Bowling ball bath

Question
QUESTION: Is it good to soak it in water? and what should i use to cover the holes? if water gets in the holes = ball damage or it will mess up the ball by any chance?

how often should soaking ball in water be used?

THanks for the helps.

ANSWER: Lee,
Using water to help get oil out of a bowling ball is a good technique. An oil soaked ball will give up oil. A ball with little or no oil in it will not benefit from a hot water bath.

Don't cover the holes, put them face down in a large bucket and at the conclusion of the cleaning give the ball 5 or 6 hours to dry out. The water won't inherently damage the ball.

The technique is not effective unless a ball has a hundred or more games between cleanings. A ball absorbs oil. But not loads of oil. But enough in the track area to effect a balls potential traction.

Thanks for the question.

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QUESTION: But I'm so worried if my finger inserts get wet it might just fall off since it was glued on to the holes of the ball? i could put transparent tape or sports tape over it, wouldn't be a problem right? the water height should be higher than the ball?? the holes inside the ball feels looks like some hard wooden material? i'm not sure what material the stuff inside the ball is made of and my ball is a evil siege?


today i went bowling i also start noticing the ball wasn't hooking much toward the backend. it looks like the ball lost some reaction before hitting the pocket. what could be wrong with my ball??

Thanks!!

Answer
Lee,
Immerse the ball. Done it hundreds of times. Get the grips wet, no problem, just check when the ball is completely dry that the grips are still securely affixed in the holes. I always recommend the grips get replaced when you do oil removal. The grip companies recommend changing the finger grips periodically because of wear, they get bigger, and slick and markedly less helpful.  

Pull any tape out of the ball before you remove the oil. Retape the holes periodically anyway but always after a "bath."

Do what ever you want, but I will assure you removing the adhesive (left by the tape protection) is a bigger pain than changing the grips.

The material surrounding the core of your Evil Siege is polyester.

Lastly, ball reaction could be lane, ball, oil, many things. Sorry, I'd need more info to recommend what it might be.

Thanks for the questions.