Approved/Not Approved Ball Cleaners/Polishes
Ball Cleaners/Polishes | Commercial Products Solids/Abrasives
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As of October 22, 2008
Any cloth towel that is non-abrasive that doesn't modify the surface finish of the ball and contains no chemical
additives will be acceptable for use during USBC certified competition.
Here is a list of approved and not approved ball cleaners and polishes. For a product to be approved at anytime, the product must not soften the ball surface or leave a residue. If a product is not found on the list below, consider it to be NOT APPROVED either before, after, or during certified competition.
In the past few years, many new polishes, which are designed to change the surface roughness of a bowling ball (the same as abrasives such as sandpaper, Scotch Brite pads, and Abralon pads), have been introduced in the market-place. These products, which contain solids or abrasives, are normally thick (high viscosity), paste with the consistency of car polish. Since they change the surface roughness of the bowling ball, these products may only be used before or after certified competition.
As a reminder: If the surface of the ball is altered by sanding or polishing, the entire surface of the ball must be sanded or polished in the same manner.
Ball Cleaners/Polishes
| Approved Anytime |
Not Approved at any time |
- 2EZ2 Strike Bowling Ball Cleaner - 2EZ2 Clean Products
- 2EZ2 Strike Bowling Ball Clean-N-Shine - 2EZ2 Clean Products
- Ace Ball Cleaner - Netmark Industries, Inc.
- Alley Catz - GT Graphics
- Alley Catz - Saber Tooth
- Atomic Ball Cleaner - Atomic Enterprises
- Awesome Ball Cleaner
- Ball Bite - Pro Packaging Inc.
- Ball Buff - Pro Packaging Inc.
- Ball Conditioner - Andrejs Sturis
- Ball Pre-Cleaner & Stripper - Grecian Attack
- Bean's Ball Oil Off Cleaner
- Bean's Pro Shop Instant Length ball cleaner
- Bean's Pro Shop Magic Dust Premium Bowling ball polish
- Beans' Pro Shop Secret Sauce Premium Bowling ball polish
- Best Shot - Earth Clean Systems
- Best Shot – Future Clean Inc.
- Blast – Mark Baker
- Bowl Plus SP101 Bowling ball cleaner
- Bowling Ball Cleaner - Forrest Enterprises, Inc.
- Bowling Ball Cleaner for "Sensitive Skin" - Tropical Seas, Inc.
- Bowlers Bowling Ball Wipe - Ivancik
- Bowler’s Choice – Bowler’s Choice of Michigan, Inc.
- Bowler's Edge Ball Cleaner - BTC
- Bowler's Edge Reactive Resin Cleaner - BTC
- Bowling Ball Spray Cleaner – Strata Products, Inc.
- Bowling Ball Speed Shine – Strata Products, Inc.
- Brand X - Brand X Distributor
- Captain Bob's X-12 Bowling Ball Cleaner
- Cherry Cleaner - Ballshield
- Cleanbowl - L'atelier du bowling
- Clean Shot - Earth Clean Systems
- Clean Shot Reactive Ball Cleaner - Earth Clean Systems
- Cleaner/Rejuvenate - B.D.S.
- Control No. 24 – Neo Technologies
- Dan-Mor "Wipe 'n Strike" Bowling Ball cleaner wipes
- Dri-Wash 'n Guard - Enviro Tech Intrn'l
- Dry Wash Speed Shine - TWS Industries, Inc.
- Ebonite Clean N' Dull
- Ebonite Energizer
- Ebonite Power Wash
- Elite-Hydro Cleanser
- Extreme Clean - Lane Concepts
- Fiber Cleen - Fibers of Kalamazoo, Inc.
- High Performance Ball Cleaner #311 – Master Industries
- Hook-It - Neo Technologies
- Hook-It Plus (Liquid Sandpaper) - Neo Technologies
- Hy Hudson Ball Cleaner
- Hylite - David Greco
- Hy-Tek Reactive Ball Cleaner - Hy-Tek Products
- INX Products Reaction
- Jiffy I, Jiffy II, - J.F. Forsman
- Kegel Repel
- Knock Out - Rapid Tac Inc.
- Lance Ice Ball Polish/Cleaner - Rip the Rack Pro Shop
- Liquid Nitro - Neo Technologies
- Magiclean - TCB Products
- Mark's Home Brew - Marc Pope
- Mega Bite - Storm Products
- Moon Shine
- Storm Products
- Mox – E&L Distributing Inc.
