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.
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| Wrapped. |
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| 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.
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| Arrgh....dirty! |
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| 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.
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| The felt glide removed. |
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| The original Kartell glide, removed. |
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| 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.
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| A snug fit. |
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| Fits in nicely. |
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| Another view |
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| Fits in nicely. |
Being a colourless, it fits in nicely with the Bougie Ghost chair.
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| Finished. |
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