When purchasing new chairs or a new floor, you want to ensure the floor is well-protected from sliding chairs. Hard plastic glides can create noise and—more worryingly—potential damage to your valuable flooring. Felt pads often seem like a quick fix; you can easily find them at hardware stores or order them online. For as little as €2, you can get a pack of 24 and fit them onto your dining chairs. However, after a couple of months, disappointment sets in. Good felt pads for chairs simply don’t exist. They fail to protect your floor adequately and can even cause scratches. Don’t worry—Scratch no More offers the perfect solution: guaranteed scratch-free glide feet.
Why don’t felt pads under chairs work?
Felt is a relatively hard material. A hard glide on a hard floor can actually cause damage. Dirt or sand gets trapped between the hard glide and the floor, acting like sandpaper and creating scratches. As a result, it’s safe to say that good felt pads for chairs simply don’t exist. The same goes for other hard glides, such as Teflon or plastic glide feet. Instead, opt for Scratch no More furniture glides instead of felt pads under your chairs.
Even ‘good’ felt pads wear out quickly
A major downside of felt is that it wears out quickly, especially if the chairs are frequently moved. After just two or three months, the felt pad is usually no longer effective. If you don’t replace it in time, your floor is at even greater risk of scratches. Adhesive felt pads can fall off without you noticing, while screw-in felt glides require reinstallation. In contrast, Scratch no More glide feet are mounted securely and last up to eight times longer (approximately two years) than felt pads. Use our guide to find the right glide for your chair legs.
Scratch no More vs. felt pads for chairs
The key difference between Scratch no More glide feet and felt pads for chairs is that Scratch no More glides are made with polyamide fibres. This soft yet durable material traps dirt between the fibres instead of pressing it into the floor, as felt pads do. This makes Scratch no More glides guaranteed to be scratch-free. Additionally, the polyamide fibres are much sturdier and longer-lasting than felt. Scratch no More glide feet last up to eight times longer than felt pads. An added bonus is their noise-reducing properties, which eliminate the annoying sounds caused by sliding furniture.
Scratch no More: Best in Class by The Dutch Floor Testing Company
In an independent test conducted by The Dutch Floor Testing Company, Scratch no More was the only product to deliver scratch-free results. This test compared various types of furniture glides, including Teflon glides, PVC caps, and felt pads for chairs. For more information about the test methodology and results, watch the video below or download the PDF report.