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[SteffanLangholz]

Hi guys..

I played a season down under, and witnessed something odd at the club, odd to me at least.
The coach would take the bucket of old balls, and brush them with either laquer or varnish to make them withstand water, and regain shine. Sort of like the outer shell on a new ball. Can anyone deduct what this would be? And could it be harmful to the bats etc.?

[Ams4287]

I did get a refurb kit from dukes 4 or 5 years ago which I've used on balls - thinners to clean up the ball then piladene to re lacquer (not quite as good as new but does a job)

[Cin88]

Probably varnish and if so, i'd be slightly concerned myself. If it's just the same sort of laquer Dukes and other companies use then there's probably no cause for concern.

Personally, being an eczema sufferer, i've found that Oilatum (essentially white paraffin and various oily chemicals) is quite a good short term substance for getting the shine back on a ball, it doesn't last long though and I in no way condone it's use in a match situation. It's funny what you can discover completely by accident.

[Seniorplayer]

Cricket balls covered in lacquer allows the ball to last longer but it effects the balls bounce and the feel in the hands.
New balls coated with lacquer are cheap balls.
High quality balls such as Dukes are coated with thin layers of high quality polish.

[smilley792]

One of the lads at last years dotball net had a re lacquered ball. Felt Wierd of the bat.

[edge]

Sounds like a decent idea to reduce costs on training balls if it works, makes a big difference if you can train with balls that swing.

[SteffanLangholz]

I did get a refurb kit from dukes 4 or 5 years ago which I've used on balls - thinners to clean up the ball then piladene to re lacquer (not quite as good as new but does a job)

Im pretty sure this wasnt the case i Perth :p He had it in a 1 liter tin..

Cricket balls covered in lacquer allows the ball to last longer but it effects the balls bounce and the feel in the hands.
New balls coated with lacquer are cheap balls.
High quality balls such as Dukes are coated with thin layers of high quality polish.

Yeah, they felt wrong. Especially since he tend to hit the seam. I wouldnt know about the bounce, since this was my first time ever on an actual grass pitch.

Sounds like a decent idea to reduce costs on training balls if it works, makes a big difference if you can train with balls that swing.

My thought too.