Custom Two-Tone Tennis Balls

[Ripper]

I'm a huge fan of these for practicing all kinds of spins. Nobody sells them where I live. Because of this, I'm thinking about mail ordering some. For example: "Penn Radical" balls. The thing is I like to mail order ONLY when necessary. So, I have been painting half of my practice tennis balls with red permanent markers. The problem is that this ink is far from permanent. It's really a mess. What else do others use to paint their tennis balls in this way? I've thought about trying out hair and/or textile dye, but haven't yet.

 

[killer]

I can't say i've ever 'painted' tennis balls in the manner you describe; in fact i haven't used two-tone balls for about 8 years! That being said, the hair/textile dye might be a route to go, given that the intention behind these two dyes is to 'lock in' the colour. My only suggestion is that you give the balls a thorough rinse wash after you've dyed them, otherwise you're going to end up with gooey, sticky, messy tennis balls. Cheers.

 

[Ripper]

My only suggestion is that you give the balls a thorough rinse wash after you've dyed them, otherwise you're going to end up with gooey, sticky, messy tennis balls. Cheers.

That may, in fact, be a great solution, thanks! And, now that you mention it, I recall this old "myth" about putting highly colored textile, with tendency to bleed, in salty water for a while. Supposedly, it helps in locking in the colors. Don't see any harm in trying it.

 

[progman_2000]

I'm a huge fan of these for practicing all kinds of spins. Nobody sells them where I live. Because of this, I'm thinking about mail ordering some. For example: "Penn Radical" balls. The thing is I like to mail order ONLY when necessary. So, I have been painting half of my practice tennis balls with red permanent markers. The problem is that this ink is far from permanent. It's really a mess. What else do others use to paint their tennis balls in this way? I've thought about trying out hair and/or textile dye, but haven't yet.

I think the only thing more ridiculous than you painting your practice balls is the fact that I wasted 3 minutes reading about it...

 

[Ripper]

I think the only thing more ridiculous than you painting your practice balls is the fact that I wasted 3 minutes reading about it...

You've posted many things that seem very ridiculous to me. So, I just guess we're even. Lol.

 

[progman_2000]

You've posted many things that seem very ridiculous to me. So, I just guess we're even. Lol.

Fair enough - unrelated question, what the heck is that thing in your picture? I've never been able to figure that out...

 

[Tchocky]

Why are you painting your balls? You can buy two tone balls. Tretorn has a white/yellow two tone ball. Go to Garrison Sports Group.

 

[Ripper]

Fair enough - unrelated question, what the heck is that thing in your picture? I've never been able to figure that out...

That's just me when I want to intimidate my tennis oponents! Nah, it's just the cover of an album I like.

 

[Ripper]

Why are you painting your balls? You can buy two tone balls. Tretorn has a white/yellow two tone ball. Go to Garrison Sports Group.

Yeah, I should, probably, be mail ordering them, instead of going through all that nonsense. Thanks.