Hello all
I found this forum when researching the Brunswick Anniversary tables, consistently whenever Google returned any information about the topic it was a post here that was linked, so I wanted to join and be a part of it. I found my Anniversary (when looking for a Gold Crown for my basement) on Kijiji. It was a former commercial table at a pool hall in Toronto, and had been brought home by the owner to play on. Evidently he moved and no longer had room for the table, so he sold it on Kijiji. It was advertised as refinished, but it was quickly evident to me that in order to be happy with it for years to come then I would have to put a lot of work in it myself.
The table itself is a 4.5 by 9 foot later model table, has the figure 8 nut places and the formica rails, a ball return system and no counters on the rails. From what I can tell I would guess that the table is from the 60's. The slate is in almost perfect condition, with no noticeable defects (but damn is it heavy!!).
I thought id share what I was doing, and use this thread as a worklog to keep track of what I was up to.
I started off by polishing one of the corners. They are fairly dull and scratched up, and so I decided to start with some 400 grit wetsand paper and gradually increased grits until I was at 2000. I then buffed for a couple of minutes using a compound and was met with quite a nice result, after about 2 hours of total polishing- I figure it needs another half hour to be mirror like but I was pleased with the results
I found this forum when researching the Brunswick Anniversary tables, consistently whenever Google returned any information about the topic it was a post here that was linked, so I wanted to join and be a part of it. I found my Anniversary (when looking for a Gold Crown for my basement) on Kijiji. It was a former commercial table at a pool hall in Toronto, and had been brought home by the owner to play on. Evidently he moved and no longer had room for the table, so he sold it on Kijiji. It was advertised as refinished, but it was quickly evident to me that in order to be happy with it for years to come then I would have to put a lot of work in it myself.
The table itself is a 4.5 by 9 foot later model table, has the figure 8 nut places and the formica rails, a ball return system and no counters on the rails. From what I can tell I would guess that the table is from the 60's. The slate is in almost perfect condition, with no noticeable defects (but damn is it heavy!!).
I thought id share what I was doing, and use this thread as a worklog to keep track of what I was up to.
I started off by polishing one of the corners. They are fairly dull and scratched up, and so I decided to start with some 400 grit wetsand paper and gradually increased grits until I was at 2000. I then buffed for a couple of minutes using a compound and was met with quite a nice result, after about 2 hours of total polishing- I figure it needs another half hour to be mirror like but I was pleased with the results
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