The truth about Cleaning/waxing/polishing balls and Aramith cleaner
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Big rack!
Man that is a big rack and very rough cloth!!!!
I've always used abrasives with no problems at all
Man that is a big rack and very rough cloth!!!!
larryvietvet
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My comment is regarding the WPBA rule. Wonder if this rule is enforced during the professional tournaments? Would love to hear from an official or player in the know. Cut induced throw is minimal with wax and silicone. Throw is huge after washing the balls and wiping down with alcohol or acétone. Watch Dr Dave's throw experiment video for all the details.
Why there is no official way or cloth to wipe and scrub a table is a fault of the rule makers. It leaves room for variables.
At least agree on the material and who is allowed to touch the table and when. I would even consider players wear facemasks to not allow any airborne mixtures come into contact during play.
Its like the rule makers only know how to count.
At least agree on the material and who is allowed to touch the table and when. I would even consider players wear facemasks to not allow any airborne mixtures come into contact during play.
Its like the rule makers only know how to count.
A bottle of Aramith ball cleaner lasts a long time, at least for me. If you want to economize, only use it every fifth or sixth time, but the balls are not going to come out as shiny if you just use soap and water. The scuff marks and miscue spots will remain.
Back when I played where the help couldn't be bothered to clean the equipment I used plain water and paper towels. They worked OK for that situation.
Been using this for years https://www.nufinish.com/product/car-polish/
This stuff is great for balls, no wax. One cloth to apply and one cloth to polish off, cleans all the scuffs and marks, leaves an excellent shine and it lasts.
This stuff is great for balls, no wax. One cloth to apply and one cloth to polish off, cleans all the scuffs and marks, leaves an excellent shine and it lasts.
Good way to ruin a good set of balls.
I recently got a BallStar machine, and have been using the Tiger Crystal polish with it. It works very well, and I get the same results as the picture of the 8-ball, that rexus31 posted. The actual BallStar polish does clean the balls well, but there have been a few reviews saying that it leaves the balls a little too slick (as though it may have silicone in it?).
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Pretty sure it was a joke considering the web address
There is a lot of bad info that can be found on the web, issue is that without prior knowledge people will attach their loyalty to something and forget about getting anything factual into them after that.
1- The rule makers aren't table maintenance experts.
B) the creation of a standard that defines what can be used sounds like a legitimate want but makes said standard ineligible to take advantage of further innovations, without changing the standard.
Sounds a lot like work.
Who's gonna pay for that?
It's not the greatest of products to use as it contains silicone. Silicone can do funny things with the way pool balls play. Anything that promotes a "slick" surface shouldn't be used. Ever feel a brand new set out of the box? They are shinny and smooth but not slick. This is ideal so spin transfers as it should and the balls react off the cushions as they should.
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