I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue. Don't know what glue but flat
was built in 1991.
I estimate the mirror weighs about 30kg.
Any ideas how I remove it in one piece? I would like to reuse it!
I realise I will need to put up a support to catch it when it comes
off wall.
Or is the only option breaking it and removing pieces.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Steve wrote:
I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue. Don't know what glue but flat
was built in 1991.
I estimate the mirror weighs about 30kg.
Any ideas how I remove it in one piece?

Gently "saw" through the adhesive with a piece of fishing wire. It
may take a while!
--
Selah

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:13:07 +0000, Steve
wrote:

I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue.

If it's attached by sticky foam squares (fairly commonplace) then you
might be able to saw it off the wall by using a long "garrotte" of
strong, abrasive cord with a wooden toggle at each end (I use Kevlar
kiteline).

I imagine you'll drop and break it though. This is a horrible job and
rarely successful.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:13:07 +0000, Steve wrote:

I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue. Don't know what glue but flat
was built in 1991.
I estimate the mirror weighs about 30kg.
Any ideas how I remove it in one piece? I would like to reuse it!
I realise I will need to put up a support to catch it when it comes
off wall.
Or is the only option breaking it and removing pieces.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Cover the mirror face with strong sticky back plastic before starting.

If you do have a mishap it will hopefully reduce the amount of shards
and crap which go everywhere and go some way to reducing injury. I would
recommend stout leather gloves (builders type) and some eye protection,
just in case.

Hopefully, if all goes well, you can peel it off and clean the traces of adhesive
off with some alcohol or something.

Timbo

Steve wrote:

I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue. Don't know what glue but flat
was built in 1991.
I estimate the mirror weighs about 30kg.
Any ideas how I remove it in one piece? I would like to reuse it!
I realise I will need to put up a support to catch it when it comes
off wall.
Or is the only option breaking it and removing pieces.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Its very hard to get that glue off.

Yu have coices.

Smash the mirror. Easiest really.
Remove mirror and wall together, and clean old wall off mirror.
Cellulose thinners will do this. It's more or less a thick version of
'evostik'
Use cellulose thinners on an edge and gardually work your way across.

I managed to pull our mirror of after it had been up a mere 40 minutes
when SWMBO wanted it relocated a whole 3 " higher, and it was a swine,
tooke bits of plaster with it and a lot of solvent to clean it.

Realistically. smash it and get a new one.

Tim wrote:

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:13:07 +0000, Steve wrote:

I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue. Don't know what glue but flat
was built in 1991.
I estimate the mirror weighs about 30kg.
Any ideas how I remove it in one piece? I would like to reuse it!
I realise I will need to put up a support to catch it when it comes
off wall.
Or is the only option breaking it and removing pieces.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Cover the mirror face with strong sticky back plastic before starting.

If you do have a mishap it will hopefully reduce the amount of shards
and crap which go everywhere and go some way to reducing injury. I would
recommend stout leather gloves (builders type) and some eye protection,
just in case.

And if there is a radiator below it, place something across the top to
stop the mirror sliding straight down and behind the radiator. I had one
of those glass photo clip frames fall of the wall and straight down
behind a 3' radiator. Had to take the radiator off.

Peter

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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:13:07 +0000, Steve
wrote:

I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue.

If it's attached by sticky foam squares (fairly commonplace) then you
might be able to saw it off the wall by using a long "garrotte" of
strong, abrasive cord with a wooden toggle at each end (I use Kevlar
kiteline).

I imagine you'll drop and break it though. This is a horrible job and
rarely successful.

Unless your wife holds it while you do the clever stuff.

Ultimately most things depend on wives ...

:-)

Mary

Who's done it - with the help of Spouse (that is, he did the sawing, I
prevented the falling)

In message , Stephen Gower
writes
Steve wrote:
I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue. Don't know what glue but flat
was built in 1991.
I estimate the mirror weighs about 30kg.
Any ideas how I remove it in one piece?

Gently "saw" through the adhesive with a piece of fishing wire. It
may take a while!

Fishing wire ?

Guitar "B" string is what you want. Make sure you have the ends of the
wire securely anchored onto something substantial - six inch nails or
something. If you can rust it a bit first, it has better abrasion

--
geoff

In message , Andy Dingley
writes
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:13:07 +0000, Steve
wrote:

I am redoing the bathroom which has a wall mirror about 1m x 1.7m
attached to the wall by spots of glue.

If it's attached by sticky foam squares (fairly commonplace) then you
might be able to saw it off the wall by using a long "garrotte" of
strong, abrasive cord with a wooden toggle at each end (I use Kevlar
kiteline).

I imagine you'll drop and break it though. This is a horrible job and
rarely successful.

I did it with no such problems with one which was siliconed to the wall

--
geoff