Plastic wrap on seats of new dining chairs?
Question:I recently bought a new dining set, the table and chairs are all wood. Each chair's cloth seat portion itself is completely sealed with a thin, transparent plastic wrap. Am I supposed to rip that plastic wrap off? Is this like the pins in men's dress shirts, i.e. something to make the product present well but you then have to waste a bunch of time removing it before you can actually use it?
Thanks,
Bachelor with no clue.
Answers:
Because it's a cloth seat, the plastic is to protect it from dirt and dust during shipping. You may leave them on but because they are so thin they will start ripping after sitting on them often. You can have them professionally covered by a furniture upholsterer, they would provide a heavier plastic which would last longer, keep the cloth clean and protected from food stains, spills, dirt and dust.
no, its supposidly keeping spills off it. as in easier to clean then fabric
The plastic is to keep the upholstry clean until it is in your home, not to make you waste time. You can and should remove the plastic. (Unlike my mother in law, who kept the plastic on the dining room chair seats for over 30 years.)
Remove it. It's like the pins. It just keeps the fabric free of bugs, dust, dirt and grime while sitting in warehouses, transportation trucks going from the factory to where ever you got it to your home.
it's just to protect it.
Dude. The plastic has got to go.
You may need to unscrew the seats from the bottom to effectively remove all remnants of the plastic and then re-attach. As you are a bachelor I assume you have a suitable screw driver for the task.
Seven years? I weep on your dining chairs for you. Get you some clue. Its in the aisle next to the screw drivers.
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