Would you wash your balls in a dishwasher?

cleaning balls

Throw em in a bucket of effervescent denture cleanser. IF it cleans your teeth it should clean your balls.
 
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I used wax remover on a set of Aramith Centennial balls and they turned yellow, I went and bought a new set because no matter what I did I could not get the yellow out. I did not try a dish washer, but that is about the only thing I did not try. The yellow seemed to be permanent. I did soak them in boiling soapy water, to no avail.

About a year later I used Aramith cleaner in my mechanical ball polisher for about 30 minutes or more and several iterations of cleaner, maybe a ¼ bottle in all. I was surprised to find that the balls cleaned up.

I conclude that Aramith Ball Cleaner is one heck of a product. It did what nothing else could do. I do not think it makes any difference what ball cleaning machine you use the machine simply rotates the balls many more times than you can do by hand. When this is combined with Aramith you get the best job.
 
Why build one . . .

Just go to the best pool hall in your town . . . they probably have a ball cleaning machine . . . I buy beers for my hall owner and he let's me run my sets through his Diamond cleaning machine for free. Spray a little denatured alcohol on them and cycle for 12 - 15 minutes. LIKE NEW!! I've got a set of Aramith Super Pro Cups and a TV set - They both get a cleaning cycle once a month. It makes a HUGE difference in how they play!

I would NOT try the dishwasher thing . . . there are a lot of heat variations and that could be a disaster.
 
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JoeW said:
I used wax remover on a set of Aramith Centennial balls and they turned yellow, I went and bought a new set because no matter what I did I could not get the yellow out. I did not try a dish washer, but that is about the only thing I did not try. The yellow seemed to be permanent. I did soak them in boiling soapy water, to no avail.

About a year later I used Aramith cleaner in my mechanical ball polisher for about 30 minutes or more and several iterations of cleaner, maybe a ¼ bottle in all. I was surprised to find that the balls cleaned up.

I conclude that Aramith Ball Cleaner is one heck of a product. It did what nothing else could do. I do not think it makes any difference what ball cleaning machine you use the machine simply rotates the balls many more times than you can do by hand. When this is combined with Aramith you get the best job.
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RKC told me to be careful not to use anything with ammonia to clean balls.
 
If you use a detergent with enzymes they will pit and discolor your pool balls. If you really have to use a dishwasher don't use detergent and take them out before the drying cycle starts.
 
Ball Love

Try putting them in the Clothes Washing Machine ROFLMAO...throw in some jeans and you'd be stone washing...or maybe just stoned washing.:eek::p


clean your balls one at a time, hold each one of them in your hands and inspect them. you want your balls to stay clean and shiny. Balls can be expensive, so don't go ruining the only set of balls you have. If your balls are suffice in quality then go ahead and place them back in your pocket.

i love my balls,
Grey Ghost
 
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I'm glad I posted this. Looks like the dishwasher is a bad idea, and thanks to those posters who warned of the potential dangers. For those who reported success with this method, maybe you should rethink.

I'll polish them with Aramith cleaner and a microfiber cloth -- same thing I use on my table (the cloth, not the cleaner).

As for the response from LWW: Why do you keep stalking me across this forum?
 
I don't have a dishwasher.


I had one once, but I divorced her.


Not sure about putting balls in either...How do you do that?


Jeff Livingston
 
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