mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:16 AM |
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help with mirror fixings
Has any one on this forum ever fixed a mirror to the wall with adhesive. The mirror is 1000mmx 2200mm and the wall is brick and plaster and the
mirror has no holes for screws.
Note its going flush in to a tiled area
PU silkaflex is my idea.
Anyone got a better idea?
Thanks in advance Something differant to work on. 
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:22 AM |
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As long as it's some sort of silicone glue, i'd imagine it needs to have a certain "bounceness" to it, just incase the mirrors
knocked.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:23 AM |
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Its a large area so we thought the same
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:26 AM |
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Not sticking it above your bed are ya 
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:28 AM |
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Make sure the plaster is firm...
Then pva adhesive the surface with a 3 or 4 to 1 mix to size it before you attach the mirror
yours, Pete
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Hellfire
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:30 AM |
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Mango,
I recently did this - and took advice from a glazier. Apparently some adhesive's corrode the silver on the rear of the mirror causing bad black
staining.
He recommended me to use "Evo-Stik Nail and Seal". Apparently this is especially formulated for non-porous surfaces and is designed for
use with Ceramics and Mirrors.
I have used it to stick my mirrors directly to a bathroom wall unit I manufactured and it's very well stuck with no staining as yet...
Further to this I'm considering using PU for my floor tiles as my house is very old and the floor is uneven. The old adhesive (cement based)
simply cracked and lost it's capacity to adhere! (Sorry to hi-jack!)
[Edited on 25-1-05 by Hellfire]
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 11:51 AM |
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Not sticking it above your bed are ya?
Brilliant idea Ben, you could shave before you get up  . How practical is that then eh!
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 12:17 PM |
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Its a bathroom mirror and it full length across the one wall. We did some thing like this in the other house but I had ali sitting on the bottom and
top. Wanted a more intergated to the tile look.
Thanks
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 12:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Mango,
I recently did this - and took advice from a glazier. Apparently some adhesive's corrode the silver on the rear of the mirror causing bad black
staining.
He recommended me to use "Evo-Stik Nail and Seal". Apparently this is especially formulated for non-porous surfaces and is designed for
use with Ceramics and Mirrors.
I have used it to stick my mirrors directly to a bathroom wall unit I manufactured and it's very well stuck with no staining as yet...
Further to this I'm considering using PU for my floor tiles as my house is very old and the floor is uneven. The old adhesive (cement based)
simply cracked and lost it's capacity to adhere! (Sorry to hi-jack!)
[Edited on 25-1-05 by Hellfire]
I had thought that may be the case about staining. And as tiles to wood with cement was always a stupid idea silcon works a treat. In the good old
days the stores at the salt mine gave out a box of silicon no questions asked. A lad that worked there glued his entire house together in the stuff.
well that changed when the stuff sprang up on ebay with the skew number on the box!
So yes tiled a whole floor in silicon has been done.........but not at B&Q prices.
Evo stik it is
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wilkingj
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 12:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Then pva adhesive the surface with a 3 or 4 to 1 mix to size it before you attach the mirror
POOOh!!!! 
You stole my Thunder!..
Yup do this as well, it seals the surface, and gives something for the goo to bond to.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 02:14 PM |
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cheers
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wicket
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 03:46 PM |
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Mirror Mate, mirror been in use in a bathroom for 5years with no problems. I got mine from the local glazing company.
Screwfix have it.
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?ts=67758&id=14491
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 25/1/05 at 03:52 PM |
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cheers an beers! ordered
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