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Felt glides: what the expert says

Simon Balissat
27.10.2020
Translation: machine translated

If the chair scrapes the floor, you need felt glides. But you can make a lot of mistakes when choosing the right model. The standard ordinary felt glides are often not good enough. If they are, then they have to be the best felt glides from the luxury premium segment.

If you search the internet for felt glides, you'll be overwhelmed. Billions of felt glider models! It can easily take five hours and you'll be completely confused. Furniture with the wrong felt glides is a real safety risk if, for example, a felt glide slips and tips over as a result.

Felt glides are actually very polite objects. They lie between the chair and the floor, preventing injuries to the floor. Little furniture heroes, gentle, resilient, affectionate. And brave. Some people even find them sexy.

Life leaves scratches on the soul. Chairs leave scratches on the floor. And at least you should never have to worry about the scratches on the floor again.
Heiko «Schotty» Schotte, Tatortreiniger und Filzgleiterexperte

So that you don't have to consult the felt glider advice service over the phone, I'm your personal felt glider advisor. I'll help you if the love of your life depends on felt sliders, because only the best are good enough for him or her. So you don't need to order a whole box of felt glides for 375 euros...

Felt glide expert Schotte from the TV series «Tatortreiniger».

A whole universe of felt glides

Felt glider expert Heiko Schotte says: "There are round, square, rectangular, thick, thin, extra-thin, extra-thick. Glued, screwed, some are nailed on. These are the ones with nails, also known as spikes. Metal and plastic glides for cantilever and skid-base chairs. There are PTFE-coated, standard versions with and without coating in black, white, brown and ivory. Of course, all other colours are also available. But then we are in the premium felt glide segment. There are adhesive felts that stick by themselves. Others have to be professionally attached with extra felt glide adhesive fluid. There are threaded glides, anti-slip and anti-tilt glides, which have an equalising spring system. For example, bendable metal glides, articulated metal glides, Teflon glides or stopper glides, glide caps. Another interesting option is the two-click glide system for round or square tubular furniture. For very high levels of dirt, we recommend a sturdy plastic support with clean-running fibre for effective floor protection."

A look at our range of felt glides confirms the expert's statements:

Rounds

Square

OK-Line Felt gliders rectangular, self-adhesive (Felt gliders, 3 Piece)
Furniture glides + Protectors
Quantity discount
CHF13.30 per piece for 2 units CHF4.64/1pcs.

OK-Line Felt gliders rectangular, self-adhesive

Felt gliders, 3 Piece

Square

With spike

Puag Primus (Felt gliders, 16 Piece)
Furniture glides + Protectors
−14%
only 3 of 3 remaining on sale
CHF8.10 was CHF9.40 CHF0.51/1pcs.

Puag Primus

Felt gliders, 16 Piece

Plastic glides

Metal glides

PTFE-coated

Heiko Schotte is a fictional character played by Bjarne Mädel in the series "Tatortreiniger". In the second episode of the seventh season, he shares his expertise on felt pads. My entire expertise on the topic is based on this episode. Arne Feldhusen's series is available on Netflix. I now turn to the topic of "Innovative cooking with felt gliders" and the theory that Martin Luther invented the felt glider. <p

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