Getting black marks on balls

[BobTfromIL]

Anyone have any idea what's happening? Recently we started getting black marks on the
balls, they do come off but not easily. the table has plastic pockets so it's probably not a dye. The balls are cleaned every now and then with Aramith ball cleaner in a homemade cleaning machine. Not an end of the world issues just something no one can seem to explain.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

New tip on the cue? Kamui will do it

 

[bbb]

i have been told its from the pocket inserts

 

[Bob Jewett]

Anyone have any idea what's happening? Recently we started getting black marks on the
balls, they do come off but not easily. the table has plastic pockets so it's probably not a dye. The balls are cleaned every now and then with Aramith ball cleaner in a homemade cleaning machine. Not an end of the world issues just something no one can seem to explain.

Sometimes the plastic pockets can get gummy.

Can you post a picture of the marks?

What brand of table?

 

[BobTfromIL]

Sometimes the plastic pockets can get gummy.

Can you post a picture of the marks?

What brand of table?

Olhausen, been there for about 4 or 5 years, marks just started happening. We have 4 tables all the same but marks are only showing up on 1 table, just seems strange.
Balls are Aramith.
This in a community room and I noticed that after another group started playing a spot appeared, they mostly were using house cues. I'll take a closer look at the pockets today.

 

[arnaldo]

Usually it's connected to decay, delamination, or grime in the pockets, but all check whether the top coating of the foot or head spot is starting to wear off -- as is often the case with powerful breakers (and more simply in the case of powerfully struck object balls sliding across either of the spots' material).

Arnaldo

 

[bradsh98]

Have the spots been replaced on the table recently? If so, I would suggest that is where the marks are coming from. Simonis spots are especially known for this.

 

[Murray Tucker]

Once, in college. Penicillin took care of it.

 

[Thunder Thighs]

Once, in college. Penicillin took care of it.

:rotflmao1::rotflmao::rotflmao1:

 

[Texas Carom Club]

That's your scrotum. We're talking balls here.

Good advice is good advice

 

[BobTfromIL]

Might be the spot has recently been changed on this table, a very logical possibility.

 

[hogie583]

Pocket inserts

I have the same problem on a diamond. Its the black plastic pocket inserts. It marks up the 1 ball pretty good.

 

[mjdoutdoors]

It's the spot...

It's the spot.

 

[bradsh98]

I have the same problem on a diamond. Its the black plastic pocket inserts. It marks up the 1 ball pretty good.

If you are noticing marks on all of the balls, I would suggest that is from the pockets. But, if the marks are far more noticeable on the 1 ball, I would suggest it is coming from the foot spot.

 

[BobTfromIL]

Thanks, pretty sure it was the spot.

 

[fish on]

If you are noticing marks on all of the balls, I would suggest that is from the pockets. But, if the marks are far more noticeable on the 1 ball, I would suggest it is coming from the foot spot.

I have the same issue all of my balls get marked up black marks !

I asked and was told by table tech from diamond this is from pockets wearing to expose dye .
look at your pocket 's see if any pocket wear where balls hit ?
mine shows wear on a 7' diamond! .

Diamond tech solution is to reseal with a product called clear lac made for leather .
this is a special lacquer made for leather .
this is a liquid you spread with a rag. he said just coat worn area .

my local pool guy here said use car wax to seal from dye coming off leather to mark balls .

hope this solves your and my problem?
cheap to try

 

[hogie583]

I have the white note pad reinforcement rings on my table.

 

[fish on]

used liquid car wax seems to seal worn pocket areas.
time will tell can not hurt balls .

 

[Black-Balled]

Once, in college. Penicillin took care of it.

So they didn't just put it on the table and whack it with a book?