Gold Crown 1 Nameplate Question

[dodgerfan711]

Hey everyone, I just bought a Gold Crown 1 and had it installed. The nameplate is missing, but the guy I bought it from had purchased a replacement from Classic Billiards. Oddly the original nameplate left behind some kind of hardened resin residue. Have you guys seen this before or have any ideas on cleaning it up so the new one will sit right in there? I was hesitant to put any sort of heat gun to it since the top rail laminate is obviously right there. My next thought was to try to chisel it out, but one slip and theres a big scratch in the cloth or the top rail.

Im having a hard time getting a picture of it to post. Keeps saying the file is too big. Trying to figure out how to resize it on an iphone 14.

Thanks in advance!

 

[gazman100]

Hi there,
Would love to see some pic's of your GC1

 

[dodgerfan711]

Hi there,
Would love to see some pic's of your GC1

Hey Gazman, you do absolutely amazing work!! Ive seen a lot of your pics on here and its just incredible to see the transformation.

The gentleman I bought this from had it in his basement for 35 years. He told me it was in a pool room in Detroit for some of its life, but it is in excellent condition. The installer told me it appears it had only been recovered three times prior.

 

[gazman100]

Superb condition table.
Thanks for sharing

 

[realkingcobra]

Hey everyone, I just bought a Gold Crown 1 and had it installed. The nameplate is missing, but the guy I bought it from had purchased a replacement from Classic Billiards. Oddly the original nameplate left behind some kind of hardened resin residue. Have you guys seen this before or have any ideas on cleaning it up so the new one will sit right in there? I was hesitant to put any sort of heat gun to it since the top rail laminate is obviously right there. My next thought was to try to chisel it out, but one slip and theres a big scratch in the cloth or the top rail.

Im having a hard time getting a picture of it to post. Keeps saying the file is too big. Trying to figure out how to resize it on an iphone 14.

Thanks in advance!

The very first GC1's had a plastic Brunswick name plate glued into the recessed cavity on the head rail where it's mounted. They didn't last and cracked poorly so Brunswick switched to the metal name plate badge in about 63'.

 

[dodgerfan711]

The very first GC1's had a plastic Brunswick name plate glued into the recessed cavity on the head rail where it's mounted. They didn't last and cracked poorly so Brunswick switched to the metal name plate badge in about 63'.

Thanks for info realkingcobra! It been really interesting learning about the history of the table. I guess what im seeing in the space now is the leftover glue they used for the original plastic nameplate.