Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad tall back arm chair- arm rest question.  

Score indeed! Those are my fa...
Score indeed! Those are my favorite of the desk chairs. The coating is a standard clear coat of some sort. To remove it, I would recommend a stripper like zip-strip, which will cause the clear coat to bubble and soften. Be careful with the stripper as it is nasty stuff. If you buy a couple of rubber scrapers, you should be able to take the clear coat off by yourself in a couple of hours. I've done it before with my own soft pad chairs. If polishing is needed after, you can use a metal polishing compound or buff it on a wheel.

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That's what I did with mine. Here's a post about it. I used Soy Gel to strip the coating off.
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

Once you strip it there's no...
Once you strip it there's no need to clear coat it again, but you should occasionally apply some automotive wax or a product like Renaissance Wax to prevent it from dulling.

Thank you for your speedy...
Thank you for your speedy suggestions!
Obviously it is a minor detail on a lovely and functioning chair- but once the peeling started on an otherwise pristine chair I couldn't "unsee" it.
Its hindering my ability to focus on work!
HA!
Thanks again!