[DeTomaso] Removing glue-on mirrors

[Julian Kift]

Good idea, I was going to say it really depends on who put them on and how. Some people go to the extent of actually etching the glass for a key, in which case your windows would be pretty useless afterwards anyway.


Two part epoxy glues require acetone (or easy off oven cleaner is reputed to do the trick). Tough part is getting it down between the mirror body and glass to do the work.

 

Good luck,

Julian

 
> From: red3644 at hotmail.com
> To: mikeldrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:49:12 -0600
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Removing glue-on mirrors
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> 
> Take off the little trim panel (or scrape away some of the paint)on the inside to determine what kind and how much adhesive they used. Something like Liquid Nails could be a B***h. Steady pressure will take care of
> 
> the many RTV mounted units. That and a hard plastic putty knife has worked for me a few times.
> 
> Michael Frazier
> Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 
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> 
> 
> 
> > From: mikeldrew at aol.com
> > Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:39:41 -0500
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Removing glue-on mirrors
> > 
> > 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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