Mirrors - 4 down, 1 to go (now it's gone)

November 03, 2012, 07:36:48 pm

Removed two mirrors in the bath and the two small bedside mirrors. Now need to remove the beveled glass mirror over the headboard. One member posted earlier he was told this mirror in his coach was attached with velcro rather than the adhesive used on the others. Don't know if coach was same model as mine.
Any suggestions on removing this mirror on a 2001 u320? One of the others I removed came off in many small pieces, would like to avoid this if I can. Not much room to work on the perimeter of this last mirror on my list.
Many thanks

Re: Mirrors - 4 down, 1 to go

Reply #1 – November 04, 2012, 01:55:11 am

I'd try fishing line. Fish it over the top and pull down on both sides. It should release either Velcro or double-faced tape without breaking the mirror. You can get line of any strength you need up to saltwater wire.

Re: Mirrors - 4 down, 1 to go (now it's gone)

Reply #2 – November 09, 2012, 01:51:39 pm

Tried the fishing line on the bedroom mirror - 20lb line broke, heavier line wouldn't penetrate the adhesive at the top. Looked for piano wire but couldn't find any locally. Now that the mirror is off, doubt any of these tricks would have worked.

Started the project with a heat gun, bread knife, metal scraper, plastic putty knives, wood shims and mini prybar. Later added a hammer. Actual tools used were the metal scraper, wood shims, mini prybar and hammer.

The small mirrors came off intact with use of metal scraper and wood shims. Secured with what appeared to be patches of silicone. The large bathroom mirror required the hammer and came off in a million pieces. Also secured with patches of silicone or something similar.

The large bedroom mirror was a special case. The bottom of the mirror is in a slot at the top on the headboard so headboard has to be removed. Scraper and shims wouldn't release the mirror so taped the surface so could fracture and remove. Fracturing was only part of the answer because the entire back of the mirror is covered with plastic or nylon mesh. The body of the mirror is secured with strips of silicone. The top and sides were secured with an entirely different adhesive, still very soft, stretchy and strong. I ended up releasing the bottom of the mirror with wooden shims. Pulling the fractured mirror releases a cloud of glass particles. I ended up on my knees in front of the mirror, my head in the overhead cabinet for protection, pulling the bottom of the mirror out. The whole thing came off at this point. The fact that it was fractured let it collapse slightly so the ends cleared the light fixtures.

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