Thursday, February 27, 2014

Pool Table Refelting Is Best Left To The Professionals

By Leticia Jensen


Rips in the surface of your pool table can be very frustrating. There can be a small rip and it makes playing on it an interesting challenge. This means that, to not be accused of rigging the game in your favor, the felt should be repaired or replaced. A professional firm can do this pool table refelting and they will make sure it is right.

If it is a small rip, it can be repaired by you with a lot of patience and a good quality adhesive. A very sharp knife will also be needed as well as some sandpaper. Measuring the hole, cutting the felt and making sure it fits will take attention to detail. Just the right amount of glue will also not be easy to judge. But, again, looks are not as important as how it might effect the game.

Recovering the entire piece will present itself as a necessary step when you find the worn, faded look that may be present after you have had the table for a few years. This is something that can be a do it yourself project if you follow a few simple rules. A conversation with the personnel at a pool table supply house will help you understand what you need to do. Several firms in the Denver, CO area will assist you with this.

Companies who deal with pool tables and accessories will also offer the refelting needed. They will offer their services to help you see some other possibilities for your table. They will help you make this largest game piece in your room meld with everything else. One of the ways to do this is by their asking you what color of felt you would like to use this time.

Most stock pool tables come in the basic, standard, green felt. This makes yours look like all others. You may want to stand out a little with other colors that are available. This is your time to decide about this as you can select reds, blues, purples, creams and several other colors. There are also pieces that have geometric designs and some with actual images on them. This will help brighten your room and that next party.

When the professionals arrive at your home, you will be able to see what they are doing and ask questions. They will begin by making sure of the measurements. The rails will come off to make it easy to remove the old felt. Old adhesive and staples will be removed and any rough spots will be sanded or prepared otherwise.

That felt piece will be cut to the proper width and length. This will extend past the edge of the slate or bed and allow the staples to hold it onto the surface. A very thin, solid layer of adhesive is applied and the felt is laid over the surface. This is stretched in all dimensions to ensure it is perfectly flat and the staples are applied under the rail location.

The rails are taken apart, very carefully, and covered as well. They are reinstalled and weights are placed on the entire table to ensure a good fir and curing. This should stand, by itself, for about 24 hours as it cures properly. The company will make sure you are satisfied and stop by to deal with any issues. They might also ask you for a game to try it out.




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