There are a lot of ways to clean a bowling ball, many depending on the cover stock and the bowler's preference and any number of subjective strategies. But, for those of you who just want a very simple way to drain the oil from your ball, I give you the immersion method.
For bowling balls with porous surfaces (namely reactive resin) that don't seem to be gripping the lanes like they used to (or for routine maintenance), you can bring life back to the ball as long as you have a bucket and access to hot water.
For a simple, step-by-step process on how to soak the oil out of your ball, see this article: How to Clean Your Bowling Ball - Immersion Method.
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Thanks, that was a helpful article. To be honest, I’ve never really known how to clean my ball and I always felt a little weird about asking, for some reason.
Thanks for the comment, Joseph. I find this method to be the simplest way to keep oil out of the ball, and once you have a bucket and a towel, it costs nothing except the few cents it takes to run the water for a bit.