So you've seen that I'm looking for a 8 foot pro gold crown. If they still made them, I would consider buying one new, but they don't. So I'm looking for used. If there was a mint condition used gold crown, I'd pay quite a bit for it, but after looking around for a month or so, that seems pretty challenging to find.
So now I am wondering about what can and can't be reconditioned to look pretty close to new. For example, take this table here, a medalist.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/for/2762055384.html
Now I've heard all the talk about medalist versus gold crown, but stay with me here. Note that on this table there is some misaligment with the apron. I'm figuring that is pretty easy to deal with. Note the corner castings are scratched up. There is a website with new aftermarket castings. Problem solved. But note that there is a metal trim attached to the rail. That doesn't look as easy to deal with.
Also, I'm assuming (remember I know nothing about all this, it's pure speculation), that defects in the apron are a lot easier to fix up (or at least cover up) then defects in the rail surface itself. Indeed, giving the "high compression laminate" or whatever that is, I'm assuming that dings in the rail can not be fixed at all without some serious labor, equipment and know how.
So here is the question, finally. What can be easily fixed and what can not. I don't mind at all getting a cheap gold crown for a grand and paying 2-3k to make it very pretty and play perfectly. Problem is I'm not sure what can be fixed and what can't, and who in the Twin Cities area is capable of pulling it off.
Also, when a table has been in a very smokey environment for a long time. Is it going to smell like smoke for ever?
Regards and happy new year.
So now I am wondering about what can and can't be reconditioned to look pretty close to new. For example, take this table here, a medalist.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/for/2762055384.html
Now I've heard all the talk about medalist versus gold crown, but stay with me here. Note that on this table there is some misaligment with the apron. I'm figuring that is pretty easy to deal with. Note the corner castings are scratched up. There is a website with new aftermarket castings. Problem solved. But note that there is a metal trim attached to the rail. That doesn't look as easy to deal with.
Also, I'm assuming (remember I know nothing about all this, it's pure speculation), that defects in the apron are a lot easier to fix up (or at least cover up) then defects in the rail surface itself. Indeed, giving the "high compression laminate" or whatever that is, I'm assuming that dings in the rail can not be fixed at all without some serious labor, equipment and know how.
So here is the question, finally. What can be easily fixed and what can not. I don't mind at all getting a cheap gold crown for a grand and paying 2-3k to make it very pretty and play perfectly. Problem is I'm not sure what can be fixed and what can't, and who in the Twin Cities area is capable of pulling it off.
Also, when a table has been in a very smokey environment for a long time. Is it going to smell like smoke for ever?
Regards and happy new year.
