I stand 100% corrected!!!

[sawtex]

Carbonated watter works.

 

[Bob 14:1]

I'll stick with plain Windex for cleaner. No polish thank you

See if you can source some Invisible Glass. I get it at Lowes for c. $3.67. Contains no dies or soaps. It's a staple for pro detailers. Often takes two or three applications to get rid of the old residue, but if done right, mirrors and chrome look almost black, and windows do truly appear invisible. Particularly great for your windshield to cut greasy films. I tried it last night, and the balls still had dings and scratches of course, but it won't deposit anything on the balls. To me, it sorta smells like ether. If you don't like for the balls, it's still the best glass cleaner on the planet. For windows I always use a well worn pillowcase to eliminate lint. Microfiber for the balls.

The problem I see with going strictly with water or detergent and water is you'll have a hard time removing the scratches from miscues and chalk on the table. To remove these you have to use an abrasive. The Aramith products contain abrasives. The Restorer is courser than the Cleaner. The key is the abrasives used must be extremely fine and that break down quickly. This minimizes material removal and burnishes the surface.

Its hard to find a product that doesn't leave something behind. It may not be "wax" but something else like silicone or whatever. My sugestion is if you want them perfect is to use any of the quality plastic polishes like McGuires, Plastex, Aramith, ... then come back and remove the residue. Then for added shine (burnish) using a ball polisher that doesn't allow the balls to touch as they spin. Once you have a clean set then you can get by with just the ball polisher for a while, as long as you run them through it before they get all scratched up and dull. Like every couple hours of play.

Plastex had crossed my mind. Any feel for how it might work if I just do them by hand? With Plastex, do you find them slippery? Meg's Ultimate Paste Wax was stupendous for cosmetics, photo above, but the polymers seriously degradated my game, and at my meager playing level, that's hard to do. :wink: