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I'm starting this thread more as a general small project help section, a "look what I did", or a "I need ideas for X project". Many of us here seem to have something going on and it's be cool to see it.

I'll go first. My front bathroom needs a mirror hung up and my wife wants it to be "frameless", meaning, no hardware attached to the mirror.

I've looked around and from what I can see, LocTite PL-530 is the best stuff to get, but I can't find the stuff anywhere in stores. What else can I get in lieu of that? I picked up some Gorilla Glue as it says it's for everything, including mirrors, but I'm not as confident in it as it seems more general use adhesive vs specific to hanging mirrors.

The other part of this I'm finding difficulty on is surface prep. I'm finding that it's about 50/50 say it's ok to hang straight to painted surfaces whereas the other half say to remove the paint first of the surface has already been painted on.

I'm ready to make this happen, but I need clarification on what to do here.
 
Glue scares me, because I could see it pulling the mirror backing off. Mine has the ugly see thru tabs as I'm too cheap to try anything better
 
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Personally I wouldn't leave the task of holding a mirror ons wall in a bathroom to just glue.
I use construction glue but in addition to the hidden stainless hardware that mounts on the studs and has small clasps to grab the mirror.
Like these.
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Zep5.0 said:
Glue scares me, because I could see it pulling the mirror backing off. Mine has the ugly see thru tabs as I'm too cheap to try anything better
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If the mirror isn't coming off, does that matter?

And yes, I was going to do the cheap hangar things you reference, but the wife wants a clean sleek look, and there's nothing more slick than no hardware.

Fred Smailes said:
Personally I wouldn't leave the task of holding a mirror ons wall in a bathroom to just glue.
I use construction glue but in addition to the hidden stainless hardware that mounts on the studs and has small clasps to grab the mirror.
Like these.
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Is only a small sliver of these actually seen? The front of the hook, I presume?
 
Depends on the weight of the glass, gorilla glue double sided tape is pretty strong and might be what you’re looking for. There even Velcro that might get the job done assuming the glass your using isn’t too big.


So instead of buying a couch I decided to make one, pretty easy 4x4 bases, 2x4 sitting frame. Gonna have to hit the Home Depot for some more wood for the middle section. Next thing would be making the cushion’s. Pretty much an outdoor couch type. Since I like a deep couch, this was the best way for me to get my DIY fix 😬. I’d like to add some USB port’s and maybe a cup holder on the sides.




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I'm starting to wonder if I even enjoy couches... I don't recall. Maybe a reclining couch will change my mind. Or just havent sat in a good one in a long while
 
CDsDontBurn said:
I'm starting this thread more as a general small project help section, a "look what I did", or a "I need ideas for X project". Many of us here seem to have something going on and it's be cool to see it.

I'll go first. My front bathroom needs a mirror hung up and my wife wants it to be "frameless", meaning, no hardware attached to the mirror.

I've looked around and from what I can see, LocTite PL-530 is the best stuff to get, but I can't find the stuff anywhere in stores. What else can I get in lieu of that? I picked up some Gorilla Glue as it says it's for everything, including mirrors, but I'm not as confident in it as it seems more general use adhesive vs specific to hanging mirrors.

The other part of this I'm finding difficulty on is surface prep. I'm finding that it's about 50/50 say it's ok to hang straight to painted surfaces whereas the other half say to remove the paint first of the surface has already been painted on.

I'm ready to make this happen, but I need clarification on what to do here.
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Look for another product called Mirror Mastic. I guess the brand must not have been trademarked because there appears to be a few manufacturers for it, Seal Bond, CRL, and Gunther, and another similar product by Palmer called Mirro-Mastic.
 
Irv said:
Look for another product called Mirror Mastic. I guess the brand must not have been trademarked because there appears to be a few manufacturers for it, Seal Bond, CRL, and Gunther, and another similar product by Palmer called Mirro-Mastic.
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Thanks, I'll look into that. I take it it's okay HD or maybe Lowe's?

And surface prep? Just straight onto the wall, painted and everything? Or do I need to peel off the existing paint and expose the drywall?
 
I was searching on the web. This is the Seal Bond version on Amazon.


Lowe's appears to sell the Loctite PL Max, which judging by its name should be better than what you found at HD.


I don't have experience with these products, but I would use them if I was getting frameless flat mirrors for my bathroom renovations. I'm confident that these products are what builders use since the frameless mirror has been a staple of new bathroom construction for the last 20+ years and I never see them with mounting clips at the edges anymore.

As for whether it's safe to apply on painted walls, I guess that would depend on the paint that's already there. Was the wall primed properly before painting? Has it been painted over more than once? Does the paint on there now come off in chips or flakes? Is the wall textured like every residential wall I've ever seen in SoCal? I would not try to peel off the existing paint because if you damage the paper facing of the drywall, it's basically useless as far as using it as a mounting surface.

I think the safe thing to do would be to replace the section of drywall behind the mirror and don't paint the part that will be hidden after the mirror goes on it. Given a certain set of conditions, I'd even consider going a step further to replace the drywall with cement board, but that can add even more complexity if you aren't replacing the entire wall and this was supposed to be about putting up a bathroom mirror.
 
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Irv said:
As for whether it's safe to apply on painted walls, I guess that would depend on the paint that's already there. Was the wall primed properly before painting? Has it been painted over more than once? Does the paint on there now come off in chips or flakes? Is the wall textured like every residential wall I've ever seen in SoCal? I would not try to peel off the existing paint because if you damage the paper facing of the drywall, it's basically useless as far as using it as a mounting surface.

I think the safe thing to do would be to replace the section of drywall behind the mirror and don't paint the part that will be hidden after the mirror goes on it. Given a certain set of conditions, I'd even consider going a step further to replace the drywall with cement board, but that can add even more complexity if you aren't replacing the entire wall and this was supposed to be about putting up a bathroom mirror.
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Wall condition is:
  • New green board (moisture resistant drywall, as I'm sure you know)
  • Primed before painting
  • Two coats of paint when originally painted (three coats if counting the primer)
  • Coming up on 3yrs old this fall
Like I said, I'd be down for the little plastic clips and call it a day, but my other half wants a sleek look.

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Can you adhere something to the back of the mirror and hang the mirror on the wall on those? Gluing something to drywall doesn't sound that appealing to me if/when tastes change, much like how I will never install ceramic tile in any house I live in ever again.
 
I have the opposite going on. I need to figure out how the hell to remove a mirror glued onto a wall.

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I put this vanity in a few years ago to replace the early 2000s builder grade stuff.... left the mirror alone. Now the mirror is starting to delaminate at the bottom.
Not sure how to get it off the wall without making a mess.

Goal is to get rid of it, fix the wall, and then get a big hanging mirror and new vanity light.
 
Also, I helped my uncle back in the 2000s with remodeling a bathroom. We hung a large mirror with those hidden clips. We ended up shattering two mirrors, the third one we finally got hung. So be careful, one tweak the wrong way and they are done.

If I were to do it again, I would probably just do glue and not risk using the clips.
 
CDsDontBurn said:
Wall condition is:
  • New green board (moisture resistant drywall, as I'm sure you know)
  • Primed before painting
  • Two coats of paint when originally painted (three coats if counting the primer)
  • Coming up on 3yrs old this fall
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Take this for what it's worth, but it seems like a properly painted wall shouldn't be a problem for Mirror Mastic, or if nothing else, you can scuff the areas where the adhesive will go on the wall.

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The third post in the thread is a separate concern, one which I don't know how to answer and can't say whether it's a universal issue after 15 years. Whatever my builder used in my bathrooms has held for 17 years and counting with no seep-through staining.
 
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