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14/11/2011 5:58 am  

I've been looking for the past hour for a thread I remember seeing about someone who had a Herman Miller upholstered fiberglass chair and how they took the upholstery off and the foam. It had pictures as well with what they did. I just picked up an armchair that needs to either just have all of the upholstery taken off and unfoamed to look nice or reupholstered if possible. Any help would be great.


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14/11/2011 7:21 am  

It was in the last think you ...
It was in the last think you have done thread. A guy took the material off and put a cushion on it and it looked pretty good. I am unsure if there are holes in the bottoms of the upholstered shells? But either way they look better without and tend to be worth more un upholstered.


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14/11/2011 9:50 pm  

thank you. Exactly what I...
thank you. Exactly what I was thinking. I got a solid deal on it for $50 so I'm pretty happy.


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14/11/2011 10:05 pm  

Soy It!
This stuff is magical for getting the glue off! Remove as much foam as you can, douse the chair in a warm place (direct hot sun or crank the heat in your bathroom) let marinate for a few hours, (3-4 sample bottles per chair), and scrape with a copper sponge or pan scraper.
http://https://www.ecosafetyproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=...


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15/11/2011 12:22 am  

thanks Grendal. how is the...
thanks Grendal. how is the smell? I live in an apt so if it smells very chemically I'll have to go to a friends Garage and do it.


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15/11/2011 3:31 am  

Soy It
The smell isn't too bad, a little like an olive oil salad dressing 🙂
The link has photos of the first chair, the second chair I did went much faster- Outside in 80 desgree weather, heat and time is the key!
http://thenaughtyrenter.com/2011/06/20/time-elapse/


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15/11/2011 4:46 am  

on the first one how much...
on the first one how much did you use the hair dryer on it? Just curious because its well into winter here and I don't want to wait till the summer to get this done. I'll probably just get some crappy towels and put them down in the tub.


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15/11/2011 9:01 pm  

hair dryer...
I got kinda bored with the hairdryer after about 10 minutes, but it did help 🙂 I think the best bet would be to get the bathroom as hot as possible and let the chair sit as long as possible. When I did the second one outside I let it sit for several hours in 80 degree heat and it almost wiped off.
The link below is helpful as well!
http://manhattan-nest.com/2011/04/22/put-a-sheepskin-on-it/


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17/11/2011 8:42 am  

My shell is white, instead...
My shell is white, instead of using Penetrol so it doesn't get yellowed what should I use or can I still use Penetrol?


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17/11/2011 9:14 pm  

white...
Is it a true white or off white? I've used Pentrol on both colors, about six months ago, and not noticed any yellowing on either. I had read that unless it was a stark white and in direct sun it wouldn't really matter.


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19/11/2011 10:14 pm  

A link
Here's a link to one I did using carb cleaner... I did a second one using goof-off and it worked about the same...
http://https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1772160458795.2093252.1...


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