My pool balls on my home table had gotten kind of dirty and didn't have much luster so I threw them in the dishwasher. They should be done in a few minutes then I will polish them with some Q-slick and let everyone know how they turn out.
pool balls in the dishwasher????
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You shouldn't do that. The colors will fade.
Barbara
Barbara
shooter777 said:My pool balls on my home table had gotten kind of dirty and didn't have much luster so I threw them in the dishwasher. They should be done in a few minutes then I will polish them with some Q-slick and let everyone know how they turn out.
I didn't think of that. They are just the set of balls that came with the table, I don't even know who makes them.
Who makes the best balls anyway?
Who makes the best balls anyway?
Secaucus Fats
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shooter777 said:
Saluc (Belgium) makes the two highest rated sets. One is sold under the Aramith brand as the Aramith Super Pro, and the other is sold under the Brunswick label as the Brunswick Centennial set.
As far as quality, both are equal (IMO). Some folks love the look of the Centennials while others prefer the look of the Super Pros. The cueball in the Super Pros is made out of a resin originally developed for carom billiards while the Centennial cueball is made from the same resin compound as the object balls.
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Secaucus Fats said:
Cool, thanks for that. I was just wondering in case the dishwasher ruined the balls I have now. They didn't by the way, they were a little faded looking when I first pulled them out. But then I buffed them out with a rag by hand and the luster came back better than new. Then I put some Q-glide on a rag and then buffed them by hand for a few minutes each. They came out super shiny and play 10X better than before I cleaned them up.
(I know you aren't supposed to put "waxes" on the balls but I figured I'd give it a shot for myself and see what happens)
I've read that heat can damage the balls.
Did you have it on a hot wash cycle?
Did you have it on a hot wash cycle?
Put the 4 ball in and let us know if it turns out to look like the Aramith TV for ball.sjm said:
Also, throw the cue ball in with a little bit of ketchup instead of dishwashing detergent and you can make your own measle cue ball. LOL
Just outa curiousity?
How hard would it be to make a ball spinner/cleaner ???
Last Nov, i was at the pool hall for my 8ball league and was sick of having to deal with dirty billiard balls all the time, I think they was cleaned once maybe twice a week, and never for league nites, So when the owner was there i basically told her i would clean every set she had cuz it was needed. Well the ball cleaner they had, looked almost hand made, except for the electric motor, but it got the job done just like the expensive models.
dave
How hard would it be to make a ball spinner/cleaner ???
Last Nov, i was at the pool hall for my 8ball league and was sick of having to deal with dirty billiard balls all the time, I think they was cleaned once maybe twice a week, and never for league nites, So when the owner was there i basically told her i would clean every set she had cuz it was needed. Well the ball cleaner they had, looked almost hand made, except for the electric motor, but it got the job done just like the expensive models.
dave
In europe a 15 ball cleaner runs about 400 euros / 500 dollars. So I guess it's pretty hard. I just use breath and a clean rag to clean my set.
@Secaucus Fats : I didn't know the cue ball is a different resin, where did you get the info?
@Secaucus Fats : I didn't know the cue ball is a different resin, where did you get the info?
Ball cleaners
The BallStar runs about $450 range, and cleans and polishes 8 balls in
1 minute and 50 seconds, so a whole rack (including cue ball) takes about
5 minutes. A consideration if you are going to start a ball cleaning service
like a friend and I did for bars, and small Pool rooms (< 7 tables usually).
We established a pricing system, whether they came to us or us to them, and gave price breaks per rack depending on the number of racks to be cleaned and polished. Plus depending on a 1 time service or established
time interval cleaning and polishing, like every 2 weeks.
The BallStar runs about $450 range, and cleans and polishes 8 balls in
1 minute and 50 seconds, so a whole rack (including cue ball) takes about
5 minutes. A consideration if you are going to start a ball cleaning service
like a friend and I did for bars, and small Pool rooms (< 7 tables usually).
We established a pricing system, whether they came to us or us to them, and gave price breaks per rack depending on the number of racks to be cleaned and polished. Plus depending on a 1 time service or established
time interval cleaning and polishing, like every 2 weeks.
Clean Balls
I would think the dishwasher would fade the balls due to a) hot water, and b) dishwasher detergent. So, if you could run it without those two factors, seems like it might be OK, or at least better.
...$500, relative to the price of a dishwasher for example, seems pretty expensive for a ball clearner - especially if it won't do a whole rack at a time. I guess the price is higher since the volume of dishwashers sold is pretty high, lots of competition, etc.
...but what about those manual golf-ball cleaners (I'm not a golfer), where you drop in the ball, turn a crank, and there you go? Seems like a billiard ball version ought to exist / be easily made?
I would think the dishwasher would fade the balls due to a) hot water, and b) dishwasher detergent. So, if you could run it without those two factors, seems like it might be OK, or at least better.
...$500, relative to the price of a dishwasher for example, seems pretty expensive for a ball clearner - especially if it won't do a whole rack at a time. I guess the price is higher since the volume of dishwashers sold is pretty high, lots of competition, etc.
...but what about those manual golf-ball cleaners (I'm not a golfer), where you drop in the ball, turn a crank, and there you go? Seems like a billiard ball version ought to exist / be easily made?
There is the "Mini-Buffer", but it doesn't work great, IMHO, and at three balls at a time, it takes a while to do the entire rack.Cardinal2B said:
http://www.mini-buffer.com/
Secaucus Fats
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Double-Dave said:
Here is a link to a post on RSB by Tom Simpson back in 2000:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.billiard/msg/aaf419169f350d9f?oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
I didn't use the heated drying mode, I turned that off. But the water was hot and steamy, it took the balls a while to cool off.
I used dishwasher detergent too.
No fading whatsoever, but like I said, I only did it one time, over time it would probably deteriorate the finish.
I used dishwasher detergent too.
No fading whatsoever, but like I said, I only did it one time, over time it would probably deteriorate the finish.
That MINI BUFFER looks nice expecially for your home table. Which it wouldnt matter if it took 10mins to clean all the balls because your the only one using the balls.
And if your only playing 9ball then you'd only clean the balls your going to use.
Plus for the price it will probably pay for its self in no time.
dave
And if your only playing 9ball then you'd only clean the balls your going to use.
Plus for the price it will probably pay for its self in no time.
dave
It seems to me that it would be very unlikely that high quality balls like Centennials would fade out from being run through the dishwasher. That plastic is extremely hard (resistance to scratching and chipping) and extremely tough (resistance to fracturing and breaking). Furthermore the color is not just on the surface. It extends deep into the sphere. I wouldn't run an old set of clay balls through the dishwasher but I'm sure the new balls can take it.
