What cleaner are you using for your balls 😂

[Bob Jewett]

If you want to remove scuff marks, for example from miscues, you need some abrasive in the cleaner. The Aramith cleaner has a mild abrasive.

The cleaning process should leave nothing on the ball. You want bare, smooth plastic, just like when they were new.

 

[robertod]

If you want to remove scuff marks, for example from miscues, you need some abrasive in the cleaner. The Aramith cleaner has a mild abrasive.

The cleaning process should leave nothing on the ball. You want bare, smooth plastic, just like when they were new.

I am able to remove scuff marks with alcohol. I am not sure I would use an abrasive as it may scratch the surface over the long term.

 

[Bob Jewett]

I am able to remove scuff marks with alcohol. I am not sure I would use an abrasive as it may scratch the surface over the long term.

Aramith cleaner has an abrasive and is designed to make the balls smoother.

 

[trob]

Don't use wax on them. It makes the balls play inconsistently as the wax wears off. The will throw less and bank longer. Draw will be greatly affected, as Jasmin mentions. It's fun and it's pretty, but it's not standard conditions.

I use Aramith cleaner. I rinse and dry the balls after rubbing the cleaner off to make sure there is no residue.

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I use a ball cleaner so I’m not cleaning every ball individually

 

[trob]

This is what I was looking for . Thank you

 

[dr_dave]

Don't use wax on them. It makes the balls play inconsistently as the wax wears off. The will throw less and bank longer. Draw will be greatly affected, as Jasmin mentions. It's fun and it's pretty, but it's not standard conditions.

Agreed. For those interested, I tested various cleaners and waxes here:

More info and results can be found here:

ball cleaning resource page​

 

[7stud]

I thought the results of Dan White's experiment detailed on the the ball cleaning resource page were interesting. He found that balls cleaned with Aramith Ball Cleaner consistently had the same throw over 20 shots, while balls cleaned with another cleaner had inconsistent throw to begin with, then the throw increased markedly after roughly 10 shots.

So it seems that we should not be looking for a ball cleaner that makes the balls the shiniest, rather we should be looking for a ball cleaner that makes the balls throw consistently. Does your favorite ball cleaner result in consistent throw?

 

[jeagle64]

Aramith or Diamond cleaner wax in the bucket style buffer then in to the diamond ball polisher with no cleaner, sometimes a little water. No wax in the diamond polisher to keep it clean and no residue. Most the time I just use water.


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I use it to this day

I used it for carom but I found it would leave collision spots on the balls. It’s great to use on an old table or one that’s playing short.


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