How to ReFelt or Recover Pool Table

Harley Davidson Pool table Felt

Recovering your Pool Table is not difficult but can be time consuming. It will take an expert 45 min to an 1 hr to recover a pool table. An Inexperienced person will take up to 3 hrs. Get some Buddies to help you out. You can find all the specialty items you need from xtremegameroom.com. They cary a large slection of Pool table felt like Harley Davidson, NFL, NBA, MLB, Budweiser, Military and much more..

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Billiard Table Felt
• 3M Spray Adhesive #77
• Razor Knife
• Philips Screwdriver
• Socket Wrench
• 2 2x4 6 Feet Long
• Staple Gun

1. • 1
     Remove Molding

     Remove the Molding around the side of the Billiard Table. Do this by removing the Philips screws on the molding.

   • 2
     Remove Rails

     Remove the Bolts holding the Rails on. Use your Socket Driver to remove the bolts on each of the 6 Rails.

   • 3
     Raise Slate

     Now you need to raise the Slate so you can remove and install the new Felt. To raise the slate you will need 2 people and the 2 2x4's. One person to install the 2x4 and the other to lift the slate. Have one person lift the slate, do this by holding the slat at one end placing each hand in the 2 corner pockets. While one poeson is holding the slate up slide the one of 2x4's under the slate about a 1/3 of the way in and place the 2x4 all the way across the table. Then do the other side. Now you can remove the old Billiard cloth.

   • 4
     Staple side

     In the steps bellow we are using a solid slate so we can only use glue to hold the felt. if your table is slate on top and wood on the bottom then use staples instead of glue to hold the felt.

   • 5
     Layout cloth

     Lay the new Cloth on the slate and center it. If you are using a logo Felt make sure the logo is facing the way you want it. You should have about 3" of cloth hanging over each edge. Sart in one corner and spray Glue on the under side of the slate you dont need much glue and you only need to cover about 1" of the slate on the under side. Then spray the edge of the under side of the felt cover about 2.5 in from the edge. Let the Glue set for 5 min. then fold the felt under the slate it should hold firm. Make sure not to try to do to much at one time. Take it slow and make sure your felt is Strait.

   • 6
     Corner Cuts

     As you come to your first Pocket you will have to cut slits in the felt so you can fold the felt under without Wrinkles. To do the corners you will have to use 3 cuts but the side pockets will need 4 or 5 cuts depending on how good you are. Make sure not to make your cuts to long otherwise the slate will show.

   • 7
     Fold Corners

     Once you have made your cuts spray clue on the under side of the slate and felt and let glue set up for 5 min. Then fold under.

   • 8
     USAF

     Once you have the slate done then you can lower the slate back into the table.

   • 9
     Staple Rail

     Now remove the old felt from the rails but keep one of the rails with the old felt still on it so you can use it as a reference when install the new felt. Look at the folds on the old rail to get an idea of how to install the new cloth.

   • 10
     Finished Table

     Once you have finished all the rails install them back on the pool table. Install each bolt by hand and leave each bolt lose until you get all the bolts installed then tighten each bolt with your socket wrench. Now install the molding back over the bolt holes and replace the screws.

   • 11

     Now that you are done make sure the table is level and have fun.

Tips & Warnings

• Have a Friend help

• Have all your tools ready

• Take your time

• Do not Drink and Recover it will come out Crooked

• Don't cut youself