It is always important that if you have finished playing you provide the ball with sufficient liquid. This liquid should be distributed throughout the ball so that it can dissolve the tough oils and dirt can dissolve from the surface to be cleaned. This can be done by hand or with the dedicated and supporting polishing pads small or big. If the liquid is well distributed then wait until you see that the liquid opens up. If you see that, then with a clean cloth to remove the liquid- dirt etc. from the ball. Use a clean cloth for this, as we often see balls being “cleaned” with a dirty cloth and oils/dirt being reapplied coming from the dirty cloth on the ball. After cleaning, store the ball back in your bag. Clean the ball after every round of play; it takes a few minutes to get used to it, thus keeping your playing equipment in good condition. Note: If a Pearl ball is sanded afterwards, the recommendation remains to use Yellow Strike. Red Perfect can also be used on a Pearl ball, but then the Pearl ball will lose its reaction faster than usual, so will have to be repolished/sanded earlier.