Saturday, 3 April 2021

Kartell Ghost Chair Glide Replacement

 I have 2 pairs of Kartell Ghost Chairs. One problem with the Kartell chair is the materials that was used for the glides. The rubber material disintegrated slowly in this humid weather. I changed it to felt glides, which I blogged about it here

But after usage, the glides turned dirty and began to collect dirt and hair. It was not what I had expected. I decided to replace it again with, I hope, a much effective solution.

These are silicone leg protectors, with the dimension of 25x25cm that is the closest to the dimension of the Ghost chair legs.

Wrapped.


Unwrapped next to the dirty glides.

The glides that I replaced sometime back was very dirty. It is felt so it traps dirt. See below.

Arrgh....dirty!


Another view of the felt glide.

I removed the felt glide. Inside the leg, is part of the original rubber glide. It has slowly disintegrated and perished in this weather. You can tell as it has turned a dirty yellow colour.

The felt glide removed. 


The original Kartell glide, removed.


Both original and felt glides removed.

With the inside legs cleaned, it was just a matter of slipping the silicone over the leg. It was a tight fit but in this humid weather, it would expand and bind into shape.


A snug fit.


Fits in nicely.


Another view



Fits in nicely.


Being a colourless, it fits in nicely with the Bougie Ghost chair.

Finished.