The Vanity mirror in the head (on the cabinet) has started to slip down. It probably needs to be taken completely off and reglued, but we don't know what glue is best to use. Clamping it in place will be a challenge. Anyone had this problem and been successful on regluing it? We have a 2000 -- don't know if they improved on this in later models. Thanks! Donna
Glue for Vanity Mirror
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I would call Hunter Marine
If yours is slipping then probably others are and Hunter may have the answer. Mike Thomas is an excellent resource there.
If yours is slipping then probably others are and Hunter may have the answer. Mike Thomas is an excellent resource there.
Duh -- thanks!
Yes! I have been talking with Hunter so much about leaks that I didn't think about the questions with the simple answers! Thanks for suggesting the obvious!
Yes! I have been talking with Hunter so much about leaks that I didn't think about the questions with the simple answers! Thanks for suggesting the obvious!
Mirror Mastic
If it is a standard glass mirror, the product should be one made to NOT degrade the coating on the back side (which causes the glass to reflect) PL Mirror Mastic in a 7oz tube is available at most Building Product retailers. good luck
If it is a standard glass mirror, the product should be one made to NOT degrade the coating on the back side (which causes the glass to reflect) PL Mirror Mastic in a 7oz tube is available at most Building Product retailers. good luck
Glass Shop
Any glass shop will help you with that. I had one mirror replaced, but the silvering is departing from the backs on the rest, so I am going to replace them all. This is common on boats and I suspect it is because the silvering is not sealed off. Next time I will caulk the thing around the edge. BTW, it does make a difference what adhesive you use since some will damage the silvering. Good luck, RD
Any glass shop will help you with that. I had one mirror replaced, but the silvering is departing from the backs on the rest, so I am going to replace them all. This is common on boats and I suspect it is because the silvering is not sealed off. Next time I will caulk the thing around the edge. BTW, it does make a difference what adhesive you use since some will damage the silvering. Good luck, RD
I used Home Depot polyurethane.
That was in 2002. So far, so good. I also hung a full length mirror in the head. No problems. The head mirror was a 'Rube Goldberg' exercise because of the bracing needed to hold it in place until the glue set. If the silver ever fails and the mirrors need changing, then maybe a weak silver adhesion will be a good thing so I can get the plastic off. Polyurethane is permanent.
That was in 2002. So far, so good. I also hung a full length mirror in the head. No problems. The head mirror was a 'Rube Goldberg' exercise because of the bracing needed to hold it in place until the glue set. If the silver ever fails and the mirrors need changing, then maybe a weak silver adhesion will be a good thing so I can get the plastic off. Polyurethane is permanent.
Hunter's answer
I took Monty's advice and emailed Hunter Marine. Don Martin, in Customer Service, had this to say: "We use a product called liquid nails that you should be able to pick up at Home Depot or Lowe's. If you apply the liquid nails to the back of the mirror and then firmly press it in place and then remove it and allow it to tack for a couple of minutes when you put it back in place it works similar to a contact glue and you should be able to tape it in place until it dries." Thanks to all who shared ideas and successes!
I took Monty's advice and emailed Hunter Marine. Don Martin, in Customer Service, had this to say: "We use a product called liquid nails that you should be able to pick up at Home Depot or Lowe's. If you apply the liquid nails to the back of the mirror and then firmly press it in place and then remove it and allow it to tack for a couple of minutes when you put it back in place it works similar to a contact glue and you should be able to tape it in place until it dries." Thanks to all who shared ideas and successes!
Hunter is wrong on this one
Liquid nails causes the mirror to lose its silver. So does silicone. The original mirrors on my H-31 were shot due to using the wrong product at the factory. Any glass store will sell you the right adhesive. The guy that made my new mirrors gave me a tube for free. Be sure to support the mirror and tape it for a couple of days.
Liquid nails causes the mirror to lose its silver. So does silicone. The original mirrors on my H-31 were shot due to using the wrong product at the factory. Any glass store will sell you the right adhesive. The guy that made my new mirrors gave me a tube for free. Be sure to support the mirror and tape it for a couple of days.
ditto on NOT liquid nails.
My former 31 has the same problem on the mirrors - lost silver. When I replaced them I used the correct stuff from a glass place. Don't use Liquid Nails.
My former 31 has the same problem on the mirrors - lost silver. When I replaced them I used the correct stuff from a glass place. Don't use Liquid Nails.
Peggie, we don't have any walls.
And these boats are too small to waste that kind of space. What would the admiral do without this? These mirrors are shown 'open' too.
And these boats are too small to waste that kind of space. What would the admiral do without this? These mirrors are shown 'open' too.
What's the mirror hanging on now???
Framing it might require a smaller mirror to fit on the same space (although not much smaller...frames don't have to be wide), but it can't just be floating in midair somewhere...it has to be mounted on something! There are some "Plan Bs,"...one would be to have a glass shop drill holes in the corners of the mirrors to run screws through (the screw heads are clear plastic "sunburts/flowers"--you've seen 'em in bathrooms)...or corner mounting brackets that can be screwed/bolted to walls. The huge bathroom mirrors in my house are held in place with small "U" brackets at the top and bottom that are screwed into the wall. Drop by a glass shop or a bathroom fixture showroom that has mirrors (even Home Depot or Lowes) to see all your options that are a lot more permanent than glue that either softens or eventually dries out and fall off.
Framing it might require a smaller mirror to fit on the same space (although not much smaller...frames don't have to be wide), but it can't just be floating in midair somewhere...it has to be mounted on something! There are some "Plan Bs,"...one would be to have a glass shop drill holes in the corners of the mirrors to run screws through (the screw heads are clear plastic "sunburts/flowers"--you've seen 'em in bathrooms)...or corner mounting brackets that can be screwed/bolted to walls. The huge bathroom mirrors in my house are held in place with small "U" brackets at the top and bottom that are screwed into the wall. Drop by a glass shop or a bathroom fixture showroom that has mirrors (even Home Depot or Lowes) to see all your options that are a lot more permanent than glue that either softens or eventually dries out and fall off.
Peggie, I thought polyurethane was permanent.
And my bulkheads are set in it too. They don't even squeak. Now that's weird. A quiet boat under sail. The only movement in the cabinet mirrors that I've noted is a slight shift because of the hinges. I just bend them back slightly. Again, so far, so good.
And my bulkheads are set in it too. They don't even squeak. Now that's weird. A quiet boat under sail. The only movement in the cabinet mirrors that I've noted is a slight shift because of the hinges. I just bend them back slightly. Again, so far, so good.
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