New Way To Clean Pool CB's

Johnnyt

Johnnyt

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I had 7 old CB's outside in a big plastic bowl that I never could get real clean. Today for the hell of it I soaked then in warm water with mild dish detergent then scrubbed them lightly with a Brillo soap pad. They came out like new. I don't know why I never heard of this before. Please don't try this until I see how they play and look next week. Maybe they will turn Pink or something overnight. :eek:. Johnnyt
 
I'd caution against using a steel Brillo pad. A nylon scrubby should work fine. A large part of the success comes from long soaking.
 
Johnnyt said:
I had 7 old CB's outside in a big plastic bowl that I never could get real clean. Today for the hell of it I soaked then in warm water with mild dish detergent then scrubbed them lightly with a Brillo soap pad. They came out like new. I don't know why I never heard of this before. Please don't try this until I see how they play and look next week. Maybe they will turn Pink or something overnight. :eek:. Johnnyt
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I bet it works better if you can get the wife to do it for you:grin:
 
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Don't submerge your pool balls in a liquid, it might be ok with printed numbered balls..
The balls numbers are a injected type of process so if there is any voids from use or age and being pounded on often; the water can penetrate the voids and leave water in the ball. The numbers can pop out just like inlays or points in a cue.
Sounds crazy but pool balls have to be stored,cleaned and used in climate controlled conditions.
The numbers can have the tiniest voids, probably not from day 1 but after some use it's possible.
Hope this helps, I'm not saying your pool balls have taken on water but it can happen.
I will post some pics tomorrow of some pool balls that have a number pop.


Rob.M
 
As opposed to actually cleaning 'em, it sounds to me like your doing a light sanding job with that brillo pad.
 
dontlitethat said:
Don't submerge your pool balls in a liquid, it might be ok with printed numbered balls..
The balls numbers are a injected type of process so if there is any voids from use or age and being pounded on often; the water can penetrate the voids and leave water in the ball. The numbers can pop out just like inlays or points in a cue.
Sounds crazy but pool balls have to be stored,cleaned and used in climate controlled conditions.
The numbers can have the tiniest voids, probably not from day 1 but after some use it's possible.
Hope this helps, I'm not saying your pool balls have taken on water but it can happen.
I will post some pics tomorrow of some pool balls that have a number pop.


Rob.M
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I didn't know about temp control with pool ball. I know it makes a difference with ivory billiard balls. Thank you. Johnnyt
 
bdorman said:
I'd caution against using a steel Brillo pad. A nylon scrubby should work fine. A large part of the success comes from long soaking.
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I soak mine in warm water using Dawn dish detergent.
While they're wet I scrub 'em with a Magic Eraser pad.
 
I've put every brand I've owned in the dish washer with never a problem. I won't anymore though. Rather be safe than sorry at $150 a set. Johnnyt
 
Brillo pad is a bad thing, especially the steel wool variety. If you look very closely at the balls in the right light, you will probably notice you now have little scratches all over the surface. Once you have that, they will never be the same gloss and smoothness as before. In the past, I only used pads that say "will not cause scratches". Now a days, I only use the Aramith cleaner and a micro fiber cloth and that seems to take out just about anything (I was starting with very clear Centennials to begin with though).
 
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