- Maz's Ball Klean - David Mahaz
- MX Bio Cleaner - Raymond Chemical Co.
- Ole Roy's Front 9 Ball Cleaner - Roy Lay
- Ole Roy's Second Shift Ball Cleaner - Roy Lay
- Oil B Gone - Pro-Tech Ind. Chem.
- Oil Magnet - Ballshield
- One Grand Products - Liquid Spray Ball Cleaner
- Orange Clean Multipurpose Degreaser - Orange Glo International
- Perfect Grip - Bowling Concepts
- Power Gel Clean - Tech Line
- Power House Energizer Cleaner - Ebonite
- Power Kleen Bowling Ball Cleaner - Tropical Seas, Inc.
- Print Point Systems - Magic Bowling Wipes
- Proacta ShineTM and Proacta CleanTM - Storm Products, Inc.
- Pro-Action Ball Cleaner – Gary Rasanen
- Pro Bite Ball Cleaner - Pro Bite
- Pro Clean - Pro Bowling Products Inc.
- Pro-Cleaner - Distribution 2000 Inc.
- Pro Edge Products - Wipe-n-Strike
- Pro-Grip Reaction Ball Cleaner - Columbia
- Pro-Shot - Pro Bowling Products Inc.
- Protrac 19 - Proline Sports Products
- Quick Clean - LBL Enterprises LLC
- Qwik Strike Citrus Gel Bowling Ball Cleaner - BKP
- RD3 Formula II – Parklane Research Corp.
- Reacta Clean - Storm Products
- React-A-Foam - Perfection Products
- Reacta Shine - Storm Products
- Reactive Cleaner "R" - Innovative Bowling Products
- Redd Hott Ball Cleaner – Ronald Gales
- Reese Brothers Ball Clean
- Reflections – E&L Distributing Inc.
- Ren Boll - Scandinavian Sport Supply
- Renew-It - Neotac/New Technologies
- Rev-It Cleaner - Today's Solutions
- Revive - Kegel
- RIP's Motion Potion Ball Cleaner - Rip the Rack Pro Shop
- Row-Del Grime Solver
- Seino Fukkatsu Bowling Ball Cleaner - Coba Shoji Co., Ltd.
- Snap Back – Baldy Products
- Spray Master - Master Industries
- Spray Nine Multi-Purpose Cleaner
- Squeaky Clean Spray Cleaner - The Wax Shop
- Sta-Clean - The Pro Stop
- Storm Super Shine Polish
- Storm Super Concentrate Cleaner
- Strike Gold – A.J. Discount Proshop, Rip the Rack Pro Shop
- Strike Green – A.J. Discount Proshop, Rip the Rack Pro Shop
- Strike It Clean - Bowl Products, Inc.
- Strike King - Jim Roberts
- Strike-Mor Ball Cleaner - Strike-Mor Pro Shop
- Strike Wipes - Turbo
- Strike Zone - Felix Erickson Company
- Striking Ball Cleaner – Louis Cervin, NewKirk, OK
- Super Clean - Castrol
- Super Cleaner – Don Carter
- Sure-Shot Spray Cleaner - Future Clean Inc.
- Tacky & Clean - Andrejs Sturis
- The Good Stuff - BSE, Inc.
- Track Magic Clean N’ Dull - Advanced Polishing Products
- Track Magic Reaction Plus - Advanced Polishing Products
- Track-Power Wash
- U-Clean U-Score - Storm Products
- Ultimate Clean - McDonogh Co.
- Ultra Ball Cleaner - Ultimate Bowling Products Inc.
- U-Turn Reactive Ball Cleaner - Don Breeden
- Ultimate Clean Reactive Ball Cleaner - McDonogh Co.
- Urethane Cleaner "U" - Innovative Bowling Products
- Valentino Bowling Remedy RX
- Velocity Wipes Bowling Ball Quick Clean Wipes
- X-Power - David Greco
- Xtra Clean - Storm Products
- Xtra Shine - Storm Products
- Xtreme Kleen - GT Innovations
- Zapp It - Zapp It Bowling Products
- Zapp-It Insta-Grip
- Zapp-It Distance
- Zap-It Polish & Spray Remover
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- David Greco Cleaner
- Dull It - INX Corp.
