found an alternative manufacturer/supplier

[Mark Saiger]

Foil can be wrapped around legs to not fall off when moving furniture.

Sticky tabs do almost as well.

Remember using wood blocks?

Now we are all giving up our ages

 

[Mark Saiger]

Why I like sticky tabs...

 

[hogjowl]

Wow
Who knew?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Lots of new plastic furniture legs are leaving similar stains, even BEFORE cleaning.

Edit: protect yourself. Pictures and tabs.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Lots of new plastic furniture legs are leaving similar stains, even BEFORE cleaning.

We have run into those also Lee

Plasterization I believe it got termed

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Plasticiser migration.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

We first ran into these in large student housing projects. Now this is more common with cheap institutional furniture.

 

[SamIam]

Lots of new plastic furniture legs are leaving similar stains, even BEFORE cleaning.

Edit: protect yourself. Pictures and tabs.

Why Chinese plastic???
Or what?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Why Chinese plastic???
Or what?

Labeled thus.

I'd guess their suppliers cut corners, not knowing the staining potential of their plastic blend.

Plasticizers are the ingredients that make plastics malleable or flexible. I've not seen this result from older domestic plastics.

It's similar to the dry "crocking" that happens to fabrics and carpet, usually due to fugitive dyes or related issues. Crocking was a big issues on 70's carpet in bright deep colors installed adjacent to white carpets.