[DeTomaso] Removing glue-on mirrors

[Asa Jay Laughton]

PS. this stuff is safe for paint.

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> I'd try 3M Adhesive Remover.  You can get it from your local Napa 
> store.  Comes in a square can, about a quart.  Just dribble some on the 
> adhesive between the mirror and glass, and let sit.  Dribble a little 
> more, let sit, dribble a little more, let sit and then carefully pull 
> the mirror away from the glass, working with more adhesive remover as 
> you go.
>
> This stuff softens up the glue pretty well.  I used it last summer on 
> the headliner glue in the Pantera.  It worked well but was extremely 
> messy working overhead.  Doing a mirror should be a cake walk.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
>
> 1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
> 1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
>     
> ******************************     
> http://www.asajay.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>   
>
>
>
> mikeldrew at aol.com wrote:
>   
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I'm helping somebody who is about to deep-six the horrible, ugly, repulsive 
>> Hall Pantera glue-on mirrors which attach to the front window glass, in 
>> favor of the classic, original-style Ford mirrors.   I already have all the 
>> information I need to install the new mirrors thanks to Darrell Mountjoy.   But 
>> does anybody have any advice for removing the glued-on mirrors and 
>> eliminating all traces of the glue?   
>>
>> I desperately don't want to break the glass.   That could prove problematic 
>> I think.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mike
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