Scratches on Brunswick Centennials?

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I actually won these in a raffle at Valley Forge a few years ago. They are used on a Diamond Professional. There are no rough or sharp edges on the table. The floor is carpeted. I use Aramith ball cleaner and clean them by hand. They definitely have not been abused. About a year after I got these a friend got a similar set. Since then his do not have a mark on them. He plays on a locally made table.

I tried to get enough detail in the pictures to show that these actually are scratches that go through the outer shiny finish. They do not clean off.

I wonder if anyone else experiences this and what causes it?

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I've seen scratches from exposed tacks in the pockets, but those look more like scuff marks. Is that a better description?
 
Scratches

You would be surprised how play will put light scratches on your balls (no punn intended).

On the other hand, I recently purchased a new set of centennials and discovered a small hole on the surface of the 13 ball. It was soon replaced by the dealer.

Hal
 
Yeah, I've noticed that too. I've just assumed it's from the leather pockets on my table scuffing the balls.
 
Phenolic tips with chalk can easily put those scratches into the balls. You may ask how I know that? Because when testing a phenolic tip on a break cue on a brand new cue ball I found out: they can scratch the cue ball. Does it happen often? Not so sure...

It's always possible that ball you have up there has a manufacturing defect that only appeared after much use.
 
I have noticed scratches on the balls also. I think they are caused by chalk. The chalk gets in bedded in the CB which in turn marks the OB. The contact between the balls then rubs the chalk into the finish like an abrasive.
 
> Try this and see if it works. Go to a drugstore or Wal-Mart and find one of those 3-4 sided nail buffers,and work the spots in the direction of the scuff. If you look close enough,you'll be able to see what direction they run in,and follow the same pattern. Start with the 2nd roughest grit,and work up to the finest grit. Polish normally after. This should fix it,if the marks are the same as I've seen. Tommy D.
 
I'm with Mr. Jewett.

They look like scuff marks although rather large.
I prefer a buffing wheel (cotton) with a rouge formulated for plastic on a bench grinder. It'll not only take out the scuff marks but the surface scratches. If you can'y do that get some "Polishing Compound" NOT "Rubbing Compound" $1.97 at Wal Mart and follow the directions on the can with a terri cloth. This will take out the marks but not all the surface scratches.
 
Kinda reminds me of the day I came home from work and my then 2 year old son had gotten into my pool balls (centennials). My wife, not knowing any better since she doesnt play pool at all, thought it was cute that my son was rolling the balls around. She turns her back and the next thing you know half the balls are taken out on the patio. By the time I got home, more than half the balls had scratches all over them. When I told my wife the balls cost $$$ and were not like $10 (she had seen balls at walmart and never connected that they could cost a bunch), she got all sheepish.
 
uwate said:
Kinda reminds me of the day I came home from work and my then 2 year old son had gotten into my pool balls (centennials). My wife, not knowing any better since she doesnt play pool at all, thought it was cute that my son was rolling the balls around. She turns her back and the next thing you know half the balls are taken out on the patio. By the time I got home, more than half the balls had scratches all over them. When I told my wife the balls cost $$$ and were not like $10 (she had seen balls at walmart and never connected that they could cost a bunch), she got all sheepish.
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Be happy she didn't get upset at the cost of the balls to begin with!
 
I figured the scratches on my centennials were from the pockets. My 2-ball is the most noticeable fwiw.
 
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