Sunday 6 November 2016

Why Pool Table Refelting Means More Than Looks


By Leticia Jensen


Pool tables can develop worn spots and rips in the surface if not treated carefully. This will throw a game off for most people and charges of fixing the game in favor of you can be brought by even the friendliest competitors. The nature of the covering, which is felt, will have a lot to do with how the table is used, so a rip or worn area must be repaired or replaced. This pool table refelting is best done by a company who does this all of the time.

A small rip can be repaired by you if you have a lot of patience. Careful measurements must be made and the felt will have to be cut exactly right. The proper amount of adhesive will need to used and the area will need to be prepared properly, first. This is a test of your attention to detail as the repair must not interfere with that next game.

One of the best courses of action should be to have the entire surface recovered. This will ensure that the table has a fresh look, ready for whatever you throw at it, although not literally of course. Getting help in this project from a professional in Denver, CO will be as easy as giving them a call or stopping by the several that are available in the Mile High City. A do it yourself project of this type will need the help of a few professionals.

You will find that a professional will be the better choice for this project. They have been doing this for years and have the experience to get it right, the first time. They will ask you what color of felt you would like and this opens a lot of possibilities for you and the room in which it is placed.

That color green has been done to death. It looks like all other pool tables and you may want something with a little more color or depth to it. You can select many of the blues, purples, reds, cream and even many with images on them as well as designs of various natures. Making your table stand out from the rest will help people remember they would like to come to your next party, and the next.

The professionals will arrive and get right to work. The measurements will be taken to make sure they have adequate felt of the proper color. The rails will need to be removed to reveal the old staples, which will have to be removed as well. The old glue must come off and the surface prepped to receive the new adhesive.

The exacting cuts on the felt will be accomplished, both lengthwise and for width. There will be a little left over for the staples to hang on to. There will then be applied a very thin coating of adhesive, but not too much. The felt is laid down and stretched, in all directions, to ensure a tight fit. This will then be stapled in the same location where the rails will be reattached.

Rails are then disassembled and covered as well. With weights on the table top and rails reinstalled, a 24 hour curing time will be appropriate. A representative will come back and ensure everything is as it should be. They might even challenge you to a game to make sure.




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