best place to buy long strips of green felt for a bally world cup

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best place to buy long strips of green felt for a bally world cup

hello
i was wondering if anyone knows the BEST place to get 2.5-3 foot strips of green felt? i recently aquired a 60's or 70's bally world cup. sorta like a chexx hockey game but it has a flat glass top like a backglass with some paint and soccer players that move forward and back. it totally works but the playing field (made of green felt)has a large 5 inch around brown mark on it that looks to have been there for years. MY DRUNK FRIEND WHO HELPED ME LOAD IT SAID TO TELL EVERYONE THAT IT IS A MUD PUDDLE ON THE FIELD. but me being a perfectionist, i want to restore this the right way (especially since it at least works). can anyone point me in the right direction? what about a pool table supplier?
thanks
dave
 
Pool table supplier would be a good bet, as they usually have scraps left over from the end of a bolt. Backed cloth might be better than unbacked since it stretches less and is easier to glue down with spray adhesive. I like the 3M 76 adhesive. Spray it on both surfaces and let it dry until it is just slightly tacky. Use cardboard to separate the two surfaces and stretch the cloth as you go along. Unbacked cloth requires a lot more adhesive. The 76 adhesive sticks better than the 74, and the 77 stays gummy too long for my taste. If you goof, you can pull the cloth off and start over. I have seen the 76 at WalMart if a pool supplier doesn't have it.
 
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