Surely many of you use felt pads on the legs of chairs, so that they can be moved on tiles, parquet, or laminate without a nasty creak.
In this article, Matthias, the author of the YouTube channel "Matthias random stuff", will tell you how to do this correctly and reliably.
This method is very simple, and can be repeated in home conditions.
Materials
- Sheet Felt
- Sandpaper
- Thermoplastic adhesive.
Instruments, used by the author.
— Construction hair dryer
- Stationery knife.
Manufacturing process.
All such felt pads have a self-adhesive base, however, it does not hold pads well, and they eventually shift to the side, or even get lost.
The author decides to make new linings on his own. It cuts off the adhesive layer from the bulk of the felt with a sharp knife. You can also purchase such a sheet material without an adhesive layer.
Now he cuts a strip into squares. The shape of the pads depends on the legs, and small circles may be required.
Attempts to glue the prepared squares by simply applying a layer of glue to the leg will be unsuccessful, the glue simply will not seize. Also, do not try to use a second, or universal glue. Otherwise, it will take a lot more time to replace worn pads.
The master cleans the ends of the legs with fine sandpaper, and begins to heat them with a hairdryer at a low temperature, usually around 130 ° C. There are also various types of glue having a melting point of 65 to 150 ° C, and even higher.
If you can buy low-temperature glue in your store, then you can do without a technical hair dryer using an ordinary household one.
Then he takes a glue gun consumable stick and applies a layer about 1.5 mm thick. After reaching the required thickness, it is worth warming up the glue a little more.
It remains only to press the cut out linings to the legs. The glue will penetrate into the layer of felt, and will form a reliable connection.
Here is a slip on Matthias.To replace the linings, it is enough to simply heat the old one and remove its remnants. It takes a few seconds.
If the legs in your chair are not square, but round, or oval, then you can not cut the blanks in advance, but immediately glue the edge of the felt strip of the desired width and cut off its excess. You can do this with scissors, or put the leg on a cutting board, and cut off the excess with a sharp scalpel or blade. In the second case, the felt will not protrude beyond the edge of the leg.
I thank the author for the easy way to attach furniture linings!
All good mood, good luck, and interesting ideas!
Author video can be found here.