How Long Between Ball Polishing?

lfigueroa

lfigueroa

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Just wondering if there are any thoughts out there on this.

Lately, I've had a regular 1pocket match on Sundays so the day before I run my set of balls through the Diamond polisher with a coating of Aramith Ball Polisher. All is good and the next few mornings I give them a short run through the ball polisher, without any product, just to clean them up -- a "wipe down" so to speak. And what I've noticed is that even just a couple of days later, practicing 14.1, the balls still open up nicely. Then, about the third day... forgetaboutit. The balls play like they are glued together.

YYMV.

Lou Figueroa
 
I use 3 sets and bring out a clean set after around a month or so.
Im cleaning 3 sets about every 3 months. It’s just me and I’m playing around 10-15 hours a week.
I keep a clean rag with some polish on it and a clean micro fiber cloth to hand polish as needed, mostly the cue ball.
 
Sometimes I'll actually put off cleaning them if I have a tournament coming up. The hall I play at has dirty ass balls so I like to get used to that.

If I'm serious I'll polish once before a long session. Normally I'll do it after about 3 sessions.
 
I clean the balls before every session in my ball cleaner using a mixture of 8oz 91% Isopropyl Alcohol with 2 tablespoons of Aramith Ball Cleaner. The balls come out clean, shiny, but not slick. Very much a "fresh out of the box" feel.
 
Maybe I’m crazy cause I polish mine in a ball polisher (off Amazon for $150 that is amazingly good and I wouldn’t trade it for a diamond one) about 2x per week and my home table gets probably 10-20 hours play a week. I’m pretty picky when it comes to clean playing conditions. As I’ve had many league nights on equipment I feel like I need a tetanus shot at the end of the night lol!
 
I am, by all definitions, an advanced banger, but since I got my table and Amazon polisher, about once a week. The pool room in town I play at is not as diligent and plays so much different, so I am trying to find a happy medium. But I sure do like shiny clean balls!
 
Best approximation:

After no less than 4 hours and no more than 8 hours of use. Or when they start to show scuff marks and/or appear cloudy.
 
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