Glue for Car Windscreen Mirror

[MikeyWorld]

I bopped it off with a trip to IKEA.

I tried a sticky pad - that wobbled a lot and fell off after a few weeks

I tried super glue - nice and secure for a few weeks then drops off - I think it's the glass/metal expanding and contracting.

I then used super glue, going around the sides with "fantastic elastic" glue (dries like silicone sealant)- thought it had worked then the super glue failed, it started wobbling a lot and then the springy glue failed.

Araldite would need clamping, and an epoxy /super glue combo gets a bit messy.

Any recommendations? I've never had this much trouble before.

I don't understand why they stopped bolting the mirror to the roof.

[pochisoldi]

Go to Autoglass or whoever provides your windscreen cover. Turn up at their depot and ask them to sort you out. Will probably cost somewhere between a pint and £10 for a fix which will last until the windscreen next needs replacing....

[quelquod]

^^^ +1 to that or -
Both Loctite and Evostick make glue specifically for this. (Halfords sell the Loctite one). Ford and Vauxhall spares depts to my knowledge (probably all branded dealers) can supply the specific sticky pads they use for interior mirrors. Generally you need reasonable temperatures or a hair dryer to get a decent bond.

[DrFfybes]

As others have said - there is a specific glue for glass to metal.

About £3.50 from various online market places, of £6 from Halfords.

Alternatively Eurocarparts do a double sided sticky foam pad for 89p. Clean both surfaces with meths first.

Paul

[PrincessB]

Araldite would need clamping, and an epoxy /super glue combo gets a bit messy.

I can vouch that Araldite works really well, barring the difficulty in holding the mirror in place while it cures. The one time I used just Araldite, it made a mess as the mirror moved about but the mirror stayed in place for the life of the car.

So how about the hybrid solution. Blob of Araldite in the middle and dots of superglue to effect a very quick temporary bond with the window.

Superglue sets in a couple of seconds locks the mirror in position and the Araldite can then cure in its own time.

Incidentally, Gorilla glue (the non superglue version) expands as it cures, so if you try that, use less than you'd think or it will make a messy join.

Regards,

B.

[Itsallaguess]

I tried a sticky pad - that wobbled a lot and fell off after a few weeks

I tried super glue - nice and secure for a few weeks then drops off - I think it's the glass/metal expanding and contracting.

I then used super glue, going around the sides with "fantastic elastic" glue (dries like silicone sealant)- thought it had worked then the super glue failed, it started wobbling a lot and then the springy glue failed.

Araldite would need clamping, and an epoxy /super glue combo gets a bit messy.

Any recommendations? I've never had this much trouble before.

Wilko sell a glue for glass-to-glass and glass-to-metal - £2 for a small tube -

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-glass-glue-3g/p/0209358

Note that it needs sunlight to set, to perhaps think about the timing of the job and the orientation of the car if you go down this route.....it might also be worth checking on this requirement with any other glue-solution you might use, if it's part of the instructions...

With regards to keeping it in place whilst setting, we've got an extendable floor-mop that allows the mop-head to screw off, which allowed me to use it as wedge between a protected bit of car-seat and an inner-face of the rear-view mirror.

I've seen similar extendable poles for painting, and notice that Wilko actually sell one of those too, for only £3, and it looks like the extendable-range might suit this type of task very well -

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-exten ... /p/0343127

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

[FoolishRix]

Maybe Sugru?
https://sugru.com/