It's like they let muddy water dry on them. Does just mild soap and water do anything?
You're going to need some ball cleaner at some point anyway. Get a bottle Aramith and try it. If that doesn't do the job, get some of the ball restorer.
Among several other reasons I would never use common cleaning products on phenolic pool balls is this:I had a set that looked like that I put in homemade car polisher ball cleaner for a table I was selling. They didn’t clean up so I put in a light shake of comet cleaner and a spray of windex. It worked amazingly well and they came out nice and shiny.
Among several other reasons I would never use common cleaning products on phenolic pool balls is this:
Mixing bleach with glass cleaner like Windex releases toxic gases and produces toxic chemicals. One of the ingredients in Windex is ammonia. The combination of ammonia and bleach's main ingredient, sodium hypochlorite, produces chloramine vapor.
My mother nearly killed herself when she mixed bleach and Drano. Chlorine gas was the result.
Please show us the result after the restorer and cleaner. They look much better already but they still look worse than any set I've seen in play. The surface looks sort of lumpy, maybe from remaining wax or something.I went to town buffing the balls with a dry microfiber cloth and they look much, much better. I think the cloudiness must have been residue from some kind of wax or other ill-advised treatment. When my Aramith Restorer comes today I'll apply it and I expect these Centennials will really shine!
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Please show us the result after the restorer and cleaner. They look much better already but they still look worse than any set I've seen in play. The surface looks sort of lumpy, maybe from remaining wax or something.
Among several other reasons I would never use common cleaning products on phenolic pool balls is this:
Mixing bleach with glass cleaner like Windex releases toxic gases and produces toxic chemicals. One of the ingredients in Windex is ammonia. The combination of ammonia and bleach's main ingredient, sodium hypochlorite, produces chloramine vapor.
My mother nearly killed herself when she mixed bleach and Drano. Chlorine gas was the result.
Ugh. I'll post photos post-cleaning with products actually made for the task. These may be relegated to use by my kids and I'll get another set for adult use. I'll do a search, but any recommendation for good home-use phenolic balls that present high quality to cost?
Those look much better. There is still some "lumpiness" to the surface. On a brand new ball, it's like a mirror finish and reflections have sharper edges.How about now?
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