Hanging art on mirrors

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Customer wants to hang some art on a mirrored wall. The art is about 8 to 10 lbs. He does not want to use anything like an epoxy. Any suggestions?
Bart
 
Don't help the customer with this. I know it may sound mean, but just don't. Don't even steer them to a product. You don't know how the mirrors were affixed to the wall, so you can't say whether the art will pull the mirrors off the wall.

Example: my yoga studio had to use a different method than normal for attaching mirrors to the studio walls, because the studio is constantly heated to a minimum of 100 degrees. The normal mirror glue wouldn't be able to handle it.

So you don't know whether these mirrors are affixed with a glue that can handle additional weight pulling the mirror away from the wall. This is the customer's bright idea, but the customer will make it your dumb idea when the mirror falls away from the wall and shatters, shredding up the family dog and slicing off the grandbaby's hands and feet.

Practice this phrase: "I don't know."
 
Great suggestions both. Since the customer originally suggested the 3M product I'll just tell him I don't have a better suggestion.
Bart
 
Too many things can damage the mirrors. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.

I'd recommend they consult with the place who installed them.
 
janetj1968 said:
Too many things can damage the mirrors.
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Jan- with all due respect - NONSENSE-

Very little will damage the front side of a mirror besides abrasion (scratching) and even that is difficult to do. All a mirror is - is a piece of glass with a reflective surface on the back. The back is the sensitive side and I agree that various adhesives can cause trouble if you attach them to the BACK.

I just taught a class in Anaheim at the PPFA Convention called; Installing Art on Difficult Surfaces. One of the surfaces we discussed was mirror, glass and smooth stone (i.e. Granite like fireplaces).

A major part of my income comes from installation services. There is a great way to do it. It won't harm the mirrors. It is completely reversible. I have hung very heavy pieces this way.

Command Adhesive is very effective and I have used it with great success in the past, especially for lighter pieces. I use the adhesive, but not the hooks.

However, Paul does have the right idea, in that one does not know how the mirrors were installed in the first place, and the OP doesn't provide enough information to make an accurate suggestion. Are they held with mastic to the wall and a j moulding at the bottom? Was the wall primed first? Mirror clips alone? Do they run floor to ceiling?

Mirrors that run to the floor will rarely be affected by shear weight on a hook from something being attached to them.

I won't post how to do it on the Grumble because I agree with what Jared posted re: feeling that you don't have to go to the shows because someone will always post what you missed.
 
Rob Markoff said:
...I won't post how to do it on the Grumble because I agree with what Jared posted re: feeling that you don't have to go to the shows because someone will always post what you missed.
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I'm not sure exactly what Jared said that you're referring to, but Bart was indeed at the PMA show in Anaheim. With the great number of worthwhile classes offered there, it's entirely possible that there was a conflict in scheduling. I know I had to make a few tough choices.
 
Dave-

I am pleased to hear that Bart was at the PMA show and I apologize that I assumed otherwise. As he was there, then he might have been aware of the class, and even though he didn't take it, would know that perhaps the information he wanted was available through the PPFA or from me directly.

Thanks for letting me know.
 
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