You are using waaaay too much of the wrong stuff. Takes rexus's advice and use a 90%alcohol/aramithcleaner mix. it only takes a little bit. the restorer is for balls that are filthy and haven't been cleaned in a while. nothing wrong with the balls. also, leave those pockets alone. anything u put on them will end up on the balls. lastly: get rid of that red cloth. unless its going in an old-west whorehouse it has no place in pool.
I would guess that you've ruined the Duramith coating. Didn't you notice how abrasive the Ball Restorer was when you were using it?
The problem isn't the Restorer on the balls, it's the surface of the balls that you sanded off with the Restorer. If you want to remove any residual cleaner, use some 90% Isopropyl alcohol; or just play with the balls for a few hours.
AGAIN, there is NO Duramith 'coating'. Don't know where people hear this shit. Duramith is a resin/curing process that yields a much harder surface. There is nothing applied to the ball surface after final polishing.I would guess that you've ruined the Duramith coating. Didn't you notice how abrasive the Ball Restorer was when you were using it?
Here's what the Ball Restorer is for, i.e. when you need to sand about a 1/4 inch off the surface:
I wanted to clean a set of balls that probably hadn't been cleaned in 10 years. I didn't have any specialty pool ball polish, but I read something online that said to soak the balls in lukewarm water and add a mild detergent, like Palmolive. I happened to have some Palmolive, so I put the balls in a bucket of warm water, then I added a bunch of Palmolive liquid. I let the balls soak for about 5 minutes, then I selected a ball, and I swished a very soft brush against the ball for no longer than 5 seconds, then I rinsed the ball in cold water, then I dried the ball, and I...
The problem isn't the Restorer on the balls, it's the surface of the balls that you sanded off with the Restorer. If you want to remove any residual cleaner, use some 90% Isopropyl alcohol; or just play with the balls for a few hours.
We all read the same stuff, it's not like you have any special knowledge of what Duramith is. If you can sand it off, then that's good enough to call it a coating for me.
I know EXACTLY what it is because Aramith themselves told me so. There is NO coating on any pool balls. The various aramith balls like SuperAramithPro, Tournament, etc. all use specific resins and curing processes. Duramith is their latest and greatest but it is not a coating. In any way. The surface you see on balls is achieved by a multi-step sanding/polishing process, not some coating. BTW, Dynasphere balls as well as Centennials(Aramith SAP) and Predator ARCOS(same) are all made the same way. Final step is the sanding/polishing then into the box.
How many wars have you ended?
Both Restorer and Cleaner are made for ALL their balls. Duramith just yields a harder, longer lasting, cleaner surface. NO coating involved.
After that just use the alcohol/Cleaner mix. Restorer is for REALLY dirty, neglected balls.
I’ve got two red measle balls. One came with the TV Tounament set and the other is Arimith Super Pro. One is white the other is yellowish. My Black durimith measle ball is yellowish.
Thanks. I see I got carried away! It worked well once and I started using it all the time. I even have a container of the Aramith Cleaner, I just didn't think to use it.
I got tons of black marks on the balls. I applied mink oil weekly for about 2 months and they no longer leave black marks.
It's what players came up with, Aramith wants you to use 10 drops on each ball so they sell more product. That mix works great. Get a spray bottle on amazon (or wherever) and you can shake it then mist the balls. It works really well.