This is OT for this group, but I figure someone here might know.
I have a side table with a round glass top. The support for the top
is a single disk of metal about 2.5" in diameter, which used to be
glued to the glass top. The glue failed, and I've now removed it.
The top is cantilevered -- the support sits off to one side.
Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or such on it.
Thanks,
Andy Barss
"Al" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have to agree with you Leon, if you buy the garbage from you local
>discount stores he is right it won't hold up. Allot is to be said about
>the prep as well just like in wood working. You have to make sure both
>surfaces are clean. Then you spray on the primer wait a minute cover the
>contact surface evenly with the glue and put it in place after it sets (in
>a couple seconds) wipe off the remainder of the primer and your done. I
>worked in that field for a long time and I know better then to buy the
>garbage form the local discount stores. So Mike your right on one hand but
>on the other if you use the real stuff
>http://www.ppgautoglass.com/catalog/partspic/newco/RVMA10%20b&w.pdf
>something like this.
Having worked in the automotive industry for many years we always offered to
glue the mirror back on for the customer with the stern warning to strictly
adhere to the instructions if he declined the offer. :~) Having worked for
an Oldsmobile dealer, we always used the GM branded product.
Andrew Barss wrote:
> Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
> It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
> be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or such on it.
What about the special glue used to attach rearview mirrors to
windshields?
Don't know (haven't tried it), but it might be worth looking into.
Good luck,
Andy
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Ugh - that stuff is pure junk. The evidence of that is the number of
> mirrors that fall off. Clear silicone works better than that stuff.
Actually it works quite well. There are millions of cars on the road that
seldom have a problem with the mirror falling off. You just have to follow
instructions perfectly.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>
> The stuff they use in the factory is not the same junk they sell in the
> aftermarket. I've followed the directions to the T and have never had
> good
> luck with that stuff.
Well, a lot of the aftermarket adhesives are of the same quality as used in
the factory. I will have to agree that some of the stuff out there may not
work as advertised but the brands that I sold and or bought were of equal
quality.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> >
> > Ugh - that stuff is pure junk. The evidence of that is the number of
> > mirrors that fall off. Clear silicone works better than that stuff.
>
>
> Actually it works quite well. There are millions of cars on the road that
> seldom have a problem with the mirror falling off. You just have to
follow
> instructions perfectly.
>
>
The stuff they use in the factory is not the same junk they sell in the
aftermarket. I've followed the directions to the T and have never had good
luck with that stuff.
--
-Mike-
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When I worked in the glass shop we used an expoxy based adhesive to attach
the metal to the glass. It was the same stuff the autoglass department used
for the rearview mirrors. Most shops will have some that is about gone that
they will usually give ya. Good luck.. I have some in my shop somewhere so
if you need the name of the product let me know.
Al
"Andrew Barss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> This is OT for this group, but I figure someone here might know.
> I have a side table with a round glass top. The support for the top
> is a single disk of metal about 2.5" in diameter, which used to be
> glued to the glass top. The glue failed, and I've now removed it.
> The top is cantilevered -- the support sits off to one side.
>
>
> Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
> It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
> be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or such on
> it.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy Barss
>
Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
: Andrew Barss wrote:
: > Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
: > It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
: > be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or
: such on it.
: 3M 5200 available at your local Home Depot.
: Once down, the only way to break the joint is with a hot wire guillotine.
Great! Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for.
Thanks to all in this thread --
Andy
Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
: Andrew Barss wrote:
: > Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
: > It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
: > be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or
: such on it.
: 3M 5200 available at your local Home Depot.
: Once down, the only way to break the joint is with a hot wire guillotine.
Does it dry clear? the photos on 3M's website suggest it's white.
-- Andy Barss
"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Andrew Barss wrote:
> > Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
> > It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
> > be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or such on
it.
>
> What about the special glue used to attach rearview mirrors to
> windshields?
> Don't know (haven't tried it), but it might be worth looking into.
> Good luck,
> Andy
Ugh - that stuff is pure junk. The evidence of that is the number of
mirrors that fall off. Clear silicone works better than that stuff.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
I have to agree with you Leon, if you buy the garbage from you local
discount stores he is right it won't hold up. Allot is to be said about the
prep as well just like in wood working. You have to make sure both surfaces
are clean. Then you spray on the primer wait a minute cover the contact
surface evenly with the glue and put it in place after it sets (in a couple
seconds) wipe off the remainder of the primer and your done. I worked in
that field for a long time and I know better then to buy the garbage form
the local discount stores. So Mike your right on one hand but on the other
if you use the real stuff
http://www.ppgautoglass.com/catalog/partspic/newco/RVMA10%20b&w.pdf
something like this.
Good Luck and of coarse this is MHO but since I am PPG certified.
Al
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> Ugh - that stuff is pure junk. The evidence of that is the number of
>> mirrors that fall off. Clear silicone works better than that stuff.
>
>
> Actually it works quite well. There are millions of cars on the road that
> seldom have a problem with the mirror falling off. You just have to
> follow instructions perfectly.
>
The Mike Marlow entity posted thusly:
>
>"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Andrew Barss wrote:
>> > Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
>> > It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
>> > be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or such on
>it.
>>
>> What about the special glue used to attach rearview mirrors to
>> windshields?
>> Don't know (haven't tried it), but it might be worth looking into.
>> Good luck,
>> Andy
>
>Ugh - that stuff is pure junk. The evidence of that is the number of
>mirrors that fall off. Clear silicone works better than that stuff.
We must have had far different experiences. I have only had one
rear-view mirror come off, and that was because a friend hit it with
the end of a board he was trying to put into the car.
Clear silicone, on the other hand, I wouldn't trust as far as flour
and water and pink thread.
Andrew Barss wrote:
> Question: What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
> It needs to dry clear, be able to bond to both surfaces, and
> be able to deal with the weight of the glass and a coffee cup or
such on it.
3M 5200 available at your local Home Depot.
Once down, the only way to break the joint is with a hot wire guillotine.
Lew
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> What adhesive is best to reglue the glass to the metal?
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>
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