Sealine mirrors

[Seastoke]

so my mirrors in the heads are going black on the edges so i have orsered plastic mirror but i want to take off the old mirrors off the cupboard doors as they are heavy and with sealine glueing everything how do i get the glass off ,thanks for replies SS

 

[BruceK]

Are you sure it's glue and not double sided tape Roy?

 

[Seastoke]

Are you sure it's glue and not double sided tape Roy?

not sure but sealine seem to glue everything

 

[rlw]

On my previous fairline they were gluedwith sika I think. Not fun and not easy to remove without damage. I would duct tape around it to avoid damage. I used masking tape and ended up with few nicks although hardly noticable. Then used a multitool with a blade attachement to cut the sika from the side. Broke of bits of mirror as they came free. Not a nice job. You need patience to avoid doing damage to the surroundings. Kept a piece of window caulking cutting wire from a car windshield replacement. Might try that first next time. Als saw a guy on youtube removing teak deck with a reciprosaw where the blade had been sharpened to a straight knife and the original teeth ground away. Could work but difficult to control. Good luck!

 

[Seastoke]

On my previous fairline they were gluedwith sika I think. Not fun and not easy to remove without damage. I would duct tape around it to avoid damage. I used masking tape and ended up with few nicks although hardly noticable. Then used a multitool with a blade attachement to cut the sika from the side. Broke of bits of mirror as they came free. Not a nice job. You need patience to avoid doing damage to the surroundings. Kept a piece of window caulking cutting wire from a car windshield replacement. Might try that first next time. Als saw a guy on youtube removing teak deck with a reciprosaw where the blade had been sharpened to a straight knife and the original teeth ground away. Could work but difficult to control. Good luck!

thanks

 

[benjenbav]

Might it be easier/better to replace the cupboard doors?

 

[Seastoke]

is there a sycaflex neutralizer or does it soften with heat

 

[petem]

If it softened with heat most of the boats in the Med would have sunk!

 

[Hadenough]

Might it be easier/better to replace the cupboard doors?

He's talking plural heads. Might be better to replace the boat

 

[Seastoke]

He's talking plural heads. Might be better to replace the boat

with my looks i dont even want mirrors ,i was once a model ,but that was for socks

 

[Mr Googler]

How about cheese cutting wire worked against and down the back of the mirror?

 

[aquatom]

Cheese wire technique is how I’ve always done them.

 

[PalmaTarga]

give the mirror a couple of coats of masking tape or similar before removing it, that way if it cracks it wont's shatter all over the floor. Try heating it with a gun too to soften the bonding glue.

 

[tico]

good call re covering it with masking tape first in case of breakage.

Did mine with the cheese wire technique. Thin wire between 2 short dowels. worked perfectly.
be careful about the mirror dropping when you cut the final bit

 

[rlw]

Aha, I think a cheese wire will need to be added to the boat tool kit

 

[DavidJ]

I take it the black bits are only around the edges. Why not fit a plastic frame around, hiding the problem. If it’s done nicely with mitred edges and all, it will do you for another ten years.

 

[Tiger Rag]

When I worked on Sealines this was a very common warranty problem. We never really found an easier or quicker method then a chisel/scraper. I would almost guarantee that the mirror will be glued and you will not get it off in one piece, more likely thousands. Not sure on your model but there was never really much room to get a tool behind the mirror without damaging the surround. Wo we used to put plenty of protection down in the heads, put on goggles and gloves on then just start from one edge. it will break and shards will go everywhere!!

Is not as bad as it sounds, ten minutes to protect everything, twenty minutes to smash it off then 20 minutes clean up all done and ready for new mirror in under an hour! FYI we never bothered with any "marine" glazers and used to buy replacements cut to size from a local supplier (Atkinsons glass in Shirley) they seemed to last far better than the originals.

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

Buy a new plastic, lighter, mirror which is a tad bigger than the old one and stick it on top with double sided tape. Get the thinnest plastic mirror you can find.

 

[petem]

Buy a new plastic, lighter, mirror which is a tad bigger than the old one and stick it on top with double sided tape. Get the thinnest plastic mirror you can find.

That sounds like a good idea. Appears they can go as thin as 2mm or even 1.1mm. Is an acrylic mirror as good as a glass one - can one tell the difference?

 

[Seastoke]

So back home after kidney op, have two of the mirrors at home, the ones on the cupboard doors ,so rested for 2 hours bored stiff ,so got the mirrors out I wanted to take the glass off as it is heavy on the doors . Ok taped around the edges to protect veneer then taped all th glass with 3 inch pvc tape ent out side and placed over the wheelie bin jacked with hammer all over.then took a strip off a time hardly any glass come off but room to get a multi tool in ,one with no teeth nd gently got all the glass off . Have already had plastic glass cut to glue on and had the edges sham formed so no sharps bits the mirrors above the sink which is recessed ,I have decided to leave the glass in an d stick the Pg to it direct thanks for all replies give me confidence to have a go ,now back to pain killers SS