Glass and Mirrors - help ... bathroom mirror glued to wall ... how can I remove it without breakage?

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run2kar
01-02-08, 03:12 PM
How do you remove mirrors that are glued to a wall?

my bathroom mirror is glued to the wall. i wish to remove it and preserve the mirror ... how can this be done easily?

thanks

mitch17
01-02-08, 05:14 PM
run2kar:

Welcome to the forums. I moved your question out by itself to increase the odds someone will see it and offer the info you seek.
johnam
01-03-08, 08:57 AM
Possible but not probable. It depends on the type of glue, if you can get something into the edge of the mirror, the size & thickness. Glass lifting suction cups help and of course experience makes it easy. With some more information, we might be able to help. If you do remove it in one piece, what do you plan to do with it?

sbrooks
01-03-08, 09:30 AM
What will you do with the wall once you get the mirror off? You will need to remove and replace the sheetrock, tape, sand and repaint the entire wall. Glass is cheap so why sweat breaking it considering the cost of the wall repair?
mattison
01-03-08, 10:12 AM
If you get a long piece of piano wire you may get it off without a bunch of hassle.
Piano wire is a thin braded cable and you would start at one end and pull it back and forth in a sawing motion behind the mirror cutting the adhesive behind it.