These chairs are poorly designed and difficult to repair. I presume CO bought them because they were cheaper than the competition. Vinyl strap chairs no longer are as popular as they were once upon a time ago, which is why fewer of them are on offer. Years ago there were brands that did sell models of superior construction quality, but either went out of business entirely (Keller) or who dropped vinyl strap models (Brown-Jordan, Tropitone). I can appreciate the appeal of owning the orange/white CO lounges, we had our vinyl strap chairs refinished about 6-7 years ago and switched the color scheme to Orange/white. They are more than 40 years old, now. At the time, the refinishers said "they don't make 'em like this anymore."

Caveat emptor