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Post by davethetaxman on Feb 15, 2011 13:54:10 GMT
The table I bought from Cowley Workers Club will I believe at some time need to be recovered I did remove some greasy black patches from the baize so for the time being I'm happy. However the area around the D is showing signs of wear ( threadbare) and eventually a recover will be necessary. I therefore have the following questions
1 What sort of baize is right for a Jelks bearing in mind this is in my games room and is not required for championship play!!
2 What's the difference between napped and unnapped and which one should I use
3 What colour the baize ? is this a matter of personal choice, are there any colours frowned upon by the BB community
4 Are there any different grades of leatherette
5 Anyone in the Bucks area able to undertake this work as I would not want to do it myself ( not the first time anyway)
6 Likely cost for baize, leatherette, cushions, cups, markings
7 Anything else I should know
Thanks for your help Dave
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 14:14:49 GMT
I'm surprised you feel the need to have your table reclothed so soon after buying it, Dave. That's gonna cost you anything up to £250.
I'll leave others to answer your points properly one by one, but just to say there is a separate thread already open on this section called 'Recovering' which could lend some early clues as to what is involved.
And if you really need to replace cups etc, Mercury Leisure appear to be the cheapest source. :-/
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Post by davethetaxman on Feb 15, 2011 21:11:25 GMT
I'm not really planning on recovering any time soon as I want to get to play and understand the game a whole lot more before going down that road, However its always nice to be forearmed with the info so when the time comes I'll know what to expect and there should be no nasty suprises. Will check out the section you mention
Thanks Dave
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Post by BFG on Feb 15, 2011 22:59:45 GMT
Just a thought about the affected area you mention...
There is an area just to the left of and before the red spot that is often as you described..
This is caused by the side of peoples hands as they spot the red ball, generally it does not affect the play of the table that severely that will require a recover.
often a lot of the mark can be taken out with a cloth cleaner and then brushed. Can be a slightly arduous proccess but could save you a couple of hundred quid.
I am about to recover my table that has several pale marks on it, doesn't affect how it plays at all...just for aesthetics!
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