man o man... the number of people who have negative comments are crazy. I like "you might want to blah blah" but hate...no sense in that, anyhow, recovering my pool table right now and really appreciate your help. In fact I can already tell it's gonna look better than the last folks who did it (before I bought it) Thanks!!
I just happen to have a Valley Mfg mid size table from like the 80's that's similar to this video's. This will be perfect when I restore it for probably the tenth time in it's life. I have to rebuild the bottom of the legs too but can't wait!
I'm a table mechanic of nearly 20yrs. great to see when people take on projects. sure its not done professionally but looks nice, suits your needs and saves money hiring someone. good starting point for anyone wanting to try this.
Huh thanks guys this is awsome just what i needed to see a cost efficient and simple yet clean looking finished product will be re doing my table now haha
i do a few things differently like i use 3m spray adhesive 90 guess cause its quick and no wait time once you spray you best be ready and i use my DeWalt oscillating tool for the glue instead of a scrapper and i don't glue my rails i just stretch and staple them I use to glue them back in the day but i had to replace a customers rails cause you could fell the glue under the felt in places and hopefully you dampened and stretched the h#ll out of the felt if not you will have to restretch it in a month or 2 when it starts to wrinkle up but everything else we do pretty much the same only thing i would of done if i was you would of been to order all new rails cause once they start coming undone they are shot an needs to be replaced but i do like the Texas longhorn orange felt
You don't junk cushion rubber because it falls off. If the rubber is in good shape, remove old glue and re-glue it. 3M 77 wrong glue for cushions; I use 3M #10 contact adhesive. Also, DO NOT glue fabric directly to the cushion rubber. And if you have glue buildup, you're using too much.
Well. Not a bad job, seen worse. But not professionally done either. I have 15+ years doing it and felted so many tables I can't count, from brunswick, dynamo, valley, diamond... you get the idea. But, unless you left it out of the video, I see just a few "improvements". Major one, never cut the felt at the sides like that, spray the bottom edge of the slate, wrap it under and attach it, so when you put the slate back down where it belongs, the felt is glued under as well and the weight of the slate is holding it as well. Helps prevent the felt from "slipping" over time which leads to loose and wrinkling felt. Other major thing was not really stretching it. Looks like you pulled it taught and then glued, but to keep it from getting loose, you need to get some good stretch on the second long side, then the last long side. Overall you guys did a pretty decent job though, thumbs up!
The beautiful thing about this vid....it is OBVIOUS that y'all DON'T HAVE A CLUE......tip for next time: you must STRETCH the cloth lengthways before securing sideways(MUST) .....interesting video though
We replaced it with cheap fabric from JoAnn's when we got the table in 2019. It was outisde, but under cover, for a year. Then in 2021, we replaced the material again, and that's this video. I don't expect to replace it again anytime soon.
My only suggestion would be to mention the name of products you use, if not leaving a link. So the felt, and the glue. It also wouldn't hurt to mention the make and model of the pool table. Obviously coin op, it's very cool. I know you're retro, but in 2023 it's perfectly fine to name brands. And also, I can't imagine why you would use a color like that. That's very hard on the eyes.
I can tell you why they went with the orange and that's cause its there table and care less what you think about the color of there felt and if you wasn't a noob to pool and actually played you would know exactly what the table is other than the color since 90% of all coin operated tables in the U.S. are valley tables
Only good for one thing what are you talking about. If you leave some top and you have a nice large dining room table one large piece on top and you have a ping pong ...... It can be used for other things. If you have a dining room table in your house why not have it with a pool table underneath
Well, when we made this video two and half years ago, there weren't a lot of pros on here to show us what to do, so we had to figure it out on our own and this is what we came up with. And since all of the other videos on the subject were poorly made and consequently unhelpful, we made this one to help others who, like us, wanted to recover their own table, but aren't pretentious billiard snobs. Thanks so much for the support!
@@HillbillyIslandLife The listing I bought the felt from calls it felt, thousands of people search for pool table felt every month, but I'm sure they're all wrong, and you're right
man o man... the number of people who have negative comments are crazy. I like "you might want to blah blah" but hate...no sense in that, anyhow, recovering my pool table right now and really appreciate your help. In fact I can already tell it's gonna look better than the last folks who did it (before I bought it) Thanks!!
I just happen to have a Valley Mfg mid size table from like the 80's that's similar to this video's. This will be perfect when I restore it for probably the tenth time in it's life. I have to rebuild the bottom of the legs too but can't wait!
I’ve been thinking of doing my bumper pool table, thanks for the information and encouragement
I'm a table mechanic of nearly 20yrs. great to see when people take on projects. sure its not done professionally but looks nice, suits your needs and saves money hiring someone. good starting point for anyone wanting to try this.
Nice Job you two do great work .
The rimshot on clean slate, made me laugh out loud. Cute video. I enjoyed the information.
I’m about to start my recover on my table. This is exactly what I needed to see. I didn’t think it’s easy, but also not impossible! Thank you!
Amazing video. Thank you so much. Almost done with mine. I'm going to start cutting side pockets now.
Loved the video very educational. Loved Bonnies slippers x
Huh thanks guys this is awsome just what i needed to see a cost efficient and simple yet clean looking finished product will be re doing my table now haha
Thank you for the advice..😊
Good job..the pockets can be a beeotch with fast felt.. not very stretchy but looks good to me!
