Ball Care: Dos and Don'ts.
Don't store your ball in extremely hot or cold places. Leaving balls in the car or trunk during hot summer hours can lead to cracking and core separations.

Use a ball carrier to transport your ball to avoid accidental mishandling.

Wipe oil build-up off your ball regularly with a towel or have it polished. This will maximize performance by keeping the pores from being blocked by dirt and limit the amount of oil that can be absorbed into the coverstock.

Don't intenionally drop your ball on hard surfaces.

Resufacing: The track of the balls will become scratched and will require resurfacing after 60 to 80 games. Resurfacing should be done using a ball spinner in order to achieve a uniform surface. Sand the ball with 220 or 320 grit sandpaper to remove deep scratches followed by 400 and 600 grit to bring the ball back to factory dull finish. Factory-polished balls requires an extra step. After sanding, it needs to be polished.

Recommended Products:
Oil Free Towel
Hydro Ball Cleaner
Ball Polisher/Carrier

What should I avoid using for cleaning my bowling ball?
Alcohol & Windex: Alcohol and windex do not penetrate oil and dirt effectively. They tend to lay on top of oil and dirt and, when wiped with a towel, smear along the ball's surface leaving behind residue that is absorbed into the surface pores.

Acetone/Denatured Alcohol/Lacquer Thinner: Acetone and denatured alcohol are strong solvents. Prolonged contact with the ball's surface can weaken the structure of the coverstock, affecting long term durability. Petroleum based cleaners, such as lacquer and paint thinners and mineral spirits, have limited solubility attributes. They are not extremely aggressive in breaking down lane oil.

A great product for keeping your ball clean is the Tenth Frame Ultra Clean Ball Cleaner. Professional strength. Removes even the most stubborn Black Marks!

Recommended Product:
Ultra Clean Ball Cleaner by Tenth Frame

How often should I clean my ball?
Wiping your ball in between shots with a towel is recommended.

A great product for keeping your ball clean is the Oil Free Towel. A micro-fiber towel with maximum surface area contact and capillary action to draw away oil from the ball's surface and feed it into reservoirs within the towel's fibers. Reusable and washable.

Another great product are the PowerHouse Ball Scrubs. Disposable cleaning wipes that deep cleans ball's surface for optimal performance. Biodegradable, citrus-based, strong degreasing formula. Removes lane oil, dirt, belt marks, even tape residue.

Recommended Products:
Oil Free Towel
PowerHouse Ball Scrubs

Why should I clean my ball?
High performance balls, namely reactive resin and particle resin balls, absorb oil. This ability to displace oil is an integral part of the ball's hook potential. Lane oil also contains dust and dirt. This oil-soaked dirt clogs the pores on the ball's surface and impairs the ball's ability to absorb oil effectively.

Cleaning your ball at the end of each league session with a strong degreasing solution will reduce the amount of oil that is absorbed into the ball, increasing its reactive life.

A great product for keeping your ball clean is the Hydro Ball Cleanser. The citrus-based cleaner is organic, making it easy to solubilize lane oil, rubber, dirt, and debris. It also has charged inorganic cleaning agents designed to dig deep under oil and dirt in the pores and agitate them loose, enabling the dirt and oil to be pushed to the surface where they can be removed with a towel.

Recommended Products:
Hydro Ball Cleanser
Ultra Clean Ball Cleaner