Removing cushions removed some wood...

Grilled Cheese

Grilled Cheese

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Took off one of my cushions and, as careful as I could possibly be, a little bit of subrail wood came off. Thin strip, about 1/16" at the most (at the deepest point, thinner along the rip) about 6.5" long and approximately 1/8" most of the length to 1/4 wide at the widest point. Location is at the top of the subrail face. Where the top side of the cushion adheres to the subrail.

How big of an issue is this? What do you recommend I use to fill the subrail with?

Does it even need filling? I would guess it does, since that top part is where I need to align the new cushion flush. Also, if it's glued to that, will the nose of the cushion be off because of the gap, or will the glue fill it in? Will it play different e.g. a dead spot for example?


When I was removing the cushion, I saw it starting to pick up some wood with it. At which point I stopped. Tried to get the wood off the cushion with a razor to proceed but that didn't work. I sawed into the cushion, then finished up with a razor blade just past the wood lift to create a new starting point in order to minimize the damage to what was already done. That failed. So I began taking the cushion off from the other side. Didn't help, the cushion took whatever wood it wanted with it.


Any advice other than get a pro? :D
 
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Your in the right place, good explanation, pictures all ways help if possible..
RKC is a wizz at rebuilding/repairing rail cores/sub rails..
-relax...he can fix it..
If you decide you want to fix this yourself make sure you get his advise if you want your table to play consistent and accurate..he is a good explainer
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Rob.M
 
rail rubber removal

I have had the cushion liner tear out before when removing the cushion but this time I took a different approach that work with absolutely no tearout. I laid all the rails out on sawhorse work tables-8 pool tables worth- 48 rails total. I put laquer thinner in a new 99 cent squeezebottle and ran a bead down each rail between the liner and the rubber. After I got done I did a second bead. after letting set for 1 hour a third bead of laq thinner. I got up twice during the night and repeated the beads of lac thinner. the next am the rubber virtually fell off with liitle or no pressure. There were a few stubborn ones but I just used more applications of laq thinner and eventually the glue gave up!!!! the laq thinner evaporates quikly so you dont end up with it slopped all over the rails...anyway I had my best results ever this way no strength necessary, just patience....PS NOW I'M READY FOR RKC to do the rest of the job!!!!!!!:):):):)
 
Thanks for the replies fellas.

I was thinking Bondo, but never used that stuff on wood as a filler. :confused:

I will also try the adhesive remover. I've found that my good painter's scraper works great at helping to pry the cushions off.


By the way, these cushions are Brunswick Superspeeds. The ones that Brunswick had a very bad run on during the GCIII days. One is absolutely rock hard. I cut into it. The rubber in the interior is still perfect. It's whatever they used as an outer rubber coating that turned rock hard. It's a different color than the rubber on the interior of the cushion.

I smacked the cushion with a hammer (after it was off the rail) and bits and pieces shattered off the cushion nose or tip revealing the softer rubber underneath.

Cushion had to come off in pieces since it wasn't flexible enough and cracked every few inches.


I'll fill you in on the results when I get done.
 
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