Lounge Chairs - Knoll

Glass/Acrylic Polycarbonate
(Platner, Gehry, Mies van der Rohe,
Florence Knoll, X3, Lovegrove
Tables and Storage)
Clean with Windex, Fantastik
or other non-abrasive cleaning
solutions. Wipe dry with a
clean cloth.
Laminate/Melamine
Scrub with Windex, Fantastik, Mr.
Clean, or other household soaps or
detergents well dissolved in water, or
with a very soft cloth dampened with
alcohol or a synthetic thinner. For a
dull finish, rub with jeweler’s rouge
as a polishing agent and finish with
paste wax. Never use abrasives.
Remove stubborn stains with Soft
Scrub.
Stainless Steel
Use Windex, Fantastik, or other
non-abrasive household cleaners.
For small scratches, rub with Comet,
Ajax, or other mild abrasives in the
direction of the grain. Apply a coat of
auto wax to maintain beauty.
Chrome/Satin Chrome
Clean with Windex or an automotive
chrome cleaner such as
Semi-Chrome twice a month. Apply a
coat of hard paste wax to protect
against moisture.
Nickel (Platner)
Clean with Windex, Fantastik,
or other non-abrasive cleaning
solutions. If discoloration occurs, rub
lightly with a fine steel wool to
restore luster. Touch-up with a clear
lacquer to prevent oxidation.
Product Maintenance
Polished Aluminum (Pascal Leg)
Clean with Windex, Fantastik, or
other non-abrasive cleaning
solutions. Coat with a hard paste wax
semi-annually to maintain luster and
prevent discoloration.
Anodized Aluminum
(Toledo/Jamaica/Propeller)
Clean with mild soaps, detergents, or
other non-abrasive cleaning agents.
Apply paste wax or DuPont
non-abrasive car polish #7 twice a
year to prevent oxidation.
For stubborn stains or discolorations,
apply navel jelly aluminum
cleaner.
Urethane Edge (Vignelli PaperClip,
Propeller Tables)
Clean with household soaps and
detergents well dissolved in water.
Do not use abrasive cleaning
solutions.
Epoxy (Pollock and Saarinen
Executive Seating Bases, and
Black Pascal Leg)
Clean with Windex, Fantastik,
or other ordinary non-abrasive
household soaps, detergents, or
ammonia at least once a month to
prevent yellowing. For scratches and
chips, rub with Comet, Ajax, or other
mild abrasives. For deeper scratches,
contact Knoll for touch-up paint.
Shine with a high grade auto polish.
Never use harsh abrasives or steel
wool.
Rilsan (Saarinen, Bertoia, and
PaperClip Base)
Clean with Windex, Fantastik,
or other ordinary non-abrasive
household soaps or detergents.
For ink stains on white surfaces, use
Soft Scrub. For scratches and chips,
rub with Comet, Ajax, or other mild
abrasives. For deeper scratches, use
a good grade automotive
acrylic-lacquer touch-up paint.
Shine with a high grade auto polish.
Never use harsh abrasives or steel
wool.
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Porcelain Base (Noguchi):
Clean with damp cloth using water or
Windex. Do not use any abrasive
detergent.
Powder Coat Paint (Handkerchief
Base, D’Urso Work Table Base,
Salsa Leg and Brackets, Propeller,
Bertoia side chair)
Clean with Windex or Endust using a
soft cloth. Remove stubborn stains
with Soft Scrub.
Polyester Shell
(Handkerchief chair)
Clean with Windex or soap and
water. Do not use any abrasive
detergent.
Plastic Seat Shells (Gigi):
Clean with damp cloth with diluted
soap. Wipe dry with clean cloth. Do
not use any abrasive or acid
detergents.
Cotton Webbing (Risom Chairs)
Use damp cloth to clean. Do not use
detergent or soap or any abrasive
detergent.
Cotton/Nylon Webbing
(Risom Chairs)
Use damp cloth to wipe off stains.
Moving Parts (Pollock and
Saarinen Executive Collections)
Lubricate moving parts every
six months.
Swivel Mechanism
(Saarinen Tulip Chairs)
Apply a paste-type grease to swivel
mechanism once a year.
Plastic/Polyethelene/Panelite�
(Saarinen Executive Seating, Maya
Lin, Spark Series, Lovegrove
Tables)
Clean using a soft rag, either dry or
wet. When needed, use mild
pH-balanced soap diluted in water.
Do not use abrasives sponges, acidic
products or solvents containing
ammonia.
To remove scuff marks, lightly rub
scuff mark with a dry, non-scratch
scour pad, like Scotch-Brite.
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