Bowling ball hazy after hot water bath

[jnv32185]

For the last couple weeks I have been doing research on these hot water baths as a DIY cheap way to extract oil from my bowling balls. I did not want to try it on my new ball so I decided last Thursday 4-24-14 to try a hot water bath on my old Brunswick Command Zone ARC.

Firstly I had no way to sand it so I just left it as is and put some tape over the finger holes. It was a little chilly that day so I used warm water first so the temperature change was not to extreme. I did not use soap because I read to many conflicting stories and felt it was just safest to just use water. After about 15 minutes I took the ball out of the water and wiped it off. I did not notice any oil on the top of the water. I do not know if it was because I did not sand it or if it was because the water was not hot enough.

I refilled the bucket with hot (as hot as I could from the tap) water now that the ball was warmed up. I let it sit for about 25 minutes. I did this 2x more times. Never did I see any oil on the top of the water if it was there. I took the ball out dried it off and cleaned it with some bowling ball cleaner and a microfiber towel.

Looking at the ball I noticed it was very hazy. It was very noticeable compared to where the tape was over the finger holes. I did read that sometimes it happens and it would go away after a couple days of drying out. On Monday 4-31-14 when it was still hazy I did something that I felt was a little dangerous.

Tired of the hazy look I put the ball in front of a small heater. Constantly rotating the ball to heat it evenly and keeping a close eye on it to make sure it did not get overly hot. It did not seam to do much as far as making the haze disappear. So I put the ball back in my room and have not touched it since.

It is now Friday 5-2-14. The ball is still hazy and I do not know if it is going to stay that way or not. Has anyone had this happen? Did I do something wrong? I assumed it would be hazy for a couple days but its been just over a week now. Does anyone know of a way to get the hazy look to disappear?

[bowl1820]

Without seeing it up close.

It could be "phasing" that's caused by moisture in the porous surface, It should disappear over time.

Or it could be the surface just needs to be re-polished (if it was polished ball) since it's been cleaned. If you have some polish just take a little and try a spot and see if it removes the haze.

[jnv32185]

Or it could be the surface just needs to be re-polished (if it was polished ball) since it's been cleaned. If you have some polish just take a little and try a spot and see if it removes the haze.

It was a polished ball so I will give that a try. I just have to go get some polish. Thanks