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Posted: July 07 2008 04:34 PM
 
Ken Springhorn (aka REBORN55) [ View ] [ reborn55@msn.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
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any easy way to remove a glued on mirror from the windshield--without breaking glass. usually fall off when you least expect it. Thanks
 
 
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Posted by robymarks  -  07/07/2008 04:44 PM
Set it in The Houston sun! It will fall off!
robymarks [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Houston, Texas Charter Member since October 2005
 
Posted by blade58  -  07/07/2008 04:48 PM
i seen a window company using a propane torch and peeled it right off ,of course that is the plug itself ,i have not done it my self he said anyboy can do it ,it is a scary thought i know i wont do it in the winter
blade58 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] apopka, Florida Charter Member since January 2008
 
Posted by cr55  -  07/07/2008 05:17 PM
If heat is the answer, I think that I would try to remove it with a heat gun before I attempted a TORCH!!!! Just my 2 cents worth..CR
I thought that I knew it all , but.. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dover, Delaware
 
Posted by A3  -  07/07/2008 06:37 PM
THE HEAT GUN WILL WORK, JUST DON'T TRY TO HEAT IT ALL AT ONCE. KEEP THE GUN MOVING ALITTLE AT A TIME USE A SHARP PUTTY KNIFE TO LIFT IT OFF
A3 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bloomington, Indiana
 
Posted by MOREorless  -  07/08/2008 12:38 AM
Finger nail polish remover. Keep dabbing at it.
MOREorless [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] DEARBORN, Michigan
 
Posted by dakotah  -  07/08/2008 10:07 AM
BFH will take them right off!!! Or if you want to save the glass might try mono filliment line or dental floss with a sawing motion like they do removing stick -on emblems on fenders etc.
dakotah [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Port Richey, Florida
 
Posted by sellersrodshop  -  07/08/2008 10:48 AM
ken, what type of vehicle are you removing the mirror from? when i was installing glass i had a few different methods, depending on what type of mirror button & vehicle.
sellersrodshop [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] old hickory, Tennessee
 
Posted by REBORN55  -  07/08/2008 11:24 AM
the mirror is on my 47 Chevy ragtop--v-butt windshield. It is one of those little mirror that you can't see anything out of and if you try to adjust it won't stay--worn out loose etc.
Ken [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] De soto, Illinois
 
Posted by orphans2  -  07/08/2008 11:35 AM
I wanted to replace mine a few years back and when I inquired at a glas shop they told me the easiest way was just break the windshield and replace glass and miror at the same time. Needless to say, I sitll have it.


I have seen several mirrors in factory cars just fall off. Glue you buy in auto stores will not hold. Have to have the mirrors put back on by a glass shop (usually free). I suppose the heat from sitting in the sun with the car closed up, would tend to dry out the glue. Or as recommended here using a heat gun would speed the process up a bit.
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Posted by sellersrodshop  -  07/08/2008 11:24 PM
ken, one more question: is it a beveled bracket glued in the center or is it flat glued off center on one piece of glass? if it's glued to one piece, you might try to heat it with a heat gun & clamp a pair of vise grips to the base. while heating, try to lightly (i stress lightly!) twist it back & forth. as the glue heats, you should be able to get a little more twist until it comes loose. whatever you do, don't try to pull or pry. that stresses the glass surface & will break it. try to keep the heat focused onto the bracket & not the glass.
sellersrodshop [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] old hickory, Tennessee
 
Posted by jimmothershead  -  07/09/2008 09:07 AM
Yep, both vans have dropped mirrors. Any glass shop will reglue it free.
Jim [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Huntingtown, Maryland
 
Posted by hotrodgene  -  07/09/2008 09:34 AM
I have removed several when I had a shop and all I used was lighter fluid.Soak the button and give a few min.
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Posted by REBORN55  -  07/09/2008 09:49 PM
Steve it is flat glued off center on the right piece of glass. Wife says it is too small for her to see out of. so I guess it is time to remove--or just park it in the hot sun and hope it falls off. Thanks all.
Ken [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] De soto, Illinois
 
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