How to Clean Billiard Balls

Last Updated: April 2, 2021 Tested

Do you play Billiards a lot? Then your Billiard balls will be covered in chalk. You should clean them, because if the chalk builds up, it may affect play. Follow this guide to clean the billiard balls, and I wish you future billiards luck.

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Fill bucket about 3/4s of the way up.

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Flip each ball over about 2 1/2 minutes into soaking them so they will be evenly soaked in cleaner.

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Towel for Washing
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