So internet friends, that has been my experience so far with UpLift. At least there is a 10 year warranty on that.

I may have to move it to the floor or find a way to mount it underneath in the center. The right happen to be where my computer is, so it may be the extra weight there causing this issue. Another issue I've noticed is that my right leg has gotten out of height alignment 3 times now. I think my best option is a really big mouse pad (Razer Gigantus or Corsair CM350) to cover the problem. I'm slowly trying to blend this large spot, but its not going well. However, it is a little to dark for the larger stain peels on the top edge (imagine thickness and length your index finger). Having a leather chair with soft sides instead would of also prevented this problem.įor the small chips, I have found that the Varathane Kona is the closest color to fix the toothpick length and thickness stain peels. Part of me wonders if the top was still so new that the stain did not have enough time to cure long enough to stick to the wood. I totally regret the edge guard, and I totally regret going with the Rubberwood now that I know it has this problem. To fix this, I would have to sand off the entire top and redo the stain to get an even coat. Normal wood gets dents, not chips of stain coming off, which I've also noticed is occurring at the bottom edge where my chair hits it. However, with this 'painted on stain' UPLift uses, that is next to impossible. I expected the Rubberwood to act like most other properly stained wood surfaces and be easy to fix if dented or scratched. One of the reasons I went with Rubberwood vs the Bamboo was because I knew bamboo can be chipped and is a pain to resurface. Whatever you do, don't put a sticker on the thing, because it may tear off the 'stain.' This would also explain the 'chipping' look on the original Light Brown top. Whatever process they use to color the desks is NOT very durable and from my unlucky experience is very susceptible to chipping and peeling if you are not careful. The tape peeled off sections of the 'stain' leaving several ugly 'natural' color spots. The Dark Brown rubberwood is not really stained dark brown, but more like painted dark brown with a translucent polyurethane stain.

Big mistake, because even though it was fairly low profile, it still bothered my arms, so I peeled it off. To head off this issue, I got one of those long plastic corner edge strips from HomeDepot and installed it on the top edge (it uses 2-sided tape). On the first Light Brown top, I noticed slight chipping on the edges from where my chair (Aeron with plastic sides) would bump into it. There is still a little wobble for the two monitors on Arms, but that is to be expected and overall, I was very happy with UpLift's support and my new desk. The combination of the two fixes really made things noticeably more stable and the dark brown top is beautiful. A week later, I switched everything out and all was great. Here, UpLift support was awesome with everything. This may explain why the Light Brown color is no longer offered, since it was only 0.75' thick. After a little back and forth with support, they offered to ship me the T-Frame legs (for $50) to help with stability and also switch out my top (for free) for the 80' Dark Brown Rubberwood, which they said would be 1' thick. UpLift advertises the Rubberwood as being 1' thick, but mine was only 0.75'. Unfortunately, the wobble did not go away and there was noticeable flex in my 80' Rubberwood top. On went my Alienware 34' Ultrawide, 2 24' monitors on monitor arms, and my mid-tower desktop. There was some wobble up top (it's on a flat hardwood floor), but I hoped that by putting my things on it, the weight would help stabilize things. I'm a very handy person and was able to put the whole thing together without much issue. My initial order was for V2 C-Frame Desk in the 80' Light Brown Rubberwood (they no longer seem to have this option on their website, not to be confused with the Natural color). I even chatted with them to ask questions about wobble and durability of the different types of tops. After a lot of research, I went with UpLift for its warranty, customer support, and overall high reviews. I recently bought an Uplift Desk (6 weeks ago) and wanted to share some of the highs and lows with you all.

Uplift desk