- Master Ball Cleaner - Master Industries
- Strike Power - Veterans Products
- SS-25
- Ultra Clean - Tenth Frame
- Varsol
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Commercial Products
| Approved Anytime |
Not Approved at any time |
- Rubbing Alcohol (Isopropyl)
- CV-88
- Jolt Detergent
- "Simple Green"
- "Windex" window cleaner
- Ammonia
- Denatured Ethanol
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- Acetone (nail polish remover)
- "Armor-All"
- "Cutex" non-acetone (nail polish remover)
- WD-40
- Ethers, Esters and Ketone (MEK)
- Kerosene, Gasoline, other fuels
- Most commercial solvents (Xylol, lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, chloro-form, Methyl Hydrate)
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Products Approved for use Before and After Certified Competition
| NOTE: APPROVED BEFORE OR AFTER CERTIFIED COMPETITION. ALTHOUGH THEY MAY NOT
ALTER THE SURFACE HARDNESS OF A BOWLING BALL, THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS CANNOT BE USED DURING USBC CERTIFIED COMPETITION
BECAUSE IT WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF RULE 18. HOWEVER, THESE PRODUCTS ARE ALLOWED BEFORE OR AFTER LEAGUE AND/OR TOURNAMENT
SESSIONS. |
- #1 Low % of Abrasives – Don Carter
- #2 Course – Don Carter
- #3 Medium – Don Carter
- #4 Fine – Don Carter
- 1-Step Reactive Resin Ball Cleaner - Ebonite Intrn'l
- 2-Step Reactive Resin Ball Cleaner - Ebonite Intrn'l
- 2001 Pro Roll Bowling Ball Polish - Hi-Temp Products Co.
- 3M Citrus Base Cleaner
- Ball Buff - Pro Packaging
- Ball Cleaner & Wax No.III - Grecian Attack
- Ball Cleaner & Polish - Pro Shops of America
- Ballshield 1000
- Ballshield Base Cut & Shine
- Bowling Ball Cream Cleaner – Strata Products, Inc.
- Brunswick Ball Polish - Brunswick
- Brunswick - Rough Buff
- Captain Bob's X-12 Bowling Ball Wipes
- Clean Right – Baldy Products
- Clean Shot – Future Clean Inc.
- Control-It - Neotac/Neo Technologies
- Cream Cleaner - The Wax Shop
- Degree - Columbia
- Delayed Reaction Ball Polish - Advanced Polishing Products
- Doc's Magic Bowling Ball Elixir
- Ebonite Delayed Reaction
- Ebonite Magic Shine
- Ebonite Reaction Plus
- Elite-Performance Polish
- Extreme Dull - Lane Concepts
- Factory Finish High Gloss Polish - Brunswick
- Fast Work – Don Carter
- Finesse-it II - 3M
- Go Long – Don Carter
- Kegel Repel Ball Polish (Matte Finish)
- Kegel Repel Ball Polish (Medium Gloss)
- Kegel Repel Ball Polish (High Gloss)
- Khameleon - Neo Technologies
- Lane Ice - A.J. Discount Proshop Inc.
- Naturoll Finish Ball Polish – Life Time Solutions
- NeoTechnologies - 100% Natural
- One Grand Products, Inc. - Cream Ball Cleaner, Ball Polish
- Orange Power Spray & Wipe - Steel Fingers Bowling Products
- Perfect-it II - 3M
- PJ's Tacky Snap - Pete Turner
- Power Gel Polish - Tech-Line
- Power Gel Scuff - Tech-Line
- Power House Extender Polish - Ebonite
- Power House Factory Finish Polish - Ebonite
- Power House Quick Sand - Ebonite
- Power House Particle Polish - Ebonite
- Pro Finish Step 1 - Storm Products
- Pro Finish Step 2 - Storm Products
- Pro Finish Step 3 - Storm Products
- Pro-Grip - DBA Products
- Reaction Control System Cleaner - Ebonite
- Reactivation - AMF
- Reactive Resin Finish Polish - Ebonite Intrn'l
- Repel Ball Polish - Kegel
- Restore-It - Neo Technologies
- Rev-It Polish - Today's Solutions
- Scotch Brite Scouring Pad
- Scrubbing Bubbles - Johnson & Johnson
- SD-20 – Spartan Chemical Co.
- Super Cherry - Ballshield
- Sure-Shot Polish - Future Clean Inc.
- Track-Clean-n-Tacky
- Ultimate Plus Polish Cleaner - Ultimate Bowling Products Inc.
- Zapp-It Soft Touch
- Zapp-It Resinator
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NOTE
"The manual application of any lane oil to a bowling ball by a bowler during certified competition is
prohibited"
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