Poker Table Construction - Black Racetrack Table - Cover The Playing Surface


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COVER THE PLAYING SURFACE

PREPARE THE SURFACE WITH SPRAY ADHESIVE
Clean the playing surface so that it is clean and dry.
You will want to use your baseboard as a platform to unroll your foam onto. Stand up your playing surface against a wall to apply the spray adhesive. Once the spray adhesive is applied, you will want to place the playing surface (spray adhesive side down) on top of the unrolled foam while the playing surface is still slightly wet.
Shake the can for 1 minute.
Apply a medium coat of the spray adhesive to the playing surface. Hold the can 8-12 inches from the surface and use sweeping motions.

COVER THE PLAYING SURFACE WITH 1/4" FOAM
The foam cover is a 1/4" closed cell Volara foam. It is similar in feel to the base of a computer mouse pad.
Unroll the foam over the baseboard. The playing surface is placed on top of the foam (adhesive side down) immediately after application of the spray adhesive.
Allow the foam to bond to the playing surface for one minute. Then, flip over the playing surface and trim the foam right up against the edges of the playing surface with a razor blade. Try to keep these cuts as clean and flush to the edges of the playing surface as possible.

COVER THE PLAYING SURFACE WITH FABRIC
Clean the foam surface so that it is free from loose debris.
You will want to use your baseboard as a platform to unroll your fabric onto. Make sure the fabric is laid flat and free of wrinkles, Place the playing surface (foam side down) on top of the unrolled fabric.
The fabric used for the final product can be any number of types. Anything that will be durable and not pill while still allowing the cards to slide smoothly across the surface will work. The most popular fabrics are velveteen. Moleskin works great too. For more information on the application of a logo to the fabric, see the Supplies & Costs section.
Trim the fabric so that there is about 6 inches on each side to be stretched and wrapped around the edges.
Pull the fabric tightly and wrap around the edges of the playing surface. Use an electric staple gun to secure the fabric to the playing surface. Mke sure that the fabric is pulled tightly enough so there will be no visible wrinkles.
You will use a lot of staples. Use a hammer to pound in any pesky staples that won't go all the way in.
A Dirt Devil (hand vaccum) can be used to clean the fabric playing surface. A regular full-sized vaccum will work as well.