On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:26:20 -0500, "Jim Sherman"
wrote:

My spouse is replacing Formica countertops with granite on four vanities.
Each has a mirror that was set onto the Formica top, glue applied to the
back, then pushed to the wall. The new tops will be thicker and the mirrors
must come off or cut shorter from the bottom. Two glass companies told me
the only way to handle this is to smash the mirrors and pull the pieces off,
and ruin the drywall in the process. Are there any other options? Thanks in
advance.


I just started a bathroom remodel in my 50 year old house. The mirror
was glued to plaster walls. I approached the job expecting to totally
trash the mirror and wall. So I was really surprised when I just put
my putty knife behind one corner and pried. I heard a "pop" and the
entire mirror fell off the wall in one piece. I sure wasnt expecting
it to do that! Fortunately I caught it before it smashed itself.

It had been glued onto the wall with 50 year old, dried out, hard as
rock, black adhesive that smelled a bit like rubber when I used a blow
torch to soften and scrape it off the wall.

My point? Sometimes the remodeling gods do smile down upon you.