I have a bucket of dirty golf balls. Most of them are stained from being in the water for a while. There are a quite a few good ones in there but they’re filthy. I’ve scrubbed a couple of them up with a brush and a bit of Solvol and that seemed to work well. Surely there’s a better (easier) way to do it.

Two questions:
1. is the condition of a high quality ball likely to have deteriorated after spending a month or two in the water? I figure “no”, but worth asking.
2. What’s the best way to clean them? Is there something they can be soaked in without destroying them?

To wash my practice balls i just put about 6 inches of hot water in a bucket then pour in a bit of washing powder and a small amount of bleach. Brings em up a treat in no time!

I wash my balls with soap and warm water.
Oh wait, you meant golf balls. Disregard.

Napisan if you must

I wash my balls with soap and warm water.
Oh wait, you meant golf balls. Disregard.

Haha there is always one. :))

Much to my wife’s mortification I put them in the front loader washing machine with detergent and two or three towels and away they go. It can be a little noisy but is very effective. The more balls the better. The towels rub away any grime as well as muffling the noise.

chris9485 is spot on! hot water, bleach & i use a bit of dishwashing detergent.makes em spotless

wash and give em a scrub with a rag to remove the surface muck, then an overnight soak in Napisan.

Thanks for the suggestions! :) I thought bleach might deteriorate the golf ball, but I guess it doesn’t matter ‘cos they’ll only be used on holes where they’re most likely to get lost again!

Use mums washing machine with washing powder and bleach it works a treat but very noisy

i cant believe any1 wud really talk about this…but i personally use saliva ansd a towel!!!! if you have time 2 bring ur balls home n wash and do…then you’ve way too much time on your hands and a mental problem!!!!!!!!

Hey Whosback,
I want to see use saliva and a towel on my 300 odd practise balls after a practise session in a wet paddock!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bucket of water with dishwasher detergent works a treat

Hey Whosback,
I want to see use saliva and a towel on my 300 odd practise balls after a practise session in a wet paddock!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bucket of water with dishwasher detergent works a treat

yes, it is true I am an addict!

Classic reply ….. can’t beat clean balls !

i cant believe any1 wud really talk about this…but i personally use saliva ansd a towel!!!! if you have time 2 bring ur balls home n wash and do…then you’ve way too much time on your hands and a mental problem!!!!!!!!

The bucket I had were already at home. Takes bugger all time/effort to soak them in a bucket of bleach and dry them off. Works quite well for all but the most persistent stains.

Thats right brent, its much harder to see a muddy ball when practising. Takes f*k all effort to keep em clean and looking like new

Balls do lose distance after being submerged. Do a search.

Balls do lose distance after being submerged. Do a search.

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If Peter Lonard can practise for hours with rocks on the range and not cry about a bit of dirt on a ball I don’t see the reason for ye girls 2 get the kleenex out…..
do you polish your practise balls too…so as to look good!!!!!???

Cleaning up your balls for another round? Just use a brand new one of all things?

i loose them before that becomes a problem

If Peter Lonard can practise for hours with rocks on the range and not cry about a bit of dirt on a ball I don’t see the reason for ye girls 2 get the kleenex out…..
do you polish your practise balls too…so as to look good!!!!!???

haha isn’t that bad for your washing machine?

yeah probably just get an old one or use someone elses

yeah i could tell u were a beginner…..

yeah i could tell u were a beginner…..