7 years bad luck question....

[Carmel2]

In our heads is the original mirror, it's stuck to a locker door, what with I have no idea. All the edges have gone and it needs changing... So, short of taking a hammer to it, how would you get it off without having your eye or another finger chopped off???

 

[Mr Cassandra]

In our heads is the original mirror, it's stuck to a locker door, what with I have no idea. All the edges have gone and it needs changing... So, short of taking a hammer to it, how would you get it off without having your eye or another finger chopped off???

I did all mine with the special double sided tape you can get from stores fitted slightly larger ones over old.

 

[fisherman]

Sharpen a flat flexible scraper and shove it in all round. Or the end of a handsaw the same.

 

[ottow]

Heating it gently with a hairdryer maybe?
Hopefully that loosens up whatever was used to fit it.

 

[JumbleDuck]

In our heads is the original mirror, it's stuck to a locker door, what with I have no idea. All the edges have gone and it needs changing... So, short of taking a hammer to it, how would you get it off without having your eye or another finger chopped off???

I've removed one by using a hacksaw blade (no frame) to cut away the adhesive. In that case it had been attached with sticky pads, which are, luckily, slightly thicker than a hacksaw blade.

The replacement has a nice teak frame and is held on with velcro.

 

[solent clown]

Glue another one on top for a lazy fix

 

[Poignard]

Glue a piece of card over the mirror to prevent bits flying. Then insert a thin paint scraper behind and cut through as much adhesive as you can before prising it off.

(Without prejudice. )

 

[doug748]

You can buy a new one with holes drilled for mirror screws or go plastic if you want.
I found using yacht varnish on the back of a glass mirror helps hold up loss of silvering.

Using an hot air gun may help removing the old.

 

[dgadee]

You can buy a new one with holes drilled for mirror screws or go plastic if you want.

Demands are being made for an onboard full length mirror. Not keen on all that glass and hadn't heard of plastic mirrors. What would someone who likes to look at herself think of it?

 

[Carmel2]

Glue a piece of card over the mirror to prevent bits flying. Then insert a thin paint scraper behind and cut through as much adhesive as you can before prising it off.

(Without prejudice. )

Along the same lines, gaffer tape.

 

[Carmel2]

You can buy a new one with holes drilled for mirror screws or go plastic if you want.
I found using yacht varnish on the back of a glass mirror helps hold up loss of silvering.

Using an hot air gun may help removing the old.

Do you mean acrylic, if so I have seen those, don't think the boss would like it. Like the varnish idea.

 

[Habebty]

cheesewire?

 

[doug748]

Demands are being made for an onboard full length mirror. Not keen on all that glass and hadn't heard of plastic mirrors. What would someone who likes to look at herself think of it?

Not as good as glass and can distort but nice and light.

However, with a bit of skill might be made to reflect a more compact image - that could go down very well - lots of brownie points - as long as you didn't mention it :black_eyed:

 

[Aja]

In prisons and other secure establishments, glass mirrors are not advisable. Prisons are usually supplied using mirrored polycarbonate, not acrylic. Polycarb is almost indestructible and is extremely difficult to ignite. Acrylic on the other had will shatter when hit by a hard object and burns nicely if determined .

Polycarb is light compared to glass and can be fixed with mirrormate or other such adhesives, but looks better in a frame imo.

Regards
Donald

 

[Cactus Sailing]

In our heads is the original mirror, it's stuck to a locker door, what with I have no idea. All the edges have gone and it needs changing... So, short of taking a hammer to it, how would you get it off without having your eye or another finger chopped off???

Hot Cheese wire

 

[richardabeattie]

Great thread drift The question was simply how to get the old one off without incurring bad luck. Get a tax inspector to hit it with a hammer?

 

[Laysula]

Just glue a new frame around it to hide the edges.

 

[tico]

as a couple of other posters mentioned.
Thin wire (think 10A fuse wire) between 2 pieces of dowel...... Think SAS garotte.
loop behind mirror and saw from side to side while pulling down.
will cut through the sealant attaching the mirror.
worked a treat on mine.

 

[Seashoreman]

cheesewire?

I believe what people call cheesewire is actually one of the finer gauges of piano wire, something like 14 mwg.
I have supplied to the Armed Forces in the past, never asked them why they wanted it.
Call your local tuner, its cheap stuff to supply.

 

[Carmel2]

I believe what people call cheesewire is actually one of the finer gauges of piano wire, something like 14 mwg.
I have supplied to the Armed Forces in the past, never asked them why they wanted it.
Call your local tuner, its cheap stuff to supply.

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