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Default Removing a fan light.

On Sunday, 28 May 2017 11:47:05 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/05/17 10:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
But surely the putty needs to be removed in order to replace the glass - so
isn't it worth trying to remove it with the glass in situ and then the
glass might be left intact.


This is one of the cases where that is how you try the first time you
ever do it.

But never again.


There's no hope of it coming out in one piece - unless it's bedded in silicone. Tape only delays removing the pieces. This thread seems to me to only achieve delaying the job.


NT