Fortunately there was warning as it's been clear for a week or so that it was coming loose.

It's a glued in type and the black backing paint on the back of the glass has just peeled off and remained attached to the carrier.

I've found a couple of threads on similar failures but in their case the black paint had remained in place and strong double sided tape had effected the repair.

I'm quite happy with the idea of the tape (double sided vinyl floor tape) but I'm not sure whether it will stick effectively to the glass on its own.

Thanks for any help
Rob

"robgraham" wrote in message
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Fortunately there was warning as it's been clear for a week or so that it
was coming loose.

It's a glued in type and the black backing paint on the back of the glass
has just peeled off and remained attached to the carrier.

I've found a couple of threads on similar failures but in their case the
black paint had remained in place and strong double sided tape had
effected the repair.

I'm quite happy with the idea of the tape (double sided vinyl floor tape)
but I'm not sure whether it will stick effectively to the glass on its
own.



I used "no more nails" of similar and had no problems.

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Adam

In article ,
robgraham writes:
Fortunately there was warning as it's been clear for a week or so that it was coming loose.

It's a glued in type and the black backing paint on the back of the glass has just peeled off and remained attached to the carrier.

I've found a couple of threads on similar failures but in their case the black paint had remained in place and strong double sided tape had effected the repair.

I'm quite happy with the idea of the tape (double sided vinyl floor tape) but I'm not sure whether it will stick effectively to the glass on its own.

Thanks for any help
Rob

Unless the silvering is very well protected, avoid anything with an
acid cure, such as silicone.

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Andrew Gabriel
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On 21/06/2015 12:34, Huge wrote:
On 2015-06-21, robgraham wrote:
Fortunately there was warning as it's been clear for a week or so that it was coming loose.

It's a glued in type and the black backing paint on the back of the glass has just peeled off and remained attached to the carrier.

I've found a couple of threads on similar failures but in their case the black paint had remained in place and strong double sided tape had effected the repair.

I'm quite happy with the idea of the tape (double sided vinyl floor tape) but I'm not sure whether it will stick effectively to the glass on its own.

Use "VHB" (Very High Bond) tape. Available on eBay. Make sure you get it in
the right place, because you're never going to get it off again ...


The foam sticky pads are usually good too. I think you might have
difficulty getting a good enough contact with floor tape.

Well sounds like Ford adjustable mirror.
I've seen loads of these fall out and been fixed with double sided tape. It
needs to be dry and clean when applied though.
Luckily not being a driver myself I do find this sort of thing mildly
amusing.

Brian

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"robgraham" wrote in message
...
Fortunately there was warning as it's been clear for a week or so that it
was coming loose.

It's a glued in type and the black backing paint on the back of the glass
has just peeled off and remained attached to the carrier.

I've found a couple of threads on similar failures but in their case the
black paint had remained in place and strong double sided tape had
effected the repair.

I'm quite happy with the idea of the tape (double sided vinyl floor tape)
but I'm not sure whether it will stick effectively to the glass on its
own.

Thanks for any help
Rob

On 22/06/2015 08:51, Brian-Gaff wrote:
Well sounds like Ford adjustable mirror.
I've seen loads of these fall out and been fixed with double sided tape. It
needs to be dry and clean when applied though.
Luckily not being a driver myself I do find this sort of thing mildly
amusing.

Brian

A few blobs of silicone does the trick. I used this method on one of my
mirrors (electric type) about 4 years ago and it's still firmly in place.

On 22/06/2015 08:51, Brian-Gaff wrote:
Well sounds like Ford adjustable mirror.
I've seen loads of these fall out and been fixed with double sided tape. It
needs to be dry and clean when applied though.
Luckily not being a driver myself I do find this sort of thing mildly
amusing.

Brian


It's not that amusing when the glass starts to fall off at 70 mph on the
motorway.

I was on my way to an air show on a Sunday, and the likelihood of
finding materials to fix it there were slim. Fortunately a bookseller I
know well lent me a roll of double-sided tape when I told him the tale.

On the way back home the gearbox started making funny noises, and I lost
gears 1/2/5/6, but that wasn't quite so easy to fix.

--
Peter