Spots on Aramith Tournament balls

[Renegade4006]

This may sound a bit goofy but here goes. I recently bought a couple of sets of older pool balls to use for league play when our team has to play at one of the local bars instead of a pool room. Before running the balls thru my ball cleaner I soaked them in the sink in warm water with Dawn dishwashing liquid for about 10 minutes. Then I used a vegetable brush to try to further clean the balls before putting them in the ball cleaner.

I wouldn't do this on a new set but it may be something to consider for the issue you are describing.

 

[rexus31]

This may sound a bit goofy but here goes. I recently bought a couple of sets of older pool balls to use for league play when our team has to play at one of the local bars instead of a pool room. Before running the balls thru my ball cleaner I soaked them in the sink in warm water with Dawn dishwashing liquid for about 10 minutes. Then I used a vegetable brush to try to further clean the balls before putting them in the ball cleaner.

I wouldn't do this on a new set but it may be something to consider for the issue you are describing.

Terrible advice. Pool balls should never need to touch water or Dawn dishwashing detergent.

 

[Renegade4006]

Terrible advice. Pool balls should never need to touch water or Dawn dishwashing detergent.

Thanks for the correction. I did a search on cleaning pool balls and the warm water/dish soap method came up. I didn't notice that this method is for the cheaper ball sets and not for phenolic sets. Luckily I do appear to have done any damage to the sets I cleaned. This is a reminder to myself to slow down when reading online.

Again thanks for the correction.

 

[bradsh98]

Terrible advice. Pool balls should never need to touch water or Dawn dishwashing detergent.

Where is the harm?
I would rather have as much grime and gunk removed from a ball set, before running it through a polisher. Dawn is a mild detergent, and shouldn't have any ill effect on phenolic resin. Leaving excess junk on the balls will only serve to gum up the carpet in the polisher.