Very simple ball cleaner.

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TrxR

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I just found this today . It might not be the greatest but I thought it was quite simple an fairly inexpensive.

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TrxR said:
I just found this today . It might not be the greatest but I thought it was quite simple an fairly inexpensive.

www.8balldirect.com

WHIZZA - Ball Cleaning Set — 8 Ball Direct

BLACK FRIDAY OFFER Buy a Whizza, get a set of ‘Replacement Pads’ FREE (worth £4.99). No promotional codes are required. Simply purchase each item and we will automatically include the free products. All deals are available until 23:59 on Monday 1st December
www.8balldirect.com www.8balldirect.com
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You can buy a large PVC end cap, fill the inside with carpet, and buy a buffing pad.for a cordless drill and do something similar. I made one a few years ago and it works fine, the bucket is easier in the long run as it holds more balls.
 
jesus the guy is just showing an item he found for the people who can’t or don’t want to build shit and of course the usual nits have to come out lol it looks pretty cool for the price.
 
These work well. I had a similar setup. The downside is the balls are in constant contact and after a while these may induce more surface wear than a cleaner that separates the balls so they dont rub against each other.
 
trob said:
jesus the guy is just showing an item he found for the people who can’t or don’t want to build shit and of course the usual nits have to come out lol it looks pretty cool for the price.
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I agree it's nitty to care about ball cleaners, but it is a popular topic here. If you don't like feedback on how designs work from people who actually have one, don't bother clicking on the ball cleaning threads.
 
trob said:
jesus the guy is just showing an item he found for the people who can’t or don’t want to build shit and of course the usual nits have to come out lol it looks pretty cool for the price.
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Jesus, one guy said he wanted to buy one, one guy said use a towel, and one guy described how to build one and you complain.

I bet you're fun in traffic.
 
Anything beats washing them in a sink with soapy water and then polishing them by hand one at a time.
 
Jimmorrison said:
Not a challenge, just a question. Soap and water seem like fairly benign substances. As long as you get the balls completely rinsed and dried, why couldn’t they be used?
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Soap contains various cleaning agents that can damage the finish of pool balls, especially dishwash soap. There is never a need for a set of balls to cleaned with soap and water if they are properly cared for using products intended to be used on phenolic pool balls.
 
That’s interesting, I’ll be sure to file that upstairs. I rarely clean the two sets I have. When I do, I use warm water and a tiny bit of mild hand soap. Whatever my wife has next to the kitchen sink. I scrub them with an old rag, cotton. Whenever I play, in competition, the cloth is not new. The balls are not new, or clean. So, that’s the way I practice.
 
rexus31 said:
Soap contains various cleaning agents that can damage the finish of pool balls, especially dishwash soap. There is never a need for a set of balls to cleaned with soap and water if they are properly cared for using products intended to be used on phenolic pool balls.
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You aren't just going to wipe off extremely dirty balls from a tavern or pool hall. With a plain cloth. Any soap would be so diluted with hot water it's a non issue. I've cleaned balls this way for 30 yrs.....guess how many issues I've had. ZERO. they aren't made out of clay anymore.

What "finish" are you talking about? They are solid phenolic resin there is no finish on them
 
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