68 Driver's Mirror

[Nick P.]

Is it possible to remove a dated glass from a pitted mirror and place it in another with good chrome?
Thanks
Nick

[Joe L.]

Re: 68 Driver's Mirror

Nick------

Yes, it is. You can remove the glass by soaking the mirror in a solvent (like gasoline). This will loosen the adhesive holding the glass to the mirror body casting. Make sure that you do this with a bucket that you keep OUTSIDE and loosely covered. Leave the mirror in the bucket with solvent for about 24 hours.

To attach the mirror glass to a new body, first apply an RTV primer to both the mirror glass and the casting in the area where contact is made (sealing area). RTV primer is sold in small spray cans under the Locktite or Permatex brand (it's fairly expensive, too). Next, apply a bead of RTV to the contact surface and press the mirror glass in place. Let it cure overnight and you're done.

[Richard D.]

Re: 68 Driver's Mirror

I have a decent mirror contruct, with crappy glass, steaks and stuff.

Where can you get the glass from?

Regards,

Rich

[Jack H.]

Re: 68 Driver's Mirror

Paragon will sell dated glass as a standalone item....

[Terry M.]

Re: 68 Driver's Mirror

My experience with my original 1970 mirror was that gasoline did nothing to loosen the mirror glass after soaking for one week. Lacquer thinner, on the other hand, did the trick in several days.
Be very careful because, as Joe points out, these are very flammable chemicals. Don't use them for this purpose indoors.