Buying a ball buffer

Dan White

Dan White

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OK so I'm sick of the cheapo Mini ball buffer (no offense intended, but it just doesn't give a professional finish). I want to buy a good machine but haven't shopped around just yet. Can anyone recommend what they think works best for the money?

thanks,
dwhite
 
Seems like there is not much available for much less than $400. If I was going to take that step I'd just put down the $650 for the Diamond and have the best.

That's what I ended up doing with the table, and the rack, and I'll never be sorry.
 
JimS said:
Seems like there is not much available for much less than $400. If I was going to take that step I'd just put down the $650 for the Diamond and have the best.

That's what I ended up doing with the table, and the rack, and I'll never be sorry.
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So Diamond has a 16 ball cleaner? I'll have to check it out. Have you come across any other brands? I had a little hard time finding anything other than the one that does 8 at a time.

thanks,
dwhite
 
qstroker said:
OK so I'm sick of the cheapo Mini ball buffer (no offense intended, but it just doesn't give a professional finish). I want to buy a good machine but haven't shopped around just yet. Can anyone recommend what they think works best for the money?

thanks,
dwhite
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Here are two ball cleaner / polishers that I have in my pool room.

The one below is made in South Korea, it is called a Ball Star. It will clean and polish eight balls at a time. It has two cycles, clean / polish and will automatically go through both cycles in about 1.4 min. This machine comes with it's own cleaning solution which works very well. This machine can be purchased from Imperial International and Cuestx, the approximate cost is around $500 shipped and it is worth it.

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I also have a larger machine that I purchased from an AZ member who makes them. It has two plates and can hold sixteen balls, eight in the cleaning process and the other eight in the polishing process. This machine uses cleaner wax as the polishing agent. It also works very good, however due to its size it is mainly for commercial applications. If you are interested in this machine you can contact the King Cobra here on AZ

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Hope this helps, and have a great night!!!!!!!
 
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I hear from many the Blud has a great machine. I've seen the Korean machines for 3 Carom balls. All are a fair amount of cash.

If you don't have but one rack of balls get a $39 bench grinder and some cotton wheels. Do them one at a time. Once you get the knack of it pool balls are small enough that you can get them to spin in your hand and they clean up rather fast especially if they're not too far gone. I used to do this for an 8 table room many moons ago.
 
I also have a Bludworth ball cleaner and it is great.
Throw that mini-buffer out and treat yourself. That is what I did.
 
CueStix.com

I was going to use my gift certificates from my pool league to purchase that one from CueStix.com

I have seen a pool hall here in town that is using that model, and it looks like the balls get pretty clean.

I have three sets of balls, but only one that I really play with on a daily basis.

So I think 3 minutes for 16 balls will be worth it. Especially since I will be getting it cheaper than $500. LOL


It's funny this thread came up right now, cause I should be getting mine about 6 weeks or so from now.
 
Thanks for all the responses. I really want to get away from the homemade concepts, and just get something that's commercially made, and does the BEST job with no hassles. I'll check into all the ideas you've thrown out.

Regards,
dwhite
 
Rich R. said:
I also have a Bludworth ball cleaner and it is great.
Throw that mini-buffer out and treat yourself. That is what I did.
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Can anybody comment on the comparison between the Ballstar and the Bludworth, other than the 8 vs 16 balls capacity. Does the Blud have a clean/polish mode like the Ballstar, or is it necessary?

thanks,
dwhite
 
http://bludworth.com/products_and_services.htm

I discovered tonight that a product called Xenit takes all the marks off the balls with virtually no labor. I just held the ball in my hand with a towel and sprayed a shot on each ball and wiped them off and it took no labor to get them looking better than I've ever seen since they were new. Great product that I've used for years in the garage and the house for tough jobs like black scuffs on the door jambs of my hot rod.

Available at www.stonersolutions.com Xenit Citrus Cleaner. Really works great and is safe for just darn near everything.
 
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I called Bludworth during the week, but haven't heard back from them yet. Does their ball polisher have the same features as the Ballstar? Is a clean/polish mode like the Ballstar has necessary and doe Blud have it?

Just trying to understand exactly what these machines do before I buy one.

Thanks for any help,

dwhite
 
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