How to glue the mirror to the cabinet door

There comes a time when the familiar atmosphere is bored. I want to change something, update the old interior, add some detail or make a good repair. The best way to update the room, make it lighter, perhaps even increase the space - attach a mirror to the cabinet. You have purchased a new furniture, you need to glue the mirror on the cabinet door, and do not know how to do it correctly, let's consider some methods of fastening.

The best way to update the room, make it lighter, perhaps even increase the space - attach a mirror to the cabinet.

Apply “liquid nails” or silicone on the mirror surface in parallel lines at equal intervals.

Types of attachment methods

How to glue the mirror to the cabinet? How to competently do this work? There are several ways to glue a mirror.

You have purchased a new furniture, you need to glue the mirror on the cabinet door, and do not know how to do it correctly, let's consider some methods of fastening.

The best option is to glue the mirror onto a building colorless silicone.

Attention! Which option of gluing to choose, decide for yourself. The main thing is not to hurry, to do all the work meticulously, to approach the matter responsibly, then the mirror will be attached quite firmly and will last a long time.

How to glue the mirror to the cabinet?

We remove protective stickers from an adhesive tape.

Necessary materials

Before starting work, you need to prepare the following materials: a mirror, “liquid nails”, glue or silicone for gluing the mirror, double-sided tape, masking tape, degreasing agent.

There are several ways to glue a mirror.

Now you need to wait for the glue to dry.

Required Tools

Of the tools come in handy: sandpaper, mounting gun, pencil, ruler or tape measure. If you screw the mirror onto the mount, then you need a drill, a screwdriver, screwdrivers, ordinary drills, a diamond drill (to make a hole in the mirror), and a special mount for the mirrors.

Which option of gluing to choose, decide for yourself.

You have decided not to use “liquid nails”, but to attach to the tabs, then you need to make sure that they are accurate in height and, if necessary, install gaskets.

Mounting process: step by step instructions

So, you stocked up with all the materials and tools, acquired a mirror of the desired size. It is preferable if its back side is protected by a special film, which, if the mirror is broken, will prevent crumbling of the fragments. Now we get to work.

You can go fine sandpaper for better glue.

Before you fix the mirror, you need to put a soft layer, and then compress the mirror legs.

First, remove the cabinet door. To help it work, you need to arrange it in a horizontal position. Pencil on the surface of the marked line. Use a degreasing agent to clean the door, then the mirror. You can go fine sandpaper for better glue. Brush remove all the dust.

Use a degreasing agent to clean the door, then the mirror.

If the mirror has ready-made holes, you can use special screws instead of legs.

Apply “liquid nails” or silicone on the mirror surface in parallel lines at equal intervals. Between them for the auxiliary attachment of the stitching strips double-sided tape. The best option is to glue the mirror onto a building colorless silicone. You do not need to use only adhesive tape, as a mirror glued in this way may fall over time, especially when it is very warm in the room or you perform work during the summer period.

First, remove the cabinet door.

To prevent the glass from cracking, it is necessary to wet the mirror surface all the time or make a border of plasticine and pour water there.

We remove protective stickers from an adhesive tape. We fix the long edge of the mirror on the marking line. Slowly lower the mirror surface, trying to prevent displacement. It is better if an assistant works with you. He will make sure that the mirror is lying flat, without going beyond the limits of the applied marking. All mirror pasted. Now you need to wait for the glue to dry. Optimally, this is a day. The door can be attached in place.

So, you stocked up with all the materials and tools, acquired a mirror of the desired size.

The mirror should lie on cardboard or fabric.

You have decided not to use “liquid nails”, but to attach to the tabs, then you need to make sure that they are accurate in height and, if necessary, install gaskets. They should be closely adjacent to the mirror, but without stretch. You also remove the door from the cabinet, put it horizontally, mark out where the holes for the fasteners of the legs should be, fasten them, bend them. Before you fix the mirror, you need to put a soft layer, and then compress the mirror legs.

Of the tools come in handy: sandpaper, mounting gun, pencil, ruler or tape measure.

Sticking a mirror to the cabinet door is not so difficult, all the work must be done very carefully.

If the mirror has ready-made holes, you can use special screws instead of legs. In case there are no holes, they are drilled with a diamond drill in the corners. To prevent the glass from cracking, it is necessary to wet the mirror surface all the time or make a border of plasticine and pour water there. The mirror should lie on cardboard or fabric. Plastic washers must be inserted under the screw heads.

Before you get started, you need to prepare materials.

As a result, the interior of the room is very transformed

Sticking a mirror to the cabinet door is not so difficult, all the work must be done very carefully. As a result, the interior of the room is very transformed. It is not necessary that the mirror be rectangular or square. It can be of any original form.It is important to approach the overall situation.

The main thing is not to hurry, to do all the work meticulously, to approach the matter responsibly, then the mirror will be attached quite firmly and will last a long time.

It is not necessary that the mirror be rectangular or square.

It is important to approach the overall situation.

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