getting the most oil out of the ball is to take the ball down to the lowest grit in the resurface specs. (usually 360 or 500) and then de-oil it.  After your done.... finish resurfacing it to the final grit you desire.
Invest in a NuBall or Innovative oven, new or used.  You won't be disappointed. 
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Dave81644

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2016, 12:11:25 PM »
The only complaint that I have is, mine doesn't have a timer to shut the unit off. You have to set an alarm and make sure you watch it.
Usually every 10 to 15 minutes I take it out and wipe it down, put back in and turn it it to a different area
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Steven

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2016, 04:21:53 PM »
I just performed a de-oil for a friend in my NuBall. He has an older Columbia pearl that was saturated. It took about 3 hours before nothing more bleed out. I took the ball out every 20 minutes of so to wipe it off before continuing. I have no idea how many hot water buckets it would have taken to accomplish the same result.
 
I'm not sure it's necessary to bring the ball down to 500 before de-oiling. My experience has been that a ball will either return a lot of oil, or nothing all all. But I guess it can't hurt to take down the surface first if the ball needs a refinish anyway.
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charlest

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2016, 04:50:08 PM »
Quote from: Dave81644 on September 04, 2016, 12:11:25 PM
The only complaint that I have is, mine doesn't have a timer to shut the unit off. You have to set an alarm and make sure you watch it.
Usually every 10 to 15 minutes I take it out and wipe it down, put back in and turn it it to a different area

Dave,

Since you set the temp (very accurate) to the safe temp for that brand, leave it in for an hour and then check it. If there's oil, wipe it off. If there isn't, then you're done.

I wouldn't bother to check it every 15 minutes, unless you happen to be very close by.

Of course, timers that go to wall sockets are cheap. I use one for growing seedlings inside the house in the spring. 
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Dave81644

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2016, 04:56:55 PM »
I guess I haven't done that method yet, I got this from a shop that was closing a 2nd location and he had the temp set on the unit and i left it.Maybe I should set it a little lower and try your method.
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Steven

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Re: De oiling a ball
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2016, 05:33:03 PM »
Quote from: Dave81644 on September 04, 2016, 04:56:55 PM
I guess I haven't done that method yet, I got this from a shop that was closing a 2nd location and he had the temp set on the unit and i left it.Maybe I should set it a little lower and try your method.

The max recommended temps are not the same for all manufacturers to stay within warranty compliance. Storm (and I believe Brunswick) can be taken up to 140. EBI can be taken to 125. I've found 125 to be effective regardless of brand.
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