Sue - Thank you! We decided to add the arm rest protectors and plow ahead based on your very sensible input.
Wendy

Quote Originally Posted by SueCT View Post
Yes I have in a 4 year old sofa where I sit a LOT and bit on the seat cushion piping. Yes I clean and protect couple of times a year. Since my health has not been great in the last year I have spent much more time than any normal healthy person would in that spot so I am sure that accelerated it. I did get a piece made as a head protector but I drape it over the arm where my arm lays most of the time instead and have had no color loss there and it doesn't cover the nailheads or alter the look of the arms like arm protectors would. But I would suggest one or both. It is much less expensive to replace those in a few years than a whole new chair.