Stu Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 I've got a rather old battered 8" Mirrorball sat next to me thats had some of it's tiles fall off. I've got them all, so I need something that will glue it back to the ball, and once I've done this, stay there for a good few years :o Can anyone think of such a substance that'll do the trick? Stu
TomLyall Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 maybe im looking at this too simply... but, superglue? hot melt glue? Tom
Ike Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 I wouldn't use superglue as it will damage the mirror backing. You can get glue specially for mirrors which is available in sealant gun cartridges. Screwfix stock it and I'm sure local hardware stores, B&Qs etc would.
Rob Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 Is the actual ball polystyrene or plastic? Some adhesives will do bad things to polystyrene...
Guest lightnix Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 If it isn't polystyrene, then good old Evo-Stick impact adhesive may do the trick, although I don't know what it does to mirror backings. You could try contacting a manufacturer to see what they say. EDIT: The secret is to test a small area first, to see what happens.
olistockman Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 If you want it to last a good few years, then surely 5min Epoxy would be the king (as long as you will NEVER want to remove it again) As mentioned previously, check it is compatible with the mirror backing. I used it to glue headlights on my R/C car, it took over an hour with a padsaw to get it off again!
ianl Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 buy a new ball, it's probably cheeper than the tube of glue
Stu Posted March 30, 2004 Author Posted March 30, 2004 Many thanks all, I'll try out a couple of the suggestions offered, and when I've got it all done I'll post some feedback to let you know what worked :D CheersStu
colinmonk Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 I would also suggest buy a new one, for the cost its not worth the effort of superglueing many little tiny mirror tiles to a plastic ball...
Stu Posted April 1, 2004 Author Posted April 1, 2004 Well I personally think it's a waste of money to buy a new ball when I can spend 30mins with a tube of Evo Stick and 30 odd tiles and fix the otherwise okay ball... :P Thanks for everyones tips - the Evo Stick worked a treat... Stu
Wilf dLampy Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 I've got a rather old battered 8" Mirrorball For about a tenner you could have got one that isn't old or battered. :P
Stu Posted April 1, 2004 Author Posted April 1, 2004 Well when I said old I meant about 3yrs or so! But yes I suppose I could have brought a new one, but it's nice to do something with your week off :P Stu
Wilf dLampy Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 Perhaps there's an opportunity to start a mirror-ball repair business?
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