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DXRacer King Series PC Gaming Chair - OH/KF57

Jul 7, 2015

The type of smell people are referring to is normal in memory foam type products. It's recommended that you air it out in a well ventilated space before use (in products that include the appropriate documentation ... I'm assuming they didn't include it with the chair ... shame on them). The smell will go away if aired out properly.

Jul 7, 2015

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Craftyhack

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Jul 7, 2015

WilyWizardI looked at this a bit last night, it looks fairly invasive to remove the foam from their coverings :(. There are zippers, but the closure ends of the zippers are sewed/sealed underneath crimp rings, and even then the zipper openings don't look big enough to remove the foam inserts without taking the covering off of the frame at least a bit. It looks like perhaps a couple of hours to remove and then reinstall the foam if done with care, but as I haven't done it myself I really have no idea :). Given that in my case there are already rips in a couple of stretch stress areas to remove and reinsert the foam cushions(for my chair the PU/PVC covering is stretched quite tightly around the frame), there is a good chance that mine would be ripped much worse while doing this, hopefully this is unique to me!
No, there were no instructions in mine regarding how to properly air the foam cushions, and from what I have read just leaving the chair outside or a similar solution is not effective.

Jul 7, 2015

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WilyWizard

Jul 7, 2015

CraftyhackIt's likely that their use of the foam merits airing the foam before stuffing it in the PU/PVC and they just don't do it =/ in that case I'm not sure what you'd do. The smell comes from vapors in the foam being released from the foam as it expands (new foam.) If they unpack new foam and insert it directly into the coverings rather than allowing it to expand and release its vapors there's no telling what consequences this would have. Potentially contaminating the cover with the vapor etc. However, there are some tricks to getting smells out of things. Coffee grounds and charcoal being the big ones I remember. If you were able to place them in containers that aren't going to allow the grounds/charcoal to make a huge mess in your chair but can stuff them in and allow them to draw in the vapors ... you could potentially get rid of the smell that way.

Jul 7, 2015

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