Hainsworth Precision cloth problems

[Staezione]

Hi guys,

About 6 months ago i had a Hainsworth Precision cloth fitted to replace my 'old' Strachan No 10 cloth which had lost his stretch completely after 3 months.
Initial i was very satisfied with the Precision cloth till a couple of weeks ago a problem occured which made playing almost impossible.
One day before playing a game i brushed the table like i always do and after a few shots we noticed this green wool fibers on the cueball. It became such a problem that we had to clean the cueball after each shot! It was just unplayable. We brushed again, changed balls, changed brush. Without any sign of improvement. The only way i can play a few frames now without this problem is to vacuum-clean the table right before. I never had this kind of problems with Strachan cloths.

Some more info:
My table is in a temperature controlled room with low humidity. The table is also heated.
I look after it very good with regular brushing and always cover the table when i don't play.
In fact nothing has changed since the new cloth is on exept that i now use a ballstar cleaner. But yet again, tried it with cleans balls, polished balls, dirty balls, all have the same outcome.

I hope i can get some sort of solution or maybe someone has had the same problem?

I might send an e-mail to Hainsworth.

Cheers
Tim

[Terry Davidson]

I have a 6811 on my table in a very dry room and I have the same problem. I just ignore it as it only happens when the humidity gets very low, like below 40%. It's the nap coming out of the cloth because the underlaying fibers have shrunk a bit due to extremely low moisture.

Humidity should be just below 50% to get the best results. Problem here is in the winter cold the outside humidity goes very low.

[djax]

I have a 6811 on my table in a very dry room and I have the same problem. I just ignore it as it only happens when the humidity gets very low, like below 40%. It's the nap coming out of the cloth because the underlaying fibers have shrunk a bit due to extremely low moisture.

Humidity should be just below 50% to get the best results. Problem here is in the winter cold the outside humidity goes very low.

Terry, we are also experiencing a very dry winter (humidity wise) here in the UK. My room has normally 50/60% humidity level. Majority of this winter has not risen above 45% Dehumidifier not switched in once.

[Staezione]

I have a 6811 on my table in a very dry room and I have the same problem. I just ignore it as it only happens when the humidity gets very low, like below 40%. It's the nap coming out of the cloth because the underlaying fibers have shrunk a bit due to extremely low moisture.

Humidity should be just below 50% to get the best results. Problem here is in the winter cold the outside humidity goes very low.

Hi Terry,

Strange. With Strachan i've never had this issues. Maybe the quality differs from cloth to cloth.
I'm around 55% in my room.

[DeanH]

I have a 6811 on my table in a very dry room and I have the same problem. I just ignore it as it only happens when the humidity gets very low, like below 40%. It's the nap coming out of the cloth because the underlaying fibers have shrunk a bit due to extremely low moisture.

Humidity should be just below 50% to get the best results. Problem here is in the winter cold the outside humidity goes very low.

Hi Terry,

Strange. With Strachan i've never had this issues. Maybe the quality differs from cloth to cloth.
I'm around 55% in my room.

Could be the wool/nylon mix of hainsworth has a different absorption and drying rate than Strachan with their 100% wool?

[Staezione]

Could be the wool/nylon mix of hainsworth has a different absorption and drying rate than Strachan with their 100% wool?

Isn't Hainsworth 100% wool also?

[DeanH]

Could be the wool/nylon mix of hainsworth has a different absorption and drying rate than Strachan with their 100% wool?

Isn't Hainsworth 100% wool also?

I thought I read on their website before that they have a 5% nylon mix with the wool.
Of course their new website is next to useless for useful info

[djax]

I thought I read on their website before that they have a 5% nylon mix with the wool.
Of course their new website is next to useless for useful info

You are correct Dean, in your assumption.