Project Patio 1-1/2" Wrought Iron Furniture Feet Cap Floor Protector Plastic Glide Replacements for Outdoor Table and Chair Legs (32 - Pack)

So I've been saving bottle caps to put under the feet of these wrought iron patio chairs when it occurred to me that Amazon probably has a REAL product to do that.. And they do! These gliders come in 1.5" and 1.25" and apparently I need something in between. Tried the smaller size and returned (not even close). According to the package the inside diameter of the feet needs to be 1.5" and these should work. However, they do not want to go in easy, and I tried all the advice people gave (mallet in one side then the other, align very straight and pound in correctly, boil in water to soften first), and I tried a few other methods involving cursing and breaking nails. Now, I'm NOT an un-handy person, I am telling you this is strangely difficult. The pieces are too darn big! IMO they are tapered in the wrong direction; they are flared out from the outer edge and get more narrow at the cap. It would be much better to install if that was opposite. I ended up grinding down the rim of the sliders on a stone lathe so they could get started in the feet. After a couple pounds, if they were getting mangled I then needed to push in the edges with whatever needle-nose pliers, file, or small instrument that would work. Eventually I got them all inserted, and in that time our fencers installed 8 posts. Sometimes things just can't be easy. I will say that except for the few I smashed in against their will (with a frightening litany of complaints) the more properly inserted ones are not going to be falling out of their own accord and the thickness of the plastic ensures many years of use.

Harder to install than I prefer but was able to fit rth

Worked like a charm. No tools needed although I was ready to make adjustments if I needed as per some of the other reviews. I have a patio set that has many of these. I'm set for a while.

These replacements gliders were much harder to install than indicated. The instructions on the website were insufficient: Place them on the feet of the furniture and hit the glider with a rubber hammer or mallet. However, there is a knack to this procedure. If one side slips in, then hit along the outer edge on the opposite side, not the top, then hit the top of the glider. Once I figured this out, I had no problem getting them to go in. If you try to get the whole glider to go into the foot, you will most likely mangle one edge of the glider.

Totally recommend! I read many reviews on this product and similar items. I chose these and am so happy that I did. I had 32 gliders to replace on 30 year old furniture and and was worried that it would take hours. I had absolutely no issues with the table or 6 chairs. Couple pounds with a rubber mallet and they went in nice and tight - seemed to go on best if you had the legs totally upright and did not attempt to pound at an angle. The glides on my glider needed the boiling water treatment - even so, slightly mangled one of the glides. Was so surprised and pleased to see that they actually included two extra glides in my 32 pack - great forward thinking on the part of the seller! The glides are all tight and secure and look very nice on my new deck!