bonding a mirror to a wall - what to use?
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mirror is 1.8m x 0.8m. its going at one end of a bath so is likely to be lent against etc.
i've had it drilled at the corners but also want to bond it against the wall as the plaster is quite rough from where i've removed the old tiles.
any ideas what i should use as an adhesive? is thee a specific product or will a liberal application of grab adhesive do the trick?
cheers in advance.
i've had it drilled at the corners but also want to bond it against the wall as the plaster is quite rough from where i've removed the old tiles.
any ideas what i should use as an adhesive? is thee a specific product or will a liberal application of grab adhesive do the trick?
cheers in advance.
elster said:
ultegra said:
Some some poor fecker will have to bust it to remove it in the future?
LOL
7 years bad luck you cruel man!LOL
Why not just put screws in? Works for everyone else.
screws would be ok if the wall was flat. its only 4mm glass, non-toughened. i'm worried about leaning against it and it breaking against a high spot on the wall, which it won't be able to with a bed of adhesive behind.
or would it be better to just go with screws only but with a piece of ply between the mirror and wall?
Any of the No Nails, Grib Fill, sticks like Sh*t, type gunnable adhesives will do the job AS LONG AS YOU GET THE SOVENT FREE versions otherwise over time they will eat into to backing and the mirrors will go transparent in swirly lines where you've put the adhesive on.
Or get the proper mirror fixing brackets from screw fix part number 46116-26 for the grand total of £2.97 which is almost invisible and would allow you to take it down again at a later date if you needed to.
Or get the proper mirror fixing brackets from screw fix part number 46116-26 for the grand total of £2.97 which is almost invisible and would allow you to take it down again at a later date if you needed to.
Edited by mel on Friday 16th January 12:45
shirt said:
elster said:
ultegra said:
Some some poor fecker will have to bust it to remove it in the future?
LOL
7 years bad luck you cruel man!LOL
Why not just put screws in? Works for everyone else.
screws would be ok if the wall was flat. its only 4mm glass, non-toughened. i'm worried about leaning against it and it breaking against a high spot on the wall, which it won't be able to with a bed of adhesive behind.
or would it be better to just go with screws only but with a piece of ply between the mirror and wall?
I just absolutely hate the no more nails stuff, work of the devil.
I'd have thought silicon sealant would be best. It will cushion the mirror once it's had a chance to set. SO long as you screw it in place to hold it whilst the silicon sets it should be ok.
I doubt you'd ever get the mirror back off the wall again though, and certainly not in less then 1 million shards.
I doubt you'd ever get the mirror back off the wall again though, and certainly not in less then 1 million shards.
MonkeyMatt said:
Get some grip fill sticks everything to everthing!
I once "glued" together a stone column that had been whacked by a van with that stuff. Used a porta power to jack it back into shape, and filled the gaps with grip fill.The stonemason didn't thank me. Apparently, he had a hell of a job getting them apart again.
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