How to glue a mirror to the chipboard?

Mirror is a very important attribute in the room both in practical and aesthetic terms. Many, buying a wardrobe, only then thought about whether to attach this element of decor to it and how to do it better. From this article you will learn how and how to glue the mirror to the chipboard and other materials.

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The best adhesive

Many masters claim that the best glue for mirrors is silicone sealant. There are two reasons for this:

1. Resistance to external irritants. For example, dust, temperature spikes, humidity and other factors.
2. This composition is very high quality - it has a long shelf life, it is tensile, mobile, hard, and also has a high density

Important! What should we know about silicone sealants? All of them are vulcanized materials that are designed for sealing.

Classification of silicone sealants

Such compositions can be classified as follows.

By readiness for use:

• There are one-component sealants. This means that they are ready for immediate use.
• Two, three or more component. This means that they must be mixed before use.

Based on the composition:

• Made of silicone.
• Polyurethane
• From thiokol (polysulfide).
• From acrylic.

Important! The compositions were listed in decreasing order of qualities useful in construction.

Sealants in construction

So is it possible to stick a mirror on silicone sealant? The answer is yes. It is not surprising, because silicone sealants are widely used in construction work.

Important! It is also worth noting that sealants are widely used in structural glazing - with the help of them they strengthen materials for glazing the facade, windows. Also, sealants are often used as a construction putty.

Silicone adhesives have many advantages:

• Resistance to ultraviolet radiation.
• Resistance to changing weather conditions.
• Resistance to hostile environment.
• High adhesion to many types of building materials. Primer (primer) can not even be used.
• Excellent accommodation movement.
• Act at any temperature.
• They have a complex composition.

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Glue the mirror

So, how to glue the mirror to the chipboard or chipboard, we have already figured out. Now is the time to figure out how to do it right.

Suppose you need to glue a mirror to the door of a room cabinet. This is not as difficult as it seems. However, before the procedure, you need to prepare the following materials:

• Mirror.
• Pencil.
• Solvent (to degrease the surface).
• A piece of cloth.
• Silicone sealant, glue gun.

After all the materials have been prepared, you can figure out how to glue the mirror on the chipboard:

• Put the mirror on the surface where it will stick, circle it with a pencil. As a result, you will get a marking line.
• Wipe the surface with a prepared degreaser, carry out the same procedure on the inside of the mirror.
• Apply silicone adhesive in strips to the inside of the mirror.

Important! Do not apply too thick strips (especially closer to the edges of the mirror plane). Otherwise, glue may leak onto the edges of the decor element and spoil the whole impression. Also, make sure that the sealant does not get on your clothes - it is very difficult to wash.

• Set the mirror surface on the previously drawn marking line.
• Now you can gently lower it, trying to make sure that the contours of the marking line coincide with the contours of the mirror.

Important! Do not hesitate to resort to the help of loved ones. The partner will control the accuracy of positioning the mirror surface while you lean it against the cabinet.

• So, the desired item is glued, but the glue has not cooled yet. This is a great opportunity to move the glued item if it is not even on the marking line. The drying time of the adhesive used by you is written on its packaging.

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Any mirror surface in the room is not only beautiful, with its help the room visually increases in size. In this article, you learned about a proven method that describes how and how to glue a mirror to plywood and other similar materials.