A wonderful reincarnation of an old computer chair

  • Dec 17, 2020
A wonderful reincarnation of an old computer chair

Friends, hello!

Lying in my garage was an old computer chair, which was once bought for 2,500 rubles. Then I bought myself a new one, and this was chosen by my cats and completely stained with wool.

A wonderful reincarnation of an old computer chair

It's a pity to throw it away, I decided to restore this chair. It will fit perfectly in my workshop. And my work is not dirty, so I made it in a light tone.

For work I needed:

· Screwdriver, pliers, stapler, wrench and file, knife;

· Sandpaper zero;

· Solvent, polymer glue;

· Primer for plastic;

· White paint in spray cans;

· Universal varnish in a spray can;

· Foam rubber 4 cm thick;

· Leatherette;

· Litol or other lubricant.

Now let's calculate how much money I spent on materials. I will count on the fact of the materials spent, not purchased, since the leftovers will still be useful to me in the near future. Especially for this chair, I bought only leatherette and paints, I had the rest.

I do not consider tools either, since any home-builder has enough of them and they are not bought for one job.

Sandpaper for 30 rubles, solvent 20 rubles, primer for plastic 200 rubles, paint 200 rubles, varnish 80 rubles, leatherette 150 rubles, I had foam rubber, I did not buy it.

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In total, about 700-800 rubles and a couple of evenings of work were spent on materials.

At first I wanted to buy branded primer for plastic, but it costs 500 rubles. for a can, too expensive. I took China, 100 rubles each. for a spray can, paint is also 100 rubles.

Step 1.

I completely disassembled the entire chair, tore off the casing and foam rubber. It's simple, except for the wheels.

The main thing here is to remember or it is better to take pictures on the phone, where and what part was, so that later there would be no problems during assembly.

Step 2.

I pulled the wheels out of the cross - it was easy to do.

Step 3.

But disassembling the wheels themselves turned out to be quite difficult. But there was a way out.

Soaked the wheels in boiling water for 5 minutes, and only then the wheels were disassembled. If you do not soak, then you can simply break the plastic.

After boiling water, they can be easily disassembled with a 17 wrench and a flat file.

Step 4.

Everything was thoroughly washed with soap, dried, sandpaper and wiped with solvent.

Step 5.

I covered all plastic parts with 2 layers of primer.

Step 6.

Painted with white paint, too, in 2 layers.

Step 7.

Covered with universal varnish for 1 time.

Step 8.

I cut out new ones on the old foam rubber and trim. Foam rubber is easy to cut with a stationery knife with a new blade.

Step 9.

Foam rubber was glued to the bases with "Titan" polymer glue and placed under the load.

Step 10.

I fixed the leatherette with a stapler. The back is plastic, but thick, so the braces hold well in it.

Step 11.

He smeared all the metal rubbing parts with Litol and put the wheels back together. Collecting them is a little easier.

Step 12.

Collected all the chair.

That's what I did.

If you didn't understand something and want to watch it in more detail, then here's a video:

The chair got a new life, and the restoration process itself brought me a lot of pleasure and positive emotions. Many do not understand this, it is easier for them to throw out and buy a new one. I am not poor and can afford to buy myself a new expensive chair, but it is NOT INTERESTING!

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Thank you so much for your attention!