Folks,
What is the general thoughts on a good Mirror Mastic? I'm thinking of this one. I will also have clips in place, the mastic is just an extra assurance.
Thanks
Also....bought a Walabot.....excellent tool. Up and running in about 5 mins or so. Very good but pricey, but there's always the relatives you can lend it to.
Is this repairable? I placed the mirror into the bottom clips and one clip scraped the mirror backing. It won't be visible....but....Will the damaged area start to creep and eventually become visible? I should really have put some silicone grease into each clip to facilitate adjustment. I slid the mirror while it was in the clips and ....
bingo.
It looks like that mirror is used in a bathroom.
I have a feeling the high moisture content in the air may cause the silvering to rot/tarnish at that edge.
Clean area well. I like lighter fluid.
Seal/ paint the mirror with a liquid silver paint or marker.
After that... cover the silver with flat black paint to further seal the area.
OK thanks much appreciated. I've got a mirror guy coming this week to take a look at the job. I don't know how I managed to 'crunch' the edge of that one, but there are 3 mirrors each with 4 clips.....this might be a job for the experienced. Thanks for the help, as always, much appreciated.
What are the most workable Mirror Mastic products? I really need a mastic that will allow a thin coat as the mirrors will sit in clips and be pretty well flush to the wall. Palmer blue is very workable but what else is out there?
Probably need the opposite of this one?
You apply a thin coat by cutting a small tip off the nozzle of the tube. Mastic behind a mirror on clips is kind of pointless. And if you use it all you need is a few dots since it's in clips.
I’m looking for any thoughts on my issue. I have mirrors to hang in a bathroom. Obviously, I don’t want to hit a water pipe or electrical cable. I have the L40 Zircon stud finder and that seems to have done a good job on the stud locations. It has an electrical wire sensor….problem is that this lights up constantly if the bathroom lights switches are on, regardless of where the sensor is on the wall. Basically, it’s saying the wall is a mass of live wiring. I think the water supply comes up from the floor rather than a drop down from the ceiling….but can anyone who has the Zircon comment on its behaviour around water mains? All I get on the walls are studs 16inch apart and a constant electrical led on unless the wall switches are OFF.
My issues are if I go with placing mirror clips into the studs that would be secure but the clips would be offset and look crap. I was thinking of drilling a small pilot hole just enough through the sheet rock and then probing the area with a wooden skewer, to see what if any resistance is there. Another option would be a J Channel and attach that to the studs and abandon the individual clips approach.Read More
10-20-23, 03:14 PM
