Cloth replacement period for home tables with daily use

Keep the cloth and balls clean and you should get several years of service out of a quality cloth.

There's rooms changing every 6 months and some every 12.
There's rooms that vacuum after every session, some that never vacuum, and some daily.

The more you pay attention to cleanliness the longer your cloth will last and the fewer burn marks caused by friction.
Dirty balls and dirty cloth=friction
 
justnum said:
After they installed, no one ever called for service.

The plumbers, electricians, HVAC and telecoms all provide better service than a pool mechanic.

I can afford to upgrade but I didn't think it was thing.

I would've updated pocket drops, rails and asked for different color cloth or special rails. And then bought the new lighting and pay for the install.

This is why Heyball should be the new game. Everyone needs a fresh start too much old baggage.
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WTF are you talking about?
 
The main wear areas on any cloth are the break lines and the lines from sliding a wood rack into place. If you throw the balls on the home table rather than breaking, that takes care of one (both actually). If you use a template rack, or a wood rack that you lift and place on the spot, then place the balls inside of it, that takes care of the second.

I never thought twice about sliding the rack. Until I went to one room in the early 2000's and the owner told all the customers that as he was handing them the ball tray. It really made a huge difference. From that point on I paid attention to all those rows of ball/rack sliding marks at every other pool room.
 
iusedtoberich said:
The main wear areas on any cloth are the break lines and the lines from sliding a wood rack into place. If you throw the balls on the home table rather than breaking, that takes care of one (both actually). If you use a template rack, or a wood rack that you lift and place on the spot, then place the balls inside of it, that takes care of the second.
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Like I said in my previous post in this thread, I got 15 years out of my original Brunswick (teflon) cloth. It looked pretty pathetic when I decided to re-cover it.

That said, for the last ten years of owning that cloth I used a Delta-13 rack for all games played, and at the end of the cloth's life there was not one single trace of where that rack was slid on the cloth when racking. But I can surely see that happening with a wooden rack over time due to miniscule fibers protruding from the wood (no matter how well it was originally sanded).

I've read here in past threads of people complaining about the Delta-13 rack leaving marks on their tables, but that just wasn't the case with my table. TBH, I just don't see how it even could be possible unless someone just didn't know how to rack properly.
 
The cloth on my table is over 8 years old. Yes it has break lines and stains and marks on it but it still plays fine. I’m considering having it replaced in the next year or so though.
 
At my 4 year anniversary with 860HR. With my current rate of play dwindling to around a few hours/week I’d say it will last a few more years no doubt.

In the meantime the only issues are burn marks from breaking and all of the dimples around the foot spot from same. The dimpling is to the point where a slow rolling ball may ever so slightly veer when coming to a stop. Not deal breaking in the least.

Balls are cleaned frequently and use Taom chalk. I also brush with the X1 and keep the cloth free of chalk and random debris.
 
I'm coming up on year 5 for the 860HR on my home table and its just about time. It doesn't look awful like it's in a pool room, but it's noticeably slower, and the pocket facings have just about had it, grabbing balls and hanging them up occassionally. I play about an hour a day now, played much more so in the past few years.

I could be better about cleaning the cloth, but it gets cleaned frequently enough. Lint roller plus Chalk Off and a squeegee (yes there's some of us that still use that stuff!).
 
Bob Jewett said:
Vacuum your cloth. The idea is to pull the chalk dust out of the cloth. Brushing doesn't do that. Once every 20 hours of play?
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I had a table that I shot on for 4-5 years and I never vacuumed it. When took the felt off to move it, I was surprised at how much chalk (and baby powder) had accumulated under the felt. Now I vacuum my table and polish the balls regularly. I also switched to G2 chalk which gets almost no chalk dust on the table.
 
Nyquil said:
Hey just wondering what frequency others on here do a cloth replacement on their home tables that get use. I know you can go for years but ball marks are pretty fugly.
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I have had Simonis 860 on my table for over 3 years now and it has some burn marks and discoloration around the rack area. It doesn't have any tears or holes. Overall it looks ok but I will probably replace it in 2024. I average about 5 hours of week mostly doing practice drills.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Vacuum your cloth. The idea is to pull the chalk dust out of the cloth. Brushing doesn't do that. Once every 20 hours of play?
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Keep it vac'd and wipe it down every now and then with a woolite/water mix(about a capful to a gal of water) will make it last a long time in a home set-up.
 
bpeacock said:
I have had Simonis 860 on my table for over 3 years now and it has some burn marks and discoloration around the rack area. It doesn't have any tears or holes. Overall it looks ok but I will probably replace it in 2024. I average about 5 hours of week mostly doing practice drills.
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You have a lot of life left. worsted cloth will look far worse than it actually is. Vac and Woolite all you need. The Simonis X-1 also works great.
 
DeadStick said:
What does the Woolite do?
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Vac gets particles up and the woolite cleans the cloth itself. A capful to gallon is all you need. You can put it in a spray bottle and just hit the cloth with a light mist. Wipe with damp microfiber cloth. On a home table you might do it monthly, weekly if you play a ton. The new DarkDefense version works great on pool cloth.
 
garczar said:
Vac gets particles up and the woolite cleans the cloth itself. A capful to gallon is all you need. You can put it in a spray bottle and just hit the cloth with a light mist. Wipe with damp microfiber cloth. On a home table you might do it monthly, weekly if you play a ton. The new DarkDefense version works great on pool cloth.
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It also works well to use a damp microfiber cloth after vacuuming in case you don't want to put anything on the cloth that will leave a residue.
 
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Bob Jewett said:
It also works well to use a damp microfiber cloth after vacuuming in case you don't want to put anything on the cloth that will leave a reside.
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If you mix the Woolite thin enough there's no residue. One capfull to a gal of water will last a while too. Mist it on then wipe off.
 
Last cloth-860HR- practicing regularly- the break lines were getting solid by year 1, but made it to about 2 yrs. before changing. That’s in a garage without any climate control.
 
DeadStick said:
What does the Woolite do?
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Woolite® Delicates laundry detergent is a gentle washing liquid, specially formulated to take care of your delicate garments in the wash.It can be used for machine washing in the gentle cycle, or for hand washing delicate fabrics such as silk and wool.
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Woolite® Delicates is a unique formula that won't cause shape loss or fiber damage to keep the clothes you love looking like new, for longer!

Woolite® Delicates is a hypoallergenic product that does not contain harsh ingredients like bleach, phosphates or enzymes and is therefore gentle on hands, skin and clothes.
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Stains on the cloth? Contact your local Dry Cleaners as they have some pretty interesting and effective techniques to resolve these incidents. Remember, Simonis is a worsted wool, so be sure to mention that fact.
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Simonis Cloth Care & Maintenance
 
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Bob Jewett said:
It also works well to use a damp microfiber cloth after vacuuming in case you don't want to put anything on the cloth that will leave a residue.
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Been doing it this way for years (remember, I got 15 years out of my original cloth).

Edit to add: I finally remembered the name of the cloth I had. It was called Brunswick Centennial. It held up better than the Simonis 860 I have on now (in a year-to-year comparison).
 
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