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Equipment Boards => Radical => Topic started by: hyme29 on May 20, 2013, 11:15:20 PM
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I cleaned my yeti for the first time, I use a cocktail (91%alcohol,white vinegar,few drops dawn orig soap) and I was surprised at how much the color was coming out of the ball, the paper towel was completely red&purple.... Anyone else have this happen?
the ball rolled AMAZING , but I just wanna make sure its normal and/or a not to worry thing..
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Maybe the acid in your 'cocktail'? I would try cleaning it without the vinegar added to that cocktail.
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Maybe the acid in your 'cocktail'? I would try cleaning it without the vinegar added to that cocktail.
hmmmm....thats weird tho cause not one of my other 4 balls did this with the same cocktail...the only other ball i owned that did the same thing was a lane#1 maxx curve...
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I would call the Brunswick office and ask them...I had a Radical question...called them and they helped. They also gave me Phils phone #.
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I would call the Brunswick office and ask them...I had a Radical question...called them and they helped. They also gave me Phils phone #.
good idea,or I'll ask my driller to call he is Brunswick staff
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Try it again and see if it happens again. Than post the results
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Try it again and see if it happens again. Than post the results
I will clean it when I get home ,and take a pic of the towel if it happens again...
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Well got home and sprayed the towel and just gave the ball a wipe and more color came off....i took a pic of the yeti next to the torrid elite and I wiped both off with a paper towel and the same cleaning cocktail and nothing came off the torrid, but some still came off the yeti.... I hope it isn't a problem lol..but better to ask and be safe lol
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The alcohol is peeling up the yellow dye from the logos along with the oil, plasticizers, and color of the resin in the ball.
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So out of the 5 balls I have this is only happening with one, if all my stuff was bleeding onto the paper towel I'd understand your point,but its only the yeti
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Just making a general observation from what I've seen in 10 years pro shop experience. My bad I didn't have the right answer to this mystery.
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Just making a general observation from what I've seen in 10 years pro shop experience. My bad I didn't have the right answer to this mystery.
ha ha its ok buddy , and its still doing it ....
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I like to say if it is still doing that. By all means don' use it at all. The two of what you have in the bottle is what doing it not the soap. My question is why you want do that when you can get a cleaner that for bowling balls? Let's hope that you did not ruin the ball. I would not do something like that.
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I like to say if it is still doing that. By all means don' use it at all. The two of what you have in the bottle is what doing it not the soap. My question is why you want do that when you can get a cleaner that for bowling balls? Let's hope that you did not ruin the ball. I would not do something like that.
well because 91% alcohol is a approved cleaner as well as white vinegar.. My driller cleaned our buddies yeti at the shop with tac-up,and energizer with the same results I had ....so its something to do with the color pigment of the ball. None of my other balls ever suffered from my cleaner ...
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The first time I cleaned my Yeti there was more color than typical on the rag. Since then, just dark/black gunk from the oil/dirt. I don't remember what I used first, but I use either Valentino's Remedy RX or straight Simple Green followed by water.
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for the last 4-5 years my bag has been almost all Brunswick(with some morich/Brunswick covers.). over those years I've noticed all of the red or balls with red in them will bleed that color during cleaning. I always use 70% rubbing alcohol as a cleaner. I don't know why this happens. I really never asked about it. I've never noticed a decrease in performance.
unless you hear otherwise, I wouldn't be to concerned.
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I have the Reax, yesterday I used a white paper towel...normally I use the black micro fiber towel that comes with DV8 balls. Anyway I used 91% alcohol for the first time by itself... I looked at the towel and there was a tanish color on it. I thought it was the gold lettering so i cleaned a small area where there are no letters and the same thing happened. If you look close at the reax color it is not solid black, there is a tinge of reddish in there...I work with colors all day so I can notice this, BUT something does bleed out of the ball.
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have been using and cleaning my Yeti for a few months now....never had any color come off the ball. I have tried the following.....
91% alcohol
70% alcohol
Tac Up
Reacta Clean
Revive
Remedy Rx
Zapp It
Simple Green
Clean N Dull
No color on the towel other than dirt......
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have been using and cleaning my Yeti for a few months now....never had any color come off the ball. I have tried the following.....
91% alcohol
70% alcohol
Tac Up
Reacta Clean
Revive
Remedy Rx
Zapp It
Simple Green
Clean N Dull
No color on the towel other than dirt......
mine still does it after a month no matter what I use to clean it
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Have a Brunswick Wild Thing that does the same.
It bleeds so much red, you would think it was that time of the month.
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I work in printing and although its probably not the same thing used in bowling balls, the inks we use will come off or stain in varying degrees based on the color. Blues, Purples and Reds tend to be the world worst about getting off, often times they won't at all, its just not as bright.
My guess it has something to do with the type of coloring agent they used on certain batches, or whatever drying/hardening agent they used didn't blend as well and its allowing certain chemicals to re-wet the dies.
Often times if I miss a spot of ink and then go back a day or so later after its dry and hit it with alcohol, it will become wet again and wipe off. Wouldn't surprise me at all if a version of the same thing isn't happening.