A Look At The Pockets After 3 Years #pooltable
Yeah I really like the gluing as opposed to staples Makes for a much neater job IMHO 🎉
Great job
Don’t listen to the trolls,
Great video-thanks!!
i do a few things differently like i use 3m spray adhesive 90 guess cause its quick and no wait time once you spray you best be ready and i use my DeWalt oscillating tool for the glue instead of a scrapper and i don't glue my rails i just stretch and staple them I use to glue them back in the day but i had to replace a customers rails cause you could fell the glue under the felt in places and hopefully you dampened and stretched the h#ll out of the felt if not you will have to restretch it in a month or 2 when it starts to wrinkle up but everything else we do pretty much the same only thing i would of done if i was you would of been to order all new rails cause once they start coming undone they are shot an needs to be replaced but i do like the Texas longhorn orange felt
You don't junk cushion rubber because it falls off. If the rubber is in good shape, remove old glue and re-glue it. 3M 77 wrong glue for cushions; I use 3M #10 contact adhesive. Also, DO NOT glue fabric directly to the cushion rubber. And if you have glue buildup, you're using too much.
I learned the hard way. Mine is particle board and the rails are screwed in.
Well. Not a bad job, seen worse. But not professionally done either. I have 15+ years doing it and felted so many tables I can't count, from brunswick, dynamo, valley, diamond... you get the idea. But, unless you left it out of the video, I see just a few "improvements". Major one, never cut the felt at the sides like that, spray the bottom edge of the slate, wrap it under and attach it, so when you put the slate back down where it belongs, the felt is glued under as well and the weight of the slate is holding it as well. Helps prevent the felt from "slipping" over time which leads to loose and wrinkling felt. Other major thing was not really stretching it. Looks like you pulled it taught and then glued, but to keep it from getting loose, you need to get some good stretch on the second long side, then the last long side. Overall you guys did a pretty decent job though, thumbs up!
Currently restoring a 6.5 ft valley hall drop table. Can’t decide if I want to try the felt myself or not.
Do it! You won't regret it
"Clean Slate" 😂 FYI: just vacuum the chalk up.
You guys did a great job! I love the orange felt. Are you located near Illinois? I’d love to have my table redone.
Thanks so much! Sorry, we're nowhere near the Illinois.
Wtf are you doing with spray adhesive? Tables should never be refelted using that stuff, it rings your padding surface and cushions.
The beautiful thing about this vid....it is OBVIOUS that y'all DON'T HAVE A CLUE......tip for next time: you must STRETCH the cloth lengthways before securing sideways(MUST) .....interesting video though
Not the slightest clue. Amazing.
@@tonym2513 yup
Thanks for this tip as i am goin to try re cloth one myself..
Also needs to glue the bottom of slate, not the top. 😂
How did you even buy the cloth from Joanne's? Don't they only sell it in yard long spools?
No, you can get fabric in widths up to 120" at JoAnn's. The material we bought was about 60".
4:20 👀
Piece of painted plywood makes a fun ping-pong table on top of pool table......yup
HOW often do you replace the felt ?
We replaced it with cheap fabric from JoAnn's when we got the table in 2019. It was outisde, but under cover, for a year. Then in 2021, we replaced the material again, and that's this video. I don't expect to replace it again anytime soon.
My only suggestion would be to mention the name of products you use, if not leaving a link. So the felt, and the glue. It also wouldn't hurt to mention the make and model of the pool table. Obviously coin op, it's very cool. I know you're retro, but in 2023 it's perfectly fine to name brands. And also, I can't imagine why you would use a color like that. That's very hard on the eyes.
Everything we used is linked in the description
@@retroactiveIifestyle Looked, but overlooked. Sorry about that.
I can tell you why they went with the orange and that's cause its there table and care less what you think about the color of there felt and if you wasn't a noob to pool and actually played you would know exactly what the table is other than the color since 90% of all coin operated tables in the U.S. are valley tables
@@bennettaintinit3095 At least I can spell, you peabrain. The word is "their."
Let's go felted ect...
Yeah! What he said ⬆ ⬆ ⬆
How many cans of glue do I need to buy for this? 😅
We only used one.
Getting my order placed now!! Thanks!!!
Only good for one thing what are you talking about. If you leave some top and you have a nice large dining room table one large piece on top and you have a ping pong ...... It can be used for other things. If you have a dining room table in your house why not have it with a pool table underneath
I'm so sorry. I guess I never thought of that.
Get a ball cleaner. Holy shit the skid you must get from those!
If your balls are leaving skid marks, you should see a doctor right away
probably shouldnt be taking advice from somebody that brushes the table in the wrong direction
Do not follow this instruction. It’s terrible. Plenty of pros on here that will show you that know what they are doing.
Well, when we made this video two and half years ago, there weren't a lot of pros on here to show us what to do, so we had to figure it out on our own and this is what we came up with. And since all of the other videos on the subject were poorly made and consequently unhelpful, we made this one to help others who, like us, wanted to recover their own table, but aren't pretentious billiard snobs. Thanks so much for the support!
It's not felt, not called felt either.........So ill bet ur unqualified to make this video...
Check the link: amzn.to/3Ed3czV It's called felt. I don't think you're qualified to comment on this video.
@retroactivelifestyle9668 Its called cloth ya Nit........
@@HillbillyIslandLife The listing I bought the felt from calls it felt, thousands of people search for pool table felt every month, but I'm sure they're all wrong, and you're right
@retroactivelifestyle9668 Its called Simmonis 860 CLOTH. NOT Simonis 860 FELT..........
Ignorance is bliss
I felt this was a necessary and appropriate response