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wibbled on Monday 19 October 2009 10:38

Hi all

Anyone had experience of sticking mirrors to tiled walls ? I have nearly
finished my bathroom refit, and want to fit a mirror to one fully tiled
wall, preferably invisibly. The tiles are large at 60 x 30 cm, and very
flat (I fitted them and I'm a pedantic bugger for such things).

I have some cartridge adhesive called Pro-stick 2000. It was given to me
by the owner of a company that builds food retail trailers (burger vans
etc) to stick some ally trim to a centre counter when I rebuilt my
kitchen. It is a professional adhesive and they use it for everything. It
grabs pretty much instantly, and sets to a rigid but slightly pliable
bond. I'm pretty sure that once on, you would need to use some serious
brute force to remove anything stuck on with it, so I was thinking of
using it to secure my mirror to the wall.

So, is this the way that mirrors are invisibly fixed ? No issues with the
silvering coming away from the glass, as it occurs to me that what you
would actually be sticking is just the layer of silvering, and then
relying on how well that is bonded to the glass ? Sort of like when you
are sticking tiles to a painted surface, and you are actually relying on
the paint bond to the wall. Any insights or genuine experiences
appreciated.

TIA

Arfa

The mirrors on my wardrobe doors are glued on using something. Could you
test some of your stuff, say sticking the shiney face of a spare tile to
the face of another tile. If that works, you should be good.

You'd probably be fine with a number of double sided sticky foam pads if
they are good ones. Finish with a bead of silicone round the edge.

--
Tim Watts

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