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Bonding door mirror glass to housing?
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 12:42 pm
by MrNorm
Anyone done this successfully - what did you use?
I'm talking about the mirror glass bonding to the metal backing of the Rallye door mirror. The factory used some kind of rubbery black adhesive, could be silicone but don't know.
Anyway there are any number of glass adhesives etc but a door mirror is in quite a hostile environment and I don't want it falling off!
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 2:09 pm
by jerry
You can get silicone from a glass merchant for sticking mirrors.
sanitary or general purpose silicone will eat through the silvering.
This might do the job
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/sg_gla ... s-Glue.htm
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 2:13 pm
by Guy
I would use black Tiger Seal Gavin, sticks just about everything to just about everything ....
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 5:04 pm
by Matt
Plus one for Tiger Seal
You finished the car yet Gavin ?
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 5:15 pm
by Ivor
Good question Matt!
Yes Gavin, is it finished yet?
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 5:20 pm
by latil
I've found Tigerseal cracks and separates after a couple of years of hot sun
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 8:07 pm
by Guy
latil wrote:I've found Tigerseal cracks and separates after a couple of years of hot sun
It should last Gavin decades then
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 13 8:37 pm
by Mossy68
Tiger seal 6 years on truck !!!( think it was white ??)
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 13 7:36 pm
by MrNorm
Thanks for responses so far, was out yesterday so could not view!
Yes Guy, you are absolutely right, no UV in my garage!!!
Hmm Tigerseal sounds good, I had heard someone else use that - but would be a shame if it dried out...though even when the car is back on the road it won't exactly be standing out in the sun for months.
The loctite could work, I wonder if it would handle the vibration etc, ditto for th glass silicone..I'll look into those.
OK, I'll welcome any more suggestions (maybe there is something specifically for automotive glass...?) but if not I'll try one of the suggestions.
OK...the car.....no, not on the road, nor particularly close, but inch by inch it is getting closer! Just spent three full days on it, but it's amazing how little gets done. I must try and post another update.....
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 13 9:40 pm
by AllKiller
Tigerseal is good, just make sure you get it right, as its a right FKR to cut off and start again
It wont dry out..... I tigersealed the nose splitter on my Skyline....never moved at any speed, had that a few years ...I wouldn't worry Gavin and its in a housing ....so protected
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 13 9:57 pm
by autofetish
tiger seal is great but i would say no in this application
I had bbs split rim which i could never get to seal i tryed everything.
Tiger seal job done
for this
i would say Lock tight 319 and lock tight 7649 activator
i also believe its what they use in the car trade to stick rear view mirrors to windscreens.
great for glass
http://www.henkel.co.uk/fullproduct-lis ... 0000IAO5#a