Silly Cloth Question

L.S. Dennis

L.S. Dennis

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Has anybody ever heard of any product (commercially available) that could be sprayed on old pool table cloth to make it play faster? I have a GC3 in a covered open air patio with old 860 on that plays as slow as molasses! It's subject to all kind of humidity fluctuations and you need to really power the ball to get it around table, and you need a blasting cap to open up a rack in straight pool with it. The cloth is old and needs to be replaced soon so not worried about damaging it with some experimental spray substances.

Crazy I know, any thoughts?
 
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Crazy....for sure.
But if you are experimenting try spraying it with starch and ironing it like a dress shirt collar. It will be smooth as glass.

Report your findings.
 
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SBC said:
Crazy....for sure.
But if you are experimenting try spraying it with starch and ironing it like a dress shirt collar. It will be smooth as glass.

Report yoIur findings.
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If that doesn't work you and since you're ready for new, consider 760 or better yet 300
 
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L.S. Dennis said:
Has anybody ever heard of any product (commercially available) that could be sprayed on old pool table cloth to make it play faster? I have a GC3 in a covered open air patio with old 860 on that plays as slow as molasses! It's subject to all kind of humidity fluctuations and you need to really power the ball to get it around table, and you need a blasting cap to open up a rack in straight pool with it. The cloth is old and needs to be replaced soon so not worried about damaging it with some experimental spray substances.

Crazy I know, any thoughts?
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you need cloth with a higher nylon content. wool in those conditions will always be slow as hell. try the silicone but don't say you weren't warned. makes for very fast, kinda goofy ball action.
 
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garczar said:
you need cloth with a higher nylon content. wool in those conditions will always be slow as hell. try the silicone but don't say you weren't warned. makes for very fast, kinda goofy ball action.
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I've tried silicone and you're right it does make for some goofy ball action for a while anyway. As I've indicated in one of the earlier posts it speeds up things a little for a short while before it wears off pretty quickly. Someone mentioned ironing on some spray starch, like I said this cloth is old so I'm worrying about any damage for some crazy experiment. I'll replace it with some new 760 some time in the near future.
 
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L.S. Dennis said:
I've tried silicone and you're right it does make for some goofy ball action for a while anyway. As I've indicated in one of the earlier posts it speeds up things a little for a short while before it wears off pretty quickly. Someone mentioned ironing on some spray starch, like I said this cloth is old so I'm worrying about any damage for some crazy experiment. I'll replace it with some new 760 some time in the near future.
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There is also some stuff called "sizing" for new cloth. Supposed to make shirts and such hold their size and shape well. Most fabric departments and all fabric stores should have it. One place it used to be used was when installing irish linen wraps on pool cues.

In theory it should be just the ticket. No experience to back that up.

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SBC said:
Crazy....for sure.
But if you are experimenting try spraying it with starch and ironing it like a dress shirt collar. It will be smooth as glass.

Report your findings.
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Well I just tried this experiment and I will say that it does speed up the cloth. However I don't recommend it unless you have some very old cloth that you don't care about. The cloth becomes somewhat discolored and doesn't look that great. Some new 760 will be forthcoming before too long. If for some reason you do try it, hold the spray can high up above the table and let it sprinkle down in a fine mist before taking an iron to it.
This is not for the faint at heart that's for sure.
 

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L.S. Dennis said:
Well I just tried this experiment and I will say that it does speed up the cloth. However I don't recommend it unless you have some very old cloth that you don't care about. The cloth becomes somewhat discolored and doesn't look that great. Some new 760 will be forthcoming before too long. If for some reason you do try it, hold the spray can high up above the table and let it sprinkle down in a fine mist before taking an iron to it.
This is not for the faint at heart that's for sure.
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There are irons made specifically for snooker tables. I think they don't even use water, though.
 
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A friend of mine bought a nice 8 foot Brunswick table and opted for the stain resistant (scotchgard) cloth and it was like playing on a ice skating rink,way too fast for good position play but probably just fine for bangers.
 
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measureman said:
A friend of mine bought a nice 8 foot Brunswick table and opted for the stain resistant (scotchgard) cloth and it was like playing on a ice skating rink,way too fast for good position play but probably just fine for bangers.
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I tried the scotchgard treatment and didn't find an appreciable difference in the speed of the table. The starch does work but I wouldn't advise it really. Nothing beats new cloth!
 
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L.S. Dennis said:
I tried the scotchgard treatment and didn't find an appreciable difference in the speed of the table. The starch does work but I wouldn't advise it really. Nothing beats new cloth!
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Local bar had one 7 footer with Scotchguard cloth. It played slippery longer. Friend could do that double the rail draw shot for a while. Regular otherwise.
 
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L.S. Dennis said:
Has anybody ever heard of any product (commercially available) that could be sprayed on old pool table cloth to make it play faster? I have a GC3 in a covered open air patio with old 860 on that plays as slow as molasses! It's subject to all kind of humidity fluctuations and you need to really power the ball to get it around table, and you need a blasting cap to open up a rack in straight pool with it. The cloth is old and needs to be replaced soon so not worried about damaging it with some experimental spray substances.

Crazy I know, any thoughts?
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