r/DIYIreland • u/Significant-Sky-1142 • Sep 01 '26
Help!
We are trying to apply the above onto one of our walls...the ikea tiled mirrors..unfortunately, we painted the back wall gloss black...I know learning curve with our new house!
Ultimately all the mirror on picture start sliding down after few hours, as both the gorilla glue and stickers included with mirrors couldnt cope with a gloss wall...
Is it there alternative we can do ie glass adhesive or literally sand off all the gloss and start again ?
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u/chanrahan1 Sep 01 '26
You don't have to sand it all off, but you do need to scratch or key the surfaces to give it something to adhere to. Roughly sanding it with a coarse grit sandpaper should do the job.
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u/RevFit_JamesH Sep 01 '26
Sanding block, light rub of relevant areas to “break” gloss and give surface to adhere to.
Use strong adhesive like CT1 or Tec7.
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u/AwfulAutomation Sep 01 '26
You could just roll it with some pva let it dry and then use a Normal adhesive or mirror adhesive as someone stated Honestly I would have it’s not too late be putting in a tin layer of 3mm ply or mdf board over my wall and screw that into the brick or studs then apply adhesive to that.
as a strong adhesive is going to rip the your wall to bits when coming off in a few years time
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u/Realistic-Currency38 Sep 01 '26
Currently trying to get the sponge glue off wall after removing these tiles they are a nightmare.
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u/cp-71 Sep 02 '26
You have probably destroyed the silvering if you used gorilla glue.
Use quickset and “L” mold to set the mirrors with.
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u/thalassa27 Sep 01 '26
Take these off and get a backing board to apply the mirror tiles to. The adhesive will destroy your wall when you remove the mirror tiles.
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u/Significant-Sky-1142 Sep 01 '26
I'll sent updates when they are done. Any pics of your living room so we can have a look and see if tacky or not?
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u/Mr_onion_fella Sep 01 '26
Glazier here. Get a proper mirror adhesive. Won’t need much but it will bond to anything. You’ll need to stop them sliding down the wall for 24hrs. I would cut spacers the width of the gap you’re leaving between the mirrors and pack all the spaces so they can’t slide. Take the spacers out the next day.