I've seen this stuff in action: http://www.brillianize.com/index.html is 99.1% water. has silicone but a very small amount. cleans/protects just about any plastic/polymer. Balls did not seem to play different.
Dynasphere 'Bronze' balls...............
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Been using it in my homemade polisher for years with no problems.
I wonder what their "Proprietary Ingredients" are.
How much of each?
2-4 Tablespoons of ABC, 8 ounces of 91% isopropyl alcohol.
no clue. there is some silicone in it i know for a fact 'cause i asked them. works fine. doesn't do the 'super slick' like auto quik detailers. you've got the badass cleaner, you outta try a bottle of B'nize and give your take. interesting to have a side-by-side 'clean-off'.
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I'm considering giving it a go.
To save others from looking this up, there are 2 tablespoons per oz, so the ratio is 1:8 to 1:4.
Since seeing your original post about this, I’ve been using a 1:4 ratio of Aramith Ball Cleaner to iso alcohol, shaken up in a small hair-mister bottle like these on Amazon, with my Chinese 16-ball polisher machine for a couple months now, just a small misting on top of each ball prior to the 2-min cycle. They come out perfect and need no final wipe down - shiny and smooth but not slippery, just like they look and feel when brand new. And there’s no detectable change in throw/speed/spin effect over the next several hours of play.
I think some people are trying to get the balls slippery, in the belief that minimizing cut-induced throw is the goal at all costs. You have to remember that if you minimize the friction that causes throw, you’re also minimizing the CB’s spin reaction off rails, and maximizing the amount of sliding the balls will do after rebounding off a rail - just like playing on brand-new cloth. It’s not that fun to play under those conditions, in my opinion. Feels out of control.
There is a sweet spot to the amount of surface friction balls should have, and better players have a good sense of where that sweet spot is.
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In addition, the amount of throw can change dramatically over the course of an evening of play.
Just be aware that whatever you use as a trial will be stuck in your cleaner pads. I had been using Novus 1 and had to replace all my pads when I found out it was no good to use. It only takes a little bit to mess things up, IMO.
I don’t see much change over an evening’s play - but I have new cloth that has only seen Taom V10 chalk, and I don’t have a heavy wax or silicone coating on the balls straight out of the cleaner.
EDIT: I think I misunderstood your comment - you probably meant that as another downside of applying too much surface product on balls.
That's the only thing holding me back.
I'm saying that if you use something that significantly reduces throw you may find it changes over the course of an evening. For example, when I tested Novus 1 for throw it was initially around 1 inch. After 25 or so trials the throw went up to 4 or 5 inches. That was some years ago so the numbers might be a little different. I can probably find the original post if anyone cares.
Ok, we’re on the same page. I’ve seen some of that effect back when I would use 2-3 drops of straight Aramith BC on each ball in my DIY bucket cleaner - they would come out too slippery, with too much residual product on the surface.
This site in Stockholm is showing a Vanadium set for $120 USD (no big price change) and a Rhodium set for $156 USD (cheapest I've ever seen it and still want this cue ball): https://probilliardcues.com/collections/Dynaspheres
Shipping would be the killer, of course...
Who has the Bronze sets in stock?
Google is your friend.
Benelli
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I thought Bronze had been discontinued and replaced with something else?
It has. There might be some old stock floating around.
New set is the Vanadium, around 250ish most places. As rexus said there are a few sets of Bronze lurking if you get lucky.