Ok so we bought a house and in the bathroom, the previous owners had left a 5foot by 4 foot mirroir vanity. It is really nice and we want to keep it for something else. But the bad thing is, i think they glued it to the wall. Any tips how to get it off the bathroom wall without breaking it?
Thankyou so much!!!|||STOP RIGHT THERE ~!
do not do anything with such a huge piece of unsupported glass that is not laminated or tempered .
if this breaks it will slice you in half .been there done that .
first thing to do is to apply a generous amount of good quality duct tape . it will be easy to remove once you get the mirror free ( dont leave it on longer than 6 hours as it will leave a residue you will need to use paint thinner to get off .
Remove the mirror clips from the top , with a broad and very thin putty knife release the top by sliding the knife along . wear long gauntlet style leather gloves so if it breaks you dont get it in the wrist .
you will be able to slight flex the mirror , no more than a 1/4 inch so you can get longer and longer tools behind it to release the mirror mastic .make sure you have help and make sure your all prepared before you start . have all the necessary tools to clean up a broken mirror .
all parties in the room must wear safety goggles and not safety glasses , when glass breaks it scatters and can get in behind the glasses.
Please do note ; a new piece of mirror 5 x 4 is about a 100 bucks with pencil polished edges .
good luck and please be safe ~!|||Spray a solvent down the sides and from the top, even hosehold cleaners work ok. also use a blow dryer/heat gun to soften up edges, use a puddy knife to start and repeat the step over and over, dont pull on the glass, best is to try and rotate it when its un the wall left and right and so on.|||You need to support the Mirror so that when it drops it wont break. Use a LONG piece of Dental Floss behind the Mirror and be patient......Happy Flossing!
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