Would love to buy a diamond pool ball cleaner

Sheldon said:
Had a saved search at ebay for a Ballstar for nearly 2 years, and finally got one! $350 in like new condition. Best machine out there, in my opinion. The pad that goes on the platter is the only part that needs regular replacing and they're quite inexpensive.
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Outstanding cleaner. I had/have one for years.
 
rexus31 said:
Bucket Polisher with divider.
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judochoke said:
I would love to buy a diamond ball cleaner, as think they look good, do a great job. But for 500 dollars, i don’t know. Now, i just timed myself cleaning my balls with pool ball cleaner/polish, and it took me about 10 minutes. First wipe each ball with a nice amount of polish on a wet micro fiber towel, then with a dry micro fiber towel, clean and polish each ball. They come out very shiny. I do this once a week when i clean and wipe down the table. Table and ball come out great. Oh well, i will keep thinking about it.
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You won't miss it until you have one. If you are thinking about getting one consider the price will keep going up and the line gets longer. I have the 8 ball Diamond.
 
Having read this I thought it's been over a week since I've washed the balls. I threw then in the bucket, put a dab of tiger ball cleaner on each and let it run while I did a quick vac of the table. I'm sure it's not as good as the balls would come out of a diamond but it's not bad for 25 bucks.
 

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dendweller said:
Having read this I thought it's been over a week since I've washed the balls. I threw then in the bucket, put a dab of tiger ball cleaner on each and let it run while I did a quick vac of the table. I'm sure it's not as good as the balls would come out of a diamond but it's not bad for 25 bucks.
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A bucket polisher will do the job (I used one for years) but the downside vs. the polisher I built (or a Diamond) is the balls only spin on one axis in the bucket polisher. I had to give mine a shake every so often to rotate the balls. The new polisher I built (and a Diamond) spirals the balls so the entire surface is getting cleaned.
 
rexus31 said:
A bucket polisher will do the job (I used one for years) but the downside vs. the polisher I built (or a Diamond) is the balls only spin on one axis in the bucket polisher. I had to give mine a shake every so often to rotate the balls. The new polisher I built (and a Diamond) spirals the balls so the entire surface is getting cleaned.
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Yeah, I've had it set up where there's an overlap in the carpet surrounding it, seems to change the rotation some. If I'm not vacuuming I some times swipe the balls with my fingers as they go by. In either case, it beats doing it by hand.
 
bignick31985 said:
One of the best purchases I've made so far is the dual platter machine.

I figure cleaning even for just 10 minutes, once a week, every week, would be 8 hours per year of cleaning.

I'll turn the dial and save the time lol.

They are very nice fwiw.
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I love the quality and the smooth and quiet operation of my Diamond polisher which I’ve had just over one year, but I’m not impressed with the pads Diamond uses in their ball polishing machines, which is too abrasive.

I’m replacing the pads on my Diamond dual platter polisher with F1 felt I’m ordering from Grainger’s, which I’ve used on my Bludworth ball polisher for the past 25 years.
 
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ChrisinNC said:
I love the quality and the smooth and quiet operation of my Diamond polisher which I’ve had just over one year, but I’m not impressed with the pads Diamond uses in their ball polishing machines, which is too abrasive.

I’m replacing the pads on my Diamond dual platter polisher with F1 felt I’m ordering from Grainger’s, which I’ve used on my Bludworth ball polisher for the past 25 years.
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I felt the same Chris. I initially was going to use the Diamond carpet in the polisher I built but did not think it did a good job with the cleaning product I was using. I went with pile carpet on the wall of the opening and a microfiber bonnet on the platter.
 
judochoke said:
Well i went ahead and bought a ball washer today, after reading all of the comments. I bought a DR BILLIARDS BALL POLISHER on eBay, for 271.00. Reviews were good, you tube video was good, money back guarantee. He diamond was just too much money. Can’t wait to have clean balls every practice session. Thanks for all the comments. Judo
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Buy extra polishing ring inserts. They wear out.(35bux or so on ebay). Not a bad macxhine for the $. A friend bought one that owner said was kaput. Took about 20bux in parts and 15minutes to fix it. They are very easy to fix if need be.
 
ChrisinNC said:
I love the quality and the smooth and quiet operation of my Diamond polisher which I’ve had just over one year, but I’m not impressed with the pads Diamond uses in their ball polishing machines, which is too abrasive.

I’m replacing the pads on my Diamond dual platter polisher with F1 felt I’m ordering from Grainger’s, which I’ve used on my Bludworth ball polisher for the past 25 years.
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As I recall, the surfaces the balls contact in the diamond are carpet.
 
Black-Balled said:
As I recall, the surfaces the balls contact in the diamond are carpet.
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No, I believe they have changed it. The surface/pads they’re using now or at least a year ago when I got mine feel/look more like a Scotch-Brite pad. Their pads will certainly last much longer and easier to keep cleaner, but it’s not as easy on the balls, and certainly does not polish to as high a luster.
 
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Back in the early-mid 90’s, I bought a used BallStar on eBay.
It became the best purchase I ever made in pool merchandise.
 
ChrisinNC said:
No, I believe they have changed it. The surface/pads they’re using now or at least a year ago when I got mine feel/look more like a Scotch-Brite pad. Their pads will certainly last much longer and easier to keep cleaner, but it’s not as easy on the balls, and certainly does not polish to as high a luster.
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Ahh. I'm gonna replace my rubbin stuff soon, decisions decisions...
 
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