Some rubber feet came off of my chair's legs, exposing bolts that are digging holes in my carpet.
I used a temporary solution of just lashing some kitchen sponges onto area with rubber bands, but the bolts dug through those in a week or so. What can I do? Is there a (cheap) product available for this kind of situation, like a hard-drying rubber or silicone putty or something?
I tried just removing the bolts but they wouldn't budge or unscrew. The metal is very soft so I suppose I could just saw and sand them, but I'm looking for second opinions.
Best Answer
The bolts no longer serve a purpose, so cut them off (using bolt cutters, hack-saw, angle grinder, etc.).
If you want the chairs to have some sort of pads then buy and attach new ones. You can get self-adhesive, or pads designed to attach with screws, bolts, rivets, etc.