Re: ATM How to remove wood mirror mount

["Andrew Schott" <aschott@cfl.rr.com>]

I've used a thin wire, about 1 meter long, each end wrapped around a peg, as
a saw to cut through the silicon like a cheese cutter.  Being an amateur
guitar antagonizer I have a whole collection of thin stainless steel and
other alloy strings that I use to get through the stuff.  My primaries are
conventionally mounted but my secondaries are glued into their mounts with
silicon.  The thin wire seems to be the easiest way to release the mirror
from its mount with the least chance of scratching, cracking, or breaking
the glass.  Also there's less of a chance of cutting one's own fingers as
with the razor blade approach.

Once you've got the glass free from the mount, much depends on how well the
remaining silicon has bonded.  If it's a light bond, most of it can be
rolled off by rubbing it with your finger.  If it has bonded well enough to
require a solvent, there are several that can be used.  I used to use
Trichlor but we can't get that anymore.  Some of the other members of the
list have suggested other chemicals to use so I guess they've had some
success with those.  I know gasoline will expand the silicon but whether it
will cause it to release or not just depends on the compound.

Good luck with your mirror!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Brown" <hhabilis2@cs.com>
To: <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: ATM How to remove wood mirror mount


>
>    I recently recieved a 12" mirror mounted on a wood base (mirror
> mount). The mirror was siliconized to this base.
>    Question: How does one remove or separate the wood mount from the
> mirror and then remove the silicone residue from the mirror. i can find
> no info on this
> Bill
>
>