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Greg Guarino
Nov 13, 2012, 3:27:19 PM11/13/12
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We've got a nice big mirrored bathroom cabinet. It stores my shaver,
some band-aids, Advil, and about 100 other items I have no earthly idea
about.
It came with the house, and we liked the size, but it was transcendently
ugly; a mirror-chrome frame with gold accents. The whole room was pretty
amazing actually. The walls were done in floral metallic foil wallpaper.
My wife said it was like being inside a birthday present.
But I digress. Many years ago, before my woodworking skills advanced to
their current "novice" level, I made a frame out of oak molding to
replace the chromed monstrosity.I recently built a much nicer frame to
hide the ragged edge that some "professional installers" left around a
"through-wall" air conditioner at my Mom's house. It looks ever so much
nicer than our bathroom cabinet, and something nearly identical would
fit there perfectly. What's more, it was a cinch to build.
But...
I recently re-attached the old frame with some sort of construction
adhesive (just before I had the "better idea" naturally). It feels
pretty strong, too; wood molding attached to flat sheet metal. I can't
remember which brand I used, a piece of info I'm sure would have been
useful.
Any ideas?
some band-aids, Advil, and about 100 other items I have no earthly idea
about.
It came with the house, and we liked the size, but it was transcendently
ugly; a mirror-chrome frame with gold accents. The whole room was pretty
amazing actually. The walls were done in floral metallic foil wallpaper.
My wife said it was like being inside a birthday present.
But I digress. Many years ago, before my woodworking skills advanced to
their current "novice" level, I made a frame out of oak molding to
replace the chromed monstrosity.I recently built a much nicer frame to
hide the ragged edge that some "professional installers" left around a
"through-wall" air conditioner at my Mom's house. It looks ever so much
nicer than our bathroom cabinet, and something nearly identical would
fit there perfectly. What's more, it was a cinch to build.
But...
I recently re-attached the old frame with some sort of construction
adhesive (just before I had the "better idea" naturally). It feels
pretty strong, too; wood molding attached to flat sheet metal. I can't
remember which brand I used, a piece of info I'm sure would have been
useful.
Any ideas?
chaniarts
Nov 13, 2012, 4:09:30 PM11/13/12
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than that, a pry bar.
Lew Hodgett
Nov 13, 2012, 4:14:14 PM11/13/12
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"Greg Guarino" wrote:
> We've got a nice big mirrored bathroom cabinet. It stores my shaver,
> some band-aids, Advil, and about 100 other items I have no earthly
> idea about.
> I recently re-attached the old frame with some sort of construction
> adhesive (just before I had the "better idea" naturally). It feels
> pretty strong, too; wood molding attached to flat sheet metal. I
> can't remember which brand I used, a piece of info I'm sure would
> have been useful.
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> adhesive (just before I had the "better idea" naturally). It feels
> pretty strong, too; wood molding attached to flat sheet metal. I
> can't remember which brand I used, a piece of info I'm sure would
> have been useful.
"Hot wire" is an easy solution.
A piece of nichrome wire, 12V car battery, couple of handles and a
potentiometer is all you need.
Wire nichrome wire across battery in series with the potentiometer.
Add handles so you can get wire between molding and sheet metal
at one corner.
Pull hot wire thru adhesive.
SFWIW, an old boat yard trick for when you are trying to remove port
lights to re-bed them.
Lew
Bob/Barb Alexander
Nov 13, 2012, 9:22:21 PM11/13/12
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"Greg Guarino" <gdgu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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some new adhesive softener and cleaner, maybe worth a shot on your cabinet
mirror.
Bob
Pat Barber
Nov 14, 2012, 10:20:29 AM11/14/12
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These folks will know about that:
http://www.liquidnails.com/faqs/index.jsp
Look toward the bottom of the faq
http://www.liquidnails.com/faqs/index.jsp
Look toward the bottom of the faq
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