Cerama Bryte for Pool balls?

[RAMIII]

I'm planning to build a proper ball polisher eventually, but the other day I needed a quick fix to polish a set of balls. I was wondering if anyone had used cerama bryte to polish their balls? Cerama Bryte is a biodegradable cook top cleaner which has a mild abrasive quality to it. I've got an older set of balls that were very dirty, but polished them up quickly with Cerama Bryte. I haven't used the Aramith cleaner before, those who have may want to weigh in on the differences. I have heard that it has a mild abrasive in it as well.
Does anyone know of any drawbacks to using cerama bryte? I was worried about scuffing the balls, but they turned out shiny and looking new again with very little scrubbing.
I thought I would see if anyone had any experience using this cleaner on balls, and if there was anything that I should be concerned about when/if using it in the future. Thanks-Ryan

 

[Bob Jewett]

I'm planning to build a proper ball polisher eventually, but the other day I needed a quick fix to polish a set of balls. I was wondering if anyone had used cerama bryte to polish their balls? Cerama Bryte is a biodegradable cook top cleaner which has a mild abrasive quality to it. I've got an older set of balls that were very dirty, but polished them up quickly with Cerama Bryte. I haven't used the Aramith cleaner before, those who have may want to weigh in on the differences. I have heard that it has a mild abrasive in it as well.
Does anyone know of any drawbacks to using cerama bryte? I was worried about scuffing the balls, but they turned out shiny and looking new again with very little scrubbing.
I thought I would see if anyone had any experience using this cleaner on balls, and if there was anything that I should be concerned about when/if using it in the future. Thanks-Ryan

I have never heard of Cerama Bryte.

I recently started using a product called Chem-Pak on a recommendation from John Schmidt. I suspect ball polishes have to have a mild abrasive or they simply cannot remove scuffs. Chem-pack does a good job of making the balls shine. (Now if I could only find the nail head in the pocket that is gouging my brand new Aramith Pro balls -- no polish is going to take out gouges.)

I think one very big factor in choosing a polish is whether it promotes chalk staying on the cue ball. I've had the feeling at times that although a particular polish did a good job of polishing, it made the cue ball a magnet for chalk spots. I don't have enough info to give a recommendation, though.

 

[bsmutz]

I've been alternating between the Aramith polish and a bottle of metal polish for the past couple of years. I think the metal polish does a better job of removing the collision marks from the balls, but the Aramith stuff is OK, too. Like Bob indicated, getting the stuff off of the balls after polishing so that the chalk doesn't stick to the cue ball as much is the biggest concern. Haven't seen anything happen that I would consider detrimental to the condition of the balls yet. I would think the Cerama Bryte should work fine.

 

[RAMIII]

Industrial cleaners

Gladnto hear other folks are having success with other industrial cleaners. I'll keep an eye out for residue build up. Thanks.