How to build down corners on an old valley pool table

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I cut them out of chalkboard vinyl with my Cricut. While the paint is drying, cut out the dots for your pool table railings. Spray paint your metal pieces, pockets, triangles, and trim boards.

Step 6: paintДЄpply 2-3 coats of chalk paint to your pool table base, aprons, and railings. Yes, chalk paint does not require sanding prior to application, but youвЂ™ll want to sand this wood because treated wood is generally very rough and has a handful of splinters when you purchase it from the store. Then sand using 120 grit sandpaper and work your way up to 220 grit sandpaper for a smoother finish. Just be sure to overfill your cracks and knots if youвЂ™re using wood putty. We used spackle because it doesnвЂ™t shrink, but wood putty will work too. To prep 4Г—6 and 4x4s for paint, fill any cracks and knots with spackle. We chose chalk paint because it does not require that you sand down your surfaces before applying. Wipe down your pool table base, aprons, and railings to remove any debris and prepare them for paint. Then use this board as a guide and just place the googly eyes on your other boards in line with the googly eyes on your first board. To speed up the process, use a ruler to get the spacing on one of the boards. Glue googly eyes on your trim boards approximately 3вЂі apart from one another.

While you are mocking up the trim boards, mark them across the whole metal strip to get the proper angle that you will need to cut. You can mock it up by placing (or clamping) your metal corners and measuring the distance.

Step 4: make trim boardsД¬ut your trim board to fit between the metal corners. Measure the depth of your pool table from the bottom of the corner pocket alcove to the bottom of the base and cut 4 pieces of metal to size to place on the corners of the pool table base. When cutting, get close to this slot, but be sure to leave it intact so that the apron can still slide in.Д¬ut your metal pieces to the size of your railings using a hacksaw. On each of our railings, there was a slot for the apron to attach.

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step 3: update the railingsД¬ut the excess wood off the railings. The logo will get partially covered up by the metal detail that goes around the railings, so itвЂ™s best to get rid of it completely for a finished look. If one of your railings has a logo plaque, unscrew the plaque and cover it with spackle to make the surface smooth. However, you remove the staples, make sure to remove them all. Some might come out from pulling on the felt. Remove the felt on your railings by using pliers to remove all of the staples. Luckily itвЂ™ll be covered so you donвЂ™t need to worry about fixing the texture.Дetach the apron from your railings. Our pool table had some slight water damage, so some of the pool table base came off when we removed the molding. Remove the bottom molding from the pool table base with caution. We were lucky enough to have ours delivered in pieces, but if yours is already put together, start by unbolting the bumpers, removing felt and slate, and taking off the legs. We like to pick up our wood 2 weeks before we plan to use it (technically you are supposed to let it dry for even longer than that). Please note that they will require some dry time. Pick up your 4ењ†x8 and 4x4x8 boards from your local home improvement store.

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