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Covering pool table Rails

Pool Table Felt Installation Guide - Part II

/Go to: Pool Table Felt Installation Guide - Part I,
Repair Pool Table Cushions - Part III/

Covering Pool Table Rails

At the corner pockets:

1. Place new cloth over rail with "face" side down. There should be a sticker to show the face side. The cloth should have an equal over-hang at each end of the rail and extend approximately 1/2" over the feather strip groove on the cushion side (as shown in figure 1). Use more or less felt if the feather strip is tight or loose.
   
   
   figure 1
    
2. Starting at the center of the rail, tap the feather strip down to within 1/16" above the rear side of the feather strip (Figure 1).
3. Stretching the cloth tightly from the center toward the ends, tap the feather strip down to 1/16" while maintaining the half inch over-hang to within approximately 3" from ends of the feather strip.
   
   
   figure 2
    
4. At each end of the feather strip pull the cloth toward rubber cushion an additional 1/2" toward the cushion then tap the feather strip down using a fiber block (Figure 2).
   
   
   figure 3
    
5. Trim the cloth on the cushion side of the feather strip along the entire length of the feather strip with a sharp knife as shown in Figure 3.
   
   
   figure 4
    
6. Tap the entire length of the feather strip flush with the top of rail at the rear side of the feather strip (Figure 4). Never try to tap the feather strip flush with just a hammer as you will dent the rail surface behind the feather strip.
   
   
   figure 5
    
7. Turn the rail over and at the corner pockets fold the cloth over the mitered edge as shown in Figure 5, stretching the cloth tightly and working out the wrinkles as you staple in the area shown in Figure 5. This will be the most difficult part of covering the rails.
   
   
   figure 6
    
8. Pulling the cloth tightly over the rear edge of the pocket facing, staple three places at Figure 6, location X.
9. If the rail is an end rail repeat step 8 at the other end of the rail. Then starting at the center of the rail stretch the cloth tightly over the cushion and staple at the center on the bottom of the rail - working toward each end (Figure 6).
10. Trim any excess cloth from the bottom of the rail (Figure 7).
    
    At the side pockets:
     
11. At the side pocket, stretch the cloth tightly over the nose of the cushion and staple in three places as shown in Figure A.
    
    
     
12. Slit the cloth up to the edge of the cushion nose as shown in Figure B, then firmly pull the small strip to the rear of the pad.
    
    
     
13. Hold the small fold in place with your thumb and forefinger and firmly fold it down over the facing. Now staple at the rear of the facing and at the bottom of the rail as shown in Figure C.
    
    
     
14. Trim excess cloth as required.

/Go to: Pool Table Felt Installation Guide - Part I,
Repair Pool Table Cushions - Part III/

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