Glass and Mirrors - Removing a mirror from a plaster wall
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John Ochs
04-06-03, 09:05 AM
We had a new home built five years ago. The builders used an adhesive to hold a mirror to the wall in the 1/2 bath. Is there some way to get this mirror and adhesive off of the wall without destroying the plaster?
twelvepole
04-09-03, 12:15 AM
The quickest method I have found is to:
Lay down heavy drop cloths. Score around the perimeter of the mirror with a utility knife to minimize drywall paper damage. Score the mirror with a glass cutter every 6 inches on the vertical. Run duct tape every 10 inches on the horizontal. Place a slotted screwdriver behind the score line at the top and gently tape with a hammer to run the glass. Tap the front to continue the score line and remove each piece as you can. Eventually you will need to use a wide chisel bevel face down to remove some sections. As carefully as you can remove the paper of the drywall with adhesive still attached.
or
Cover with a drop cloth that drapes to the ground and hammer for a few minutes...Then remove by section.....
With all said and done it takes about 15 minutes to clear the wall and 30 to clean it up........WEAR GLOVES
Skim coat, sand, prime and paint........1 hr plus......
StephenS (Member). Bathroom Mirror Removal. Glass & Mirrors. DoItYourself.com. Posted 19 January 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2003. http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?threadid=77466&highlight=mirror+removal
Lay down heavy drop cloths. Score around the perimeter of the mirror with a utility knife to minimize drywall paper damage. Score the mirror with a glass cutter every 6 inches on the vertical. Run duct tape every 10 inches on the horizontal. Place a slotted screwdriver behind the score line at the top and gently tape with a hammer to run the glass. Tap the front to continue the score line and remove each piece as you can. Eventually you will need to use a wide chisel bevel face down to remove some sections. As carefully as you can remove the paper of the drywall with adhesive still attached.
or
Cover with a drop cloth that drapes to the ground and hammer for a few minutes...Then remove by section.....
With all said and done it takes about 15 minutes to clear the wall and 30 to clean it up........WEAR GLOVES
Skim coat, sand, prime and paint........1 hr plus......
StephenS (Member). Bathroom Mirror Removal. Glass & Mirrors. DoItYourself.com. Posted 19 January 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2003. http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?threadid=77466&highlight=mirror+removal
Karen Nelson
11-13-04, 06:37 AM
That warm water and pure from the top of each mirror just not much just enough to flow down behind the mirror. This will loosen the adhesive. Use a puddy knife or butter knife to detach. Don't force it. You can use more warm water if needed.
Good Luck!
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Good Luck!
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twelvepole
11-13-04, 08:44 AM
Unless mirror was attached with a water-based adhesive, water will not be effective. This is especially true of urethance or silicone adhesive was used.