Best "glue" for hatch mirror?

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07-16-2008, 12:52 PM

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Best "glue" for hatch mirror?

What is the best product to reglue the mirror to the inside of the hatch. ?
Hatch is standard gelcoat finish on the bottom/inside.
Mirror is typ. plastic with gray back.

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07-16-2008, 01:43 PM

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5200 Adhesive sealer liberally sprayed with tap water

07-16-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BROWNIE

5200 Adhesive sealer liberally sprayed with tap water

Do you need a few screws or rivets to hold the mirror in place? What do you mean when you say "sprayed with tap water?"

07-16-2008, 06:11 PM

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3m emblem adhesive tape (2 sided tape). I put the hatch mirror (acrylic) on my 31ss in 1998, spent all its time in Lake Ontario and now Lake Erie. It's still there with no problems.

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I would be concerned that anything other than double-sided tape would screw up the mirror coating on the back side of the acrylic. The proper double-sided tape will do the trick.

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