Calling all darts players - How should I clean my dartboard?

Whappers · 12 Jan 2008 at 21:44

Well, darts has been on telly a lot recently and it is around this time of year that I get back into my darts. I dug out the old dart board just there and it isn't in the best shape. For example, it has a pungent smell around it - kinda like damp. The board is a little hard and I'm not sure if I were to throw a dart in it that it would stick properly. It was being kept in the shed (where it was played most) and wasn't that well looked after unfortunately. However, my question is:

Is there anything that I can do to fix it or should I just get a new one?
Thanks.

Whappers.

SCM · 12 Jan 2008 at 22:08

Buy a new one the damp will have attacked the material the board is made up from.

gumbald · 12 Jan 2008 at 22:17

Yeah, once they start to get manky they're not very nice. New one isn't that much, stick that back in shed and get yourself a shiny one for inside

Whappers · 13 Jan 2008 at 03:40

I'm buying a new one tomorrow. I think this one is beyond repair unfortunately. In the bin she goes

Mik3 · 13 Jan 2008 at 03:52

I love Darts, we have a rule in my sisters - if you get a 180 you have to get naked and run down the street, I only had 2.

Dreadi · 13 Jan 2008 at 04:03

I'm think about buying one tomorrow to go in the hall at uni, can you only mount them on screws or something? i don't think student accommodation would be happy with me putting screws in to the door.....

Whappers · 13 Jan 2008 at 04:08

Mik3 said:
I love Darts, we have a rule in my sisters - if you get a 180 you have to get naked and run down the street, I only had 2.

LMAO

Dreadi said:
I'm think about buying one tomorrow to go in the hall at uni, can you only mount them on screws or something? i don't think student accommodation would be happy with me putting screws in to the door.....

Yes, you can mount them using screws and hang the board that way.

Whappers.

Dreadi · 13 Jan 2008 at 04:23

Whappers said:
Yes, you can mount them using screws and hang the board that way.
Whappers.

Is there no other way of doing it

Heofz · 13 Jan 2008 at 04:46

slightly OT, is there some kind of publisised solution involving having a dart board indoors while at the same time preventing the surrounding wall from becoming swiss cheese?

We've got a darts board in our garage, would love to stick it in our games room but don't want to ruin our lovely walls

P.S: I'm not talking simply about a backboard, because inevitably darts will hit the wall around that too, maybe even hit the skirting etc...

Dreadi · 13 Jan 2008 at 04:49

mount it on a large piece of wood....

Heofz · 13 Jan 2008 at 05:30

Dreadi said:
mount it on a large piece of wood....

yeah but i prefer something not as crude as that, needs to look good too :S

DanTheMan · 13 Jan 2008 at 06:08

http://www.dartscorner.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=142&products_id=1610

Something like that should do, unless you're really bent

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