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Carron Special user UK 958 Posts |
If your supersoft sponge balls are slow at forming once you have opened your hand then place them in a bowl of water and then squeeze out the water they will be bigger and form much quicker
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BroDavid Inner circle America’s North Coast, Ohio 3176 Posts |
Washing them out (in a drinking fountain if necessary) before performing with them, is absolutely necessary. Just carrying them in a pocket and getting hand oils on them will cause them to be mishaped.
If you can, wash them out, squeeze them almost dry, and them place them on a doubled layer of flat paper towel and then place another double layer over them top and press them between the paper towells to remove the last moisture, and a 2" ball will appear almost as big as a 3" ball for a while. But they will be beautifully round and pop up to round and full immediately as you perform with them. BroDavid
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Andy Leviss Inner circle NYC 1179 Posts |
When performing, don't soak the balls. Just add a few drops of water, and work it in. You just want to use enough water to fluff it, but not enough to make it all slimy and cold. To use a technical term, that would be yucky. ;o)
Also, only use cold water. Hot water is bad for sponge balls. :o) --A
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truthteller Inner circle 2584 Posts |
Also, soaking them in soapy water after you first buy them will help "break down" some of the material and will make them more compressible.
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Gary Veteran user Market Harborough, UK 367 Posts |
The supersoft balls do not seem to retain their shape that well and I do not use them.
I have found it better to use the soapy water treatment on normal sponge balls. It works very well. I also store them very slightly damp.
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
You can also just breath on them, like you would a fogged mirror. Works great, and is actually what the manufacturer (Steve Goshman) recommends.
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Cabrera Special user Seattle 513 Posts |
Just have your spectators blow on them and as they magically form back into shape, you have another trick!
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