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Question about hanging a mirror

uscpsycho
6 years ago

I want to install a floating mirror a couple of inches off the wall and I plan to use a French cleat for the job. I have two options:

1) Nail wood blocking to the wall and attach one part of the cleat to the blocking. Then glue the other part of the cleat to the mirror and hang.

2) Glue the blocking to the mirror. Then attach one part of the cleat to the wall and the other to the blocking on the mirror.

My question is this - Am I better off glueing the blocking to the mirror or glueing the cleat to the mirror?

Logically it would be better to glue the blocking to the mirror because there is more surface area with adhesive. But I also wonder if the glue will form a stronger between the mirror and metal or the mirror and glue. I plan to use Loctite mirror adhesive.

I would prefer to glue the blocking to the mirror. Is there any reason to glue the cleat to the mirror instead?

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