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cjt79

Fri, 12/29/2006 - 10:52am

Wall to Wall Mirror

I need to take down a floor to ceiling mirror and mirrors between shelves that were installed when the house was built in 1979. There is no acess to pry then or get behind them in any way (wires, solvents, etc.) Is the only solution to use contact paper and break them? I would rather not do this, however I do not want to pay $500 to get these taken down. Any thoughts?

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yshodges writes:

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 4:11am

Wow, definitely a problem. I don't why the mirrored look became so popular but people loved it. I don't know if this will work or not but it is worth trying before you start breaking things up. Can you try loosening the adhesive with heat? This works with flooring and although the mirror is much thicker, it may work with some extra time. If it were me, I would try to focus the heat around the edges to see if the mirrors will loosen up. Also worth a try; there are suction cups with handles that glass installers use to lift and manuever glass with and you might be able to get a strong enough grip to pull the mirror off with one of them. Good luck!

For large panels, you're

jeffe_verde writes:

Tue, 01/02/2007 - 9:04pm

For large panels, you're going to end up breaking them no matter what you do.

I've had some luck using a circular saw with a diamond blade to cut the mirror into strips, and then using a flexible "japanese" saw to cut through the blobs of adhesive. I cut and broke out a strip across the middle of the mirror, to give me access to insert the japenese saw, and then worked out from there.

Obviuosly, saftey gear (glasses, heavy gloves, sturdy shoes, long sleeves - or better yet, overalls) is